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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. <br /> <br /> <br /> Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Coca-Cola was originally green. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It is impossible to lick your elbow. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: <br /> <br /> <br /> Spades - King David <br /> Hearts - Charlemagne <br /> Clubs -Alexander, the Great <br /> Diamonds - Julius Caesar <br /> <br /> <br /> 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs in the<br />air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg in the air<br />the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has <br /> all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Only two people signed the Declaration ofIndependenceon July 4th, John <br /> Hancock andCharlesThomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the <br /> last signature wasn't added until 5 years later. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. Their birthplace <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name <br /> requested? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. Obsession <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until <br /> you would find the letter "A"? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. One thousand <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser <br /> printers all have in common? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. All invented by women. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. Honey <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> A. Father's Day <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. <br /> When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed firmer <br /> to sleep on. Hence the phrase......... <br /> <br /> <br /> "goodnight, sleep tight." <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month <br /> after the wedding, the bride's father would supply his son-in-law with all <br /> the mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar <br /> was lunar based, this period was called the honey month which we know <br /> today as the honeymoon. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts... So in old England, <br /> when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them "Mind your <br /> pints and quarts, and settle down." <br /> <br /> <br /> It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's" <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the <br /> rim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they <br /> used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase <br /> inspired by this practice.
