Random Facts of the Day!

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 have "the rule of thumb"
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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 U.S. 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...)
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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: $ 16,400
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The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in 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 let ter "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 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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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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Yea- I liked that too- always wondered about it 🙂

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

Hahahaha- i'm sure you're not the only one 🙂

Yikes!

Cool get me a dose of that will you!..I want to smoke it up...

Hi Gem- long time 🙂

And missmorals 🙂 And hi DK09- don't think I've met you before 🙂

Thanks Bling! Yea- those terms don't get used anymore- except maybe by my mom 🙂 English is her second language, and while she speaks well, she still says things like "Please don't cause a rucus!" (ouch- spelling?) 🙂

Haha!! Thanks spelling bee champ!

My lil' sis' says "meh" all the time....it's funny....and contagious

According to suicide statistics, Monday is the most favored day for self-destruction. (The Virginia tech shootings were on a monday)

The largest number of children born to one woman is recorded at 69. From 1725-1765, a Russian peasant woman gave birth to 16 sets of twins, 7 sets of triplets, and 4 sets of quadruplets.

The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.

It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear.

The most money ever paid for a cow in an auction was $ 1.3 million.

The three best-known western names in China: Jesus Christ, Richard Nixon, and Elvis Presley.

A skunk's smell can be detected by a human a mile away.

When snakes are born with two heads, they fight each other for food.

If you had enough water to fill one million goldfish bowls, you could fill an entire stadium.

Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet (2 m) away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.

Canadian researchers have found that Einstein's brain was 15% wider than normal.

The roar that we hear when we place a seashell next to our ear is not the ocean, but rather the sound of blood surging through the veins in the ear. Any cup-shaped object placed over the ear produces the same effect.

Cats can hear ultrasound.

Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.

The Baby Ruth candy bar was actually named after Grover Cleveland's baby daughter, Ruth.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down -- hence the expression "to get fired"

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell.

The word "nerd" was first coined by Dr. Seuss in "If I Ran the Zoo."

my hair are reddish,must be having nice amount of zinc or copper in there.haahaa

Whoa nelly- those are really interesting 187!

I feel a little sorry for that woman with all the kids....maybe she should have gotten down with the croc dung....

"Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors."

haha...this was one of the facts used in the mechanical contrivium that someone posted a while ago. they filled in someone's name for registered blood donors.

"It is believed that Shakespeare was 46 around the time that the King James Version of the Bible was written. In Psalms 46, the 46th word from the first word is shake and the 46th word from the last word is spear."

disturbing that anyone took the time to find this out.

Hi there wheel!

"disturbing that anyone took the time to find this out."

yep yep....

hey kavindra. nice to see ya around again.

Thanks!

i must admit,some of these facts are atrociously funny.

kavindra,are you an indian?

I thought the paraguay one was funny.

it is.

(to 187)

I'm not Indian- I happened to find that name on a name website and I liked the meaning- though now I don't remember it 😢 ...I'll have to look again That's not the first time someone has asked me that though...does it mean something to the Indian culture?

i dont know kavindra.i am not indian either.just happen to know a few.that is why it looked familiar,so i asked.🙂
but it sounds nice,thumbs up.

Thanks!

nice interpretation waterbearing.
are you indian then?

"Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. "
maybe they all were specs more often than women.atleast the old ones.

thanks WBTG- I remember it was something about poet 🙂

Damn I could do with winding down right now
Let me have some

That's really cute Sweet-P 🙂

Nice pic Roxi 🙂

Hehe- yea- the outfits...I just don't know 🙂

Ok- adding to the random posts here:

This is a silly little word game......but it made me laugh.


Pick the month you were born:

January--I kicked
February--I loved
March--I drank
April--I ate
May--I choked on
June--I murdered
July--I did the Macarena with
August--I had lunch with
September--I danced with
October--I sang to
November--I yelled at
December--I ran over


Pick the day (number) you were born on:


1-------a birdbath
2-------a monster
3-------a phone
4-------a fork
5-------a Mexican
6-------a gangster
7-------my cell phone
8-------my dog
9-------my best friends boyfriend
10-------my neighbor
11-------my science teacher
12-------a banana
13-------a fireman
14-------a stuffed animal
15-------a
goat
16-------a pickle
17-------your mom
18-------a spoon
19-------myself
20-------a baseball bat
21-------a ninja
22-------chuck Norris
23-------a noodle
24-------a squirrel
25-------a football player
26-------my sister
27-------my brother
28-------an ipod
29-------a permanent marker
30-------a llama
31-------A homeless guy

Pick the color of shirt you are wearing:

White------because im cool like that
Black------- because thats how i roll.
Pink--------because I'm a big fat poo-poo head.
Red---------Because the voices told me to.
Blue--------Because im sexy and i do what i want
Green------Because I hate myself.
Purple------Because Im cool.
Gray--------Because i was drunk
Yellow------Because someone offered me 1,000,000 dollars
Orange----Because i hate my family.
Brown-----Because i was
high.
Other-------Because i'm a ninja.
none------Because i cant control myself

Oh man!
I murdered myself because I'm cool like that....

Hmmm creepy....

i did the macarena with a permanent marker because i was high. 😄

Nice!!

i passed out only once.got drunk to get the courage to say sorry.something which doesn't come easy.🙂

permanent markers must be cool in themselves then.

LOL

roxijam,the sorry was to said to my miss owly.
that time we weren't even friends.😢
i had no idea how to say it,beacause i caused a big problem.
not nice memories.
i don't a song could have done it.

urine tests DK?

now i know why astrology books say what they say about aquarius.

why?o why?

i am not feb 9 baby roxijam.take heart.and i am not crazy either.just occassionally maybe.

scorpios are very of themselves

i am not a nut.atleast most of the time.only when i am angry,then i am a nut.
occassional nut.you may call it.
hate me already?

proud

I WANT THAT EDIT BUTTON!
NOW!