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- February 17, 2005 at 2:15 pm #9565Stan_DBParticipant
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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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 there is a statue in the park of a person on a horse having 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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“I am.” is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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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 is the only food that doesn’t spoil?
A. Honey
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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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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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February 17, 2005 at 4:48 pm #23067Wild01ParticipantVery informative.
You know you learn something everyday. My litle bit of learning today (apart from Stan’s posting)was that a person who makes arrows is called a fletcher.Wilba Wild 01
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