Interesting facts

I found this on myspace and found it interesting.

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've 'The rule of thumb'


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Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented. It was named 'Gentlemen Only..Ladies Forbidden' & thus the word GOLF entered into the English language ~ also ALL the other 4 letter words were already taken.:!!


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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred & Wilma Flintstone.


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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than The US Treasury.


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Men can read smaller print than women can but 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 % of people who walk to work:


Alaska


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The % of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

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The % 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 USofA in any given hour: 61,000


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Intelligent people have more zinc & copper in their hair...what about The Bald ones?


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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 - 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 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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Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th ~ John Hancock & 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?


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 & laser printers all 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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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 & 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/quarts & 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!

 

im happy to say im the 25% of the people who did not try to lick there elbow. i love interesting facts. theres a lot of websites out there that have stuff like this. my favroite i tihnk is its illegal to tie a crocodial to a parking meter in florida on sundays

 

lol I know. Yea I didn't try to the first time I read it either. But I have to admit that I did just try it now lol just to make sure. Although I knew that I couldn't already.

 

i didnt lick my elbow!!! (Because i have tried and failed many times before). I too love these kinds of things.

 

Haha good to know.

p.s. My brother can lick his elbow.

 

stoners are impervious to the elbow licking trick. I guess we've all tried it before when we were high...

 

i tried, and failed

 

I read somewhere that the average homeless man in the U.S. is rich compared to 90% of people living in Africa. That makes us kings compared to them.

Be grateful for every little thing you have people...it could be so much worse.

 

i tried it licking my elbow sober, but anyway interesting facts

 

i dislocated my shoulder and licked my elbow to prove you all wrong

 

you bastard!

 

lol i didnt try and lick my elbow
iv tried waaaay to many times while im high

 

man i really hate crocs. i never knew why anyone wore them

 

Did you know the word Berserk came from I believe the vikings. They used to be crazy in battle, I guess they were regarded as the toughest fighters or something. And when they were in battle they would wear bear skins as protections and they were called "Bear Sarks" And then Bear Sark over time morphed into Berserk.

 

^^yeah i knew that and they were so ferocious because they were fed ergot and were agitated so they were tripping AND ultra pissed

 

lol everyone wears every fad that comes out. I have a pair of them, but I never wear them.

I like uggs. I own 2 pairs, the boots and the slip ons, and I never wear anything else unless it's summer. Then I wear flip flops.

 

I like the golf one. Though to the windsheild wipers, women made them shitty. Now they have sensors to tell when the rain is too visible on your windshield, aka my fathers 22nd invention, Patent Number ********* invention filed on May **, 199*, released to public Sep **, 199*.

Thx daddy.

 

^^ so THATS why your loaded

 

4 sure

 

hahaha i tried to lick my elbow also,

true fact which inspires my arachnophobia in my bedroom:

an average person eats atleast one spider while sleeping in theyre life time... brrrr



ALSO i hate uggs and crocs, imo its not stylish or original if everyone wears something, especially if they wear it just because everyone wears it. i dont think i have ever bought anything just because of a fad, i either like it or need it.