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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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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 2 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 Shakespear'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 a20porbelm. 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 

73 - bruce, VK4TRS @ ZL2BAU-1

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