In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not
allowed to beat
his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence
we have "the
rule of thumb"


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. Interesting!


The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime
time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone. aww


Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the
US Treasury.



Coca-Cola was originally green. @ Byron




The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now
get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness:
38%


The average number of people airborne over the US any
given hour:
61,000


Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their
hair.


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


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


111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321


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.


Q. Half of all Americans live within
50 miles of
what?
A. Their birthplace


Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes,
windshield wipers, and
laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.


Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey


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."


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.


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"


Many years ago, 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.





.....
Don't skip this just because it looks weird.
Believe it or not, you
can read it.

cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdgnieg.The
phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to
rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are,
the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat
ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll
raed it wouthit a
porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
[Edited 2/8/06 9:23am]

I like the last one...cool

REDFEATHERS said:

THATS AWESOME !!!!

nakedpianoplayer said:

iTS PRETTY COOL, HUH?

REDFEATHERS said:

i tested it... my 8 year old daughter just read it with no problem

That kind of freaked me out!!!

I love the trivia though, can't get enough of useless information, it keeps my friends on their toes!
[Edited 2/8/06 11:28am]

That is so cool red!!! Thanks!