Some interesting facts....
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(My apologies if its been posted before, but I found out a lot I didn't know... of course some of it could be :censored:!)
These are some interesting facts... ENJOY.....
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not
allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than
his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
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.
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime
time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the
US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can
hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The State with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now
get this.)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness:
38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the US any
given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their
hair.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom
Sawyer
The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile
National Monuments.
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
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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 as a result of wounds received in battle. If the
horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died
of natural causes.
Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence
on July 4th, John Hancock and CharlesThomson. Most of
the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature
wasn't added until 5 years later.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most
popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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
Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield
wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any
other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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."
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.
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"
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.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick
their elbow
..................................................
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 rdgnieg. 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
blindswelledrat said:
Excellent post and dont worry about whether or not its all true.
My motto is that if I like a fact I choose to believe regardless of probability and vice versa.
They arnt all true, as I know a few people who can lick their elbows for startes. It is interesting though.
apprentice said:
Coca-Cola was originally green
Loving all the facts, but please don't get me wrong, I don't want to be one of those people who poke at your facts, but I'm not actually sure that this one is 100% correct, but might be linked to another couple of green Coke facts...
The orginal 'Contour bottle' was served in a Green tinged glass, named Georgia Green.
As far as I know red has always been the corporate colour of Coke, which is why so many images of Santa Claus today are red. He was widely known to be dressed in green until a Swedish commercial artist Haddon Sundblom gave form to the image of Santa as part of an advertising campaign for The Coca-Cola Company in 1931. His selection of bright red for the fur-trimmed suit was undoubtedly taken to reflect the corporate colour of The 'Coca-Cola' Company.
Pulsatingstar said:
Excellent post and dont worry about whether or not its all true.
My motto is that if I like a fact I choose to believe regardless of probability and vice versa.
They arnt all true, as I know a few people who can lick their elbows for startes. It is interesting though.
Didnt like one much anyway so I dont care.
theboyfold said:
Coca-Cola was originally green
Loving all the facts, but please don't get me wrong, I don't want to be one of those people who poke at your facts, but I'm not actually sure that this one is 100% correct, but might be linked to another couple of green Coke facts...
The orginal 'Contour bottle' was served in a Green tinged glass, named Georgia Green.
As far as I know red has always been the corporate colour of Coke, which is why so many images of Santa Claus today are red. He was widely known to be dressed in green until a Swedish commercial artist Haddon Sundblom gave form to the image of Santa as part of an advertising campaign for The Coca-Cola Company in 1931. His selection of bright red for the fur-trimmed suit was undoubtedly taken to reflect the corporate colour of The 'Coca-Cola' Company.
I've also heard that Coca Cola would be a greenish colour if no colouring were added. Again, not sure if this is true or not...
theboyfold said:
Coca-Cola was originally green
Loving all the facts, but please don't get me wrong, I don't want to be one of those people who poke at your facts, but I'm not actually sure that this one is 100% correct, but might be linked to another couple of green Coke facts...
The orginal 'Contour bottle' was served in a Green tinged glass, named Georgia Green.
As far as I know red has always been the corporate colour of Coke, which is why so many images of Santa Claus today are red. He was widely known to be dressed in green until a Swedish commercial artist Haddon Sundblom gave form to the image of Santa as part of an advertising campaign for The Coca-Cola Company in 1931. His selection of bright red for the fur-trimmed suit was undoubtedly taken to reflect the corporate colour of The 'Coca-Cola' Company.
Actually, you're both wrong.
Coke was not green
and it was not responsible for Santa's 'uniform'
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apprentice said:
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"
Sorry apprentice, you're very wrong here. If you'd have been a proper printing apprentice you'd have come across this sorting type.... as the lower case p and q are almost the same they often got wrongly sorted and thus the expression "watch your ps and qs"
John the GOM who is a master printer!
Anybody know why the Yanks serve a short pint???
Answer, there are 16 ounces to the pound, so some dumb (literally) bureaucrat in early US days decided there'd be 16 Fluid ounces to the pint, thus the missing 4 fl.oz. is the difference between a real pint and a US short pint!!!!
more useless information
Answer, there are 16 ounces to the pound, so some dumb (literally) bureaucrat in early US days decided there'd be 16 Fluid ounces to the pint, thus the missing 4 fl.oz. is the difference between a real pint and a US short pint!!!!
more useless information
blindswelledrat said:
Anyone know where to find more of the origins of popular sayings??
Freezing the balls off a brass monkey for example
A brass monkey was a two railed ready use brass cannon ball holder, which held iron cannon balls on old sailing ships. Very cold weatehr made the brass shrink faster thus dropping the iron balls on the deck..... result....
full of useless information me
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