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% Be
(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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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2015 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 online 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
you're LAUGHING at yourself!
Blessed
are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be
amused!" (Unknown Author)
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