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HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?

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 world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

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The youngest pope was 11 years old.

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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Those 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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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them

looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?

A. Conception.

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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 bulletproof 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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Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the

year?

A. Father's Day

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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most

ironic?

A. He was allergic to carrots.

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Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?

A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.

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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 we know today as the honeymoon..

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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 refill,

they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is he

phrase inspired by this practice.

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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only

Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English

language.

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

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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

Even stranger...the youngest mother in the world was only 5 years old when she gave birth. Little Lina Medina from Peru gave birth to a son in 1939. I shit you not.

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Originally posted by dgmodel

boys have a penis girls have a vagina...

.......thank u for that pearl of wisdom my little porkchop......however....my point was.......a five yr is definitely lacking the physical ability to conceive....let alone carry a child for 9 months.....

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Originally posted by misk

.......thank u for that pearl of wisdom my little porkchop......however....my point was.......a five yr is definitely lacking the physical ability to conceive....let alone carry a child for 9 months.....

yeah exactly... in order to conceive, the 5 year old would have had to have eggs and gotten her period :confused:

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