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Mr President
01-11-2008, 15:28
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'



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Many years ago in Scotland, a new game was invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.



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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.



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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.



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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 elbow.



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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. Honey



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Q. Which day are there more collect calls 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 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 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.



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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!



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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.



I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.Amzanig huh?



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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...



1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.



2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years.



3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.



4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.



5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses.



6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.



7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen



8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it.



10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.



11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )



12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.



13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.



14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.



15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.



~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~



NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.

Mr President
01-11-2008, 15:30
Now be totally honest when you answer this......

did you try to lick your elbow? and if you did, did you do it right after you
read it or when they told you 75% of the people would try?

lmao.. i did and i did it right after i read it.

Crimson Shadow
01-11-2008, 16:51
Very interesting and I didn't try to lick my elbow.

Did you add the (or 60) for Dogma?

ranger2112
01-11-2008, 19:49
i didnt try either and it had to be for Dogma

Hoebawt
01-11-2008, 20:08
i didnt try it when i first read it... but ill try it now

Missionary
01-12-2008, 10:56
i proberly would have if i didnt already know its impossible lol.

ranger2112
01-12-2008, 11:03
did you know you hands can touch anything except themselves?

Crimson Shadow
01-12-2008, 13:53
Technially, they can't touch anything....you are just feeling the force of the object against your skin.

k959
01-12-2008, 17:49
i can lick my elbow it hurts like hell but i can do because i can dislocate my soulder so i can get my arm back closer to me... but thats cheating

Crimson Shadow
01-12-2008, 19:09
I know I can because I've done it before...so I didn't need to try :P

ranger2112
01-12-2008, 19:38
strange, very strange

Satan666
01-13-2008, 03:37
I know someone (not K959) that can lick his elbows.

pcgluva
01-13-2008, 09:35
same here my friend jess can

Missionary
01-13-2008, 14:49
i know someone that can touch there own hands with the back of his fingers. he can bend them alway back till they touch his back hand without using his other hand to push them lol. its discusting.

ranger2112
01-13-2008, 17:48
so is your spelling

Crimson Shadow
01-13-2008, 19:25
lol that was a good one ranger.

Rep for you...if I can

Satan666
01-13-2008, 19:54
I can touch the tip of my thumbs on my wrists, but i think alot of people can.

Crimson Shadow
01-13-2008, 22:09
I can touch my left thumb to my right wrist :P

Satan666
01-13-2008, 23:16
well mine was implied the same thumb wrist combo.


666th post

Crimson Shadow
01-14-2008, 07:26
I know..but because you didn't specify I had to say it lol

ranger2112
01-14-2008, 10:17
one must be specific

pcgluva
01-14-2008, 17:46
or it will cause confusion

Mwahahahaha
01-25-2008, 19:19
Can you actually prove these claims?

There has been countless of similar lists on the internet where easily confirmable claims has been included together with random claims to bring some sort of credibility to the overall statement, misleading readers into thinking all of them are true.

Satan666
01-25-2008, 20:38
well i could prove it, but i'm lazy.

Missionary
01-26-2008, 17:08
true or not they are rather funny lmao.

i bet some of them are true and with abit of research you could proberly find if they are or not.