Some True Facts

[martymas]

1. Q. Who were the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime

time TV?

A. Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

2. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

3. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

4. Coca-Cola was originally green.

5. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

6. Q. What American State has the highest percentage of people who

walk to work?

A. Alaska

7. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in

1910.

8. The youngest pope was 11 years old.

9. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer

10. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king

from history:

Spades - King David

Hearts - Charlemagne

Clubs -Alexander the Great

Diamonds - Julius Caesar

11. If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both of the

horses front legs in the air the person died in battle.

If the horse has one front leg in the air the person died as a

result of wounds received in battle.

If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died

of natural causes.

12. Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?

A. Conception

13. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular

boat name requested?

A. Obsession

14. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

15. Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of

the year?

A. Father's Day

16. Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the

most ironic?

A. He was allergic to carrots.

17. Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?

A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet

18. In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by

ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making

the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the phrase "Goodnight, sleep

tight."

19. It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for

a month after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his

son-in-law with all the mead he could drink.

Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was lunar based,

this period was called the honey month. We know it today as the

"Honeymoon".

20. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old

England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at

them, Mind your own pints and quarts and settle down". It's where

we get the phrase "Mind your P's and Q's".

21. Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked

into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a

refill, they used the whistle to get some service.

"Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

22. In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen

Only Ladies Forbidden. Thus the word GOLF entered into the English

language.

[DarkestDream]

5. It is impossible to lick your elbow.

[jamaicaman]

3. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

[JDoors]

women can also smell better.

[martymas]

women can also smell better.

Well, I always thought women smelled better.

me to

marty

[sultan_emerr]

Hi Marty,

Nice to see you again. That's some funny stuff.