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Friday, October 24, 2014

Stuff you didn't know you didn't know!

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. 
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Coca-Cola was originally green.

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It is impossible to lick 
your 
little toe. 
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The State with the 
highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska
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The percentage of 
Africa that is wilderness: 28%
(now get this...)

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The percentage of 
North America that is wilderness: 38% 
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The cost of raising 
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: 


$ 16,400

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The average number 
of people airborne over the
U.S. in any given hour:
61,000

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Intelligent people 
have more zinc and copper in their hair..

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The first novel ever 
written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.

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The 
San Francisco
Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

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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

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111,111,111 x 
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321

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If a statue in the park of a person on a horse 
has both front legs in the air, the person died in 
battle. 
If the horse has one front leg in the air, 
the person died because of wounds received in 
battle. 
If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person 
died of natural causes 

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Only two people 
signed the Declaration of
Independence on July 4, 
John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest 
signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added 
until 5 years later. 

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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?


A. Their birthplace 

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


A. 
Obsession

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Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you 
have to go until you
would find the letter 'A'? 


A. One thousand
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield 
wipers and laser printers have in common? 


A. All were invented 
by women.

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

A. P
epperoni
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Q. Which day of the year, are more collect calls made 
than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

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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' 

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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 
new 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, which 
we know today as the honeymoon. 

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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 pints and quarts, and settle down.' . . .


It's where we get 
the phrase 'mind your P's and Q's'
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Many years ago in 
England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the 
rim, or handle, of their ceramiccups. When they needed 
a refill , they used the whistle to get some service. 'Wet 
your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice. 


Thanks Randy

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