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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was:

Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

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

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: $6,400

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

61,000

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

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Those 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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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them

looks

like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?

A. Conception.

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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 letter "A"?

A. One thousand

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Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and

laser

printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.

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

A. Honey

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Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any

other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

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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 English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in old England,

when

customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them mind their own

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

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