[BITList] trivia
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franka at iinet.net.au
Sat Feb 13 02:42:05 GMT 2010
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>
> *VERY INTERESTING STUFF *
> *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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> *
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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*
> *
> ~~~~~~~~~~~AND
> FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~*
> *NOW U R LAUGHING at
> yourself.
>
> Go on, forward this
> to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick your*
>
> *elbow.* * ***
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