dgmodel Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton. 2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varietiesofpickles the company once had. 3. A rat can last longer without water than a camel. 4. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks,otherwise it will digest itself. 5. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. 6. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a tittle. 7. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up anddowncontinually from the bottom of the glass to the top. 8. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller. 9. A female ferret will die if it goes into heat and cannot find amate. 10. A duck's quack doesn't echo. No one knows why. 11. A 2x4 isn't. It's 1-1/2 x 3-1/2 12. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. 13. Every person has a unique tongue print. 14. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. Hewasalbino. 15. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled. 16. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can beseen inthe distance. 17. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parentsdaily. 18. John Wilkes Booth's brother once saved the life of AbrahamLincoln'sson. 19. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister. 20. Chocolate kills dogs! True, chocolate effects a dog's heart andnervous system, a few ounces is enough to kill a small sized dog. 21. Daniel Boone detested coonskin caps. 22. Playing cards were issued to British pilots in WWII. Ifcaptured,they could be soaked in water and unfolded to reveal a map for escape. 23. Most lipstick contains fish scales. 24. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into theshark'sstomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. 25. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn'twearpants. 26. Dr. Seuss actually pronounced Seuss such that it sounded likeSue-ice. 27. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine. 28. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with theotherat the same time. 29. During the California Gold Rush of 1849, miners sent theirlaundry toHonolulu for washing and pressing. Due to the extremely high costs inCalifornia during these boom years it was deemed more feasible to send theshirts toHawaii for servicing. 30. American Airlines saved $40,000 in 1987 by eliminating one olivefromeach salad served in first class. 31. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World WarIIwere made of wood. 32. The number of possible ways of playing the first four moves persidein a game of chess is 318,979,564,000. 33. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and lower, becauseinthe time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the'uppercase' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored thesmaller, 'lower case' letters. 34. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos. 35. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange,purple,and silver! 36. The numbers '172' can be found on the back of the U.S. $5 dollarbillin the bushes at the base of the Lincoln Memorial. 37. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan, there wasnever arecorded Wendy before! 38. The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during WorldWarII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo. 39. There are four cars and eleven lightposts on the back of a $10dollarbill. 40. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors, also, it took him 10 yearstopaint Mona Lisa's lips. 41. If one places a tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion, it willinstantly go mad and sting itself to death. 42. Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to SLOW a film downsoyou could see his moves. That's the opposite of the norm. 43. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, youhave$1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without beingable to make change for a dollar. 44. The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's 'Born intheUSA' 45. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original Halloween wasactuallya Captain Kirk mask painted white. 46. The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'! 47. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English lawwhichstated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than yourthumb. 48. The first product Motorola started to develop was a recordplayer forautomobiles. At that time the most known player on the market was theVictrola, so they called themselves Motorola. 49. Roses MAY Be red, but violets ARE, indeed, violet. 50. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can'tsink inquicksand. 51. Casey Kasem is the voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo and Robin ontheSuperfriends. 52. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat apieceof celery than the celery has in it to begin with. 53. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin lookalikecontest. 54. In Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift described the two moons ofMars,Phobos and Deimos, giving their exact size and speeds of rotation. He didthis more than 100 years before either moon was discovered. 55. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying! 56. Sherlock Holmes NEVER said Elementary, my dear Watson. 57. An old law in Bellingham, Wash., made it illegal for a woman totakemore than 3 steps backwards while dancing. 58. Sharon Stone was the first Star Search spokesmodel. 59. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. 60. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the bookmostoften stolen from Public Libraries. 61. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go intospacebecause passing wind in a spacesuit damages them. 62. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn'tconsidered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft'sFlight Simulator. 63. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suthrnbelle Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 where do you GET this sh*t??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 i make it up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted July 8 Author Report Share Posted July 8 lol... j/k i dont know... some how i just come across this shit... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgym Posted July 8 Report Share Posted July 8 52. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat apieceof celery than the celery has in it to begin with.WoW! interesting... it's the next new diet drug 53. Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin lookalikecontest. That's funny 23. Most lipstick contains fish scales. Apply this to my "On average, women consume 6pounds of lipstick in their lifetime" 4. Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks, otherwise it will digest itself That's sick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suthrnbelle Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 Originally posted by dgmodel i make it up... that scares me, lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted July 9 Author Report Share Posted July 9 dont be scared bebe... its all in the hips... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suthrnbelle Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 oh, i can move the hips, not a problem, lol... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted July 9 Author Report Share Posted July 9 its all in the hips... its all in the hips... follow me... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
magilicuti Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 thanks for your contibution to the forum, very interesting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dgmodel Posted July 9 Author Report Share Posted July 9 anytime... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nyis4meatheads Posted July 9 Report Share Posted July 9 Originally posted by dgmodel its all in the hips... its all in the hips... follow me... You're gonna give up that shit and concentrate on golf!Nice quote Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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suthrnbelle Posted July 11 Report Share Posted July 11 plus, aren't you SICK of all the young female pop stars just shakin their hips? (wasn't that your thread, lol?) new gimmick, please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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