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[Scuba]

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 were 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: $6,400

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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 as a result 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 4th, 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 all 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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[chriso_86]

LOL, I did!!!! ROFL

[Sphere]

I actually can lick my elbow, because I can disconnect my shoulder, and then move my arm 3 inches back. Exactly what I need to lick my elbow.

I discovered I could disconnect my shoulders the first time I tried to lick my elbow.

No, I'm not gonna do it and tape it, because it hurts like h*ll to disconnect my shoulder!

[Christopholofigus]

LOL...now where is the food?

[brewin]

Most of these are urban legends and not true at all.

Golf was originally called Gowf in Scotland. The origin isn't known. (I wrote a paper about it in Golf class last semester.)
Coca-Cola has always been dark brown. (Caramel gave it it's color.)
The face cards in a deck of cards don't represent real people.

Those are all the ones I know off the top of my head, but others can be Googled.

[Scuba]

brewin, on Mar 2 2007, 04:57 PM, said:

Most of these are urban legends and not true at all.

Golf was originally called Gowf in Scotland. The origin isn't known. (I wrote a paper about it in Golf class last semester.)
Coca-Cola has always been dark brown. (Caramel gave it it's color.)
The face cards in a deck of cards don't represent real people.

Those are all the ones I know off the top of my head, but others can be Googled.

I did not know that . Someone sent them to me and just found it to be a fun read. Let me know if anyone finds anymore that are just urban legends.

[brewin]

Scuba, on Mar 3 2007, 12:58 AM, said:

I did not know that . Someone sent them to me and just found it to be a fun read. Let me know if anyone finds anymore that are just urban legends.

Learning about the origins of the urban legends themselves is interesting. Snopes.com is a good resource for that.

Quick search yields these:
http://www.snopes.co...ronyms/golf.asp
http://www.snopes.co...ld/cardking.htm
http://www.snopes.co...elore/green.asp
http://www.snopes.co...tary/statue.htm

(Also, my favorite show on TV is Mythbusters. Although they deal more with urban legends involving large explosions. Great show...)

[chriso_86]

Mythbusters totally rocks!!!!!!! One of the best shows on TV right now!!! I love ones where they blow crap up!!!

[Scuba]

chriso_86, on Mar 3 2007, 11:04 AM, said:

Mythbusters totally rocks!!!!!!! One of the best shows on TV right now!!! I love ones where they blow crap up!!!

I agree! I get sucked into that show so much. I hate when they have marathons on because I waste my whole day sitting there. Its like a drug, and man am I hooked!

[Sphere]

If you like mythbusters, you should start studying applied physics.... I blow up stuff all the time

E.G.
you know those PVC tubes you use to shoot paper darts with? Well, we made that too, but with a compressor, like their chicken gun.

After all the paper darts, we started shooting wooden.... even more fun.

And eventually, we made hollow, wooden darts, stuffed them with gunpowder and some small gravel to make them go boom.... There are still black burnmarks on the wall in the workplace of my school

[chriso_86]

Sounds like fun!! What kind of school do you go to?!!

[Sphere]

Applied Physics, University of Twenthe (They weren't very happy with our gunpowder idea, just for the record)

[chriso_86]

Ah ok, at first I thought you meant high school. I would of been dead if I tried that at my school!! I doubt DeVry would like it either being computer geeks.

[bluerip]

chriso_86, on Mar 2 2007, 01:38 PM, said:

LOL, I did!!!! ROFL

Me too! feelin' kindah stupid