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.


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


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


Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.


Coca-Cola was originally green.


It is impossible to lick your elbow.


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

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his
wife with a stick thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of
thumb".

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 in 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. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until
you would find the letter "A"?
A. One thousand


Q. What do bullet-proof 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.


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"


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.


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


I 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.



~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~


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

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12 Comments on More stuff you didn't know.....

JUN
20
2007
Kelli, that was a lot of stuff I didn't know.  At the end, I thought you were writing in a foreign language.  Nope----I'm not trying to lick my elbow.  LoL
12:58pm • #1
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Hi Kelli, Once again, this was really fun to read!  No, I didn't try to lick my elbow...but wondered... :)

1:18pm • #2
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The Cambrigde study blew my mind! I could actually understand what I was reading! Thanks for the entertaining post
9:27pm • #3
JUN
21
2007
I tried. the cambridge study was cool.
10:09am • #4

Hi Kelli, hope all is well.  These are great.  I am going to print it out and have my younger brothers and sisters read this.  These were really interesting! 

10:50am • #5
JUN
23
2007
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Kelli, enjoyed reading the stuff I didn't know.  Thanks for the post

 

5:01pm • #6
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Kelli..I'm just sitting here looking at my elbow!  LOL!!  The Monopoly money was hard to believe as well. I think we should challenge everyone here to an elbow licking contest..surely there has to be someone out there with a long tongue! 
6:11pm • #7
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I did! I licked my elbow! I licked my elbow! Wait.........that's not my elbow!
6:48pm • #8
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Kelli -- I have dislocated my back trying to lick my elbow. 
9:38pm • #9
JUN
27
2007
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I can't believe I was reading this and trying to lick my elbow...geez.
9:11pm • #10
JUN
28
2007
Thank you very much for sharing, now there are stuff that I know.
10:11pm • #11
JUL
01
2007
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LOL...I tried to lick my elbow first and than read the scrambled words, does that count in the 75%?
8:57am • #12

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