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 were Fred and
>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; 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...) 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: $6,400
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>The average number of people airborne over the US 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 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 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 bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser
>printers all have in common?
>A. All invented by women.
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>Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
>A. Honey
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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.
>
>AND FINALLY...........
>75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!!
posted on November 15, 2004 04:49:39 PM new
::What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
>A. Honey::
Not so useless actually - Did you know that it is also a great way to avoid infection and scarring in a healing wound, especially in races that are given to Keloids, for the same reason that it does not spoil? Honey contains a natural antibiotic.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on November 15, 2004 06:46:12 PM new
fenix, you know whats funny though? I put some honey in the frig (I had turned up the thermo real high for whatever reason ...and of course everything froze over), but then when I took it out awhile later it seemed to crystalize. Like all the sugar on the top? I thought that odd. ...So that one might not be necessarily be true about it never going bad. I mean ya know, if ya take it up to mount everest with ya or something...!
My DH is a honey and garlic freak!! Got a sore throat, honey and garlic... Cant sleep-honey and garlic; broken leg, honey and garlic...having a heart attack: honey and garlic!!... He drives me nuts with all his concoctions and theories!! Right now he is on this lemon juice kick....
posted on November 15, 2004 07:04:28 PM new
Honey, like beer and pretty girls, is proof that the universe is not an accident.
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Dick Cheney: "I have not suggested there's a connection between Iraq and 9/11..."
posted on November 15, 2004 08:22:03 PM new
Nero - Honey wil crystalize because it's a sugar but it does not spoil. You can still use/eat the crystalized honey but if you don't like it, if you heat it, the crystals will reliquify.
Wanna switch his kick... introduce him to sassafras root. Stomach ache, Cold, Flu? Sassafras Tea. Tooth Ache, Mouth Sores? Chew a little of the root.
And no garlic breath
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[ edited by fenix03 on Nov 15, 2004 08:26 PM ]
posted on November 15, 2004 11:29:39 PM new
Useless information.. Useless Triva - I guess they are the same. Nevertheless, no matter how relentless (not to mention pitiful, pathetic and desperate) your message board stalking efforts may be, you will never be my king.
Alas, you will have to settle with your existing lesser title of King of Incorrect Information.
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If it's really "common" sense, why do so few people actually have it?
posted on November 16, 2004 04:57:51 AM new
fenix, I'll tell him about it, thanks. We've pretty much run the gamut here with health foods but he hasnt bumped into that one just yet!
do you know one time I had some heartburn like symptons and he's telling me to drink lemon juice with cayanne pepper in it!!! I'm like, "what are you crazy - trying to kill me off?!! LOL!! But afterwards went by the healthfood store and the guy there was telling me that he thought you'd actually do need something acidic to combat it and he recommended some type of enyzymes and acidolophous (sp*..sorry)
