Posted on 01/18/2006 11:58:27 AM PST by ToddBush
* The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
* Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
* Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
* Coca-Cola was originally green.
* It is impossible to lick your elbow.
* The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
* The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
* The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
* Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
* The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
* The youngest pope was 11 years old.
* The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
* Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
* 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
* 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
* 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.
* 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.
* "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
* Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
* Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
* Q. If you were to spell out numbers, (ie - one, two, three, etc), how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand
* Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
* Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
* Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
"* Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? "
The letter "D".
Everybody's a comedian
Urban legend. There is no standard.
I weas thinking "Christmas".
Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii?
And if all four legs are in the air, then beware of tornadoes.
Grab a calculator.
Type in the first three numbers of your seven digit telephone number.
Multiply by 80
Add one
Multiply by 250
Add the last four digits of your number
Add them again
Subtract 250
Divide by 2
What is the final number?
What color was George Washington's white horse"
Grey or albino, you cannot register a horse as "white".
Who was buried in Grant's tomb?
Grant. And his wife.
Which is heavier? A pound of feathers or a pound of gold?
A pound of feathers. Gold has only 12 ounces per pound. (Troy weight)
Which is heavier? An ounce of gold or an ounce of feathers?
An ounce of gold. Gold is measured in Troy ounces which are about 10% heavier than standard ounces.
lol
* 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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Not every sculptor followed this rule. The sculpture of Andrew Jackson in Jackson Square in New Orleans has both front legs in the air.
I'll volunteer to do it for her. And, if it turns out that she can do it herself, I'll volunteer to ....
Yeah, there's a part of my body that she can....
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Now, now - I wasn't gonna go there. I hope the mods know that I was going to volunteer to buy her an ice cream cone.
Kule!
Charles Starkweather, inventor of the laser printer, would be surprised to learn that he is a woman. In addition, the inventor of Kevlar is a woman, but she did not invent the bulletproof vest.
... and "I do" is the longest sentence.
Nobody is buried in Grant's Tomb. Mr. & Mrs. Grant are entombed there. If they were buried, the monument would be called Grant's Grave.
Okay. Who is ENTOMBED in Grant's tomb?
Uh, same answer.
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