[BITList] Lick your elbow

[franka]

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
first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This
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 2010 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