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  1. Fan512bbi

    Fan512bbi Two Time F1 World Champ
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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.

    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 State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
    Alaska

    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 first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

    The 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


    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.

    Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
    A. Their birthplace

    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, 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. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
    A. Father's Day

    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."

    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.

    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"

    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.

    ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

    At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow. :D
     
  2. andrewg

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    Guess I'm one of the majority then :D
     
  3. 0UTXLR8

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    I haven't heard most of those. Great post!
     
  4. audihenry

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  5. s2000brian

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    So is the elbow thing. I was sitting at lunch one day at work and mentioned it, so of course all of my friends tried it. Two of them were able to do it immediately.
     
  6. Dubai Vol

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    When I married Mrs Vol, I sent that factoid to her father. Sure enough, when we visited at the end of our honeymoon, his fridge was stocked with mead!

    http://www.bottledbeer.co.uk/index.html?beerid=77
     
  7. Gilles27

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    So what does that imply about the baldies?
     
  8. Fan512bbi

    Fan512bbi Two Time F1 World Champ
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    It grew inwards instead of outwards ;)
     
  9. Stephanie

    Stephanie F1 World Champ
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    Most of those were new to me but I knew about the elbow one, that joke got me a while back. I felt so retarded.. haha.

    I think the one about the soldiers on the horses is interesting, I never knew that. :)
     
  10. 285ferrari

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    really cool
     
  11. quartermaster

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    My elbow tastes the same as my adam's apple and my forehead.
     
  12. Asian1118

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    those were cool i did not know the golf thing was false
     

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