Crazy Facts
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.
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
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 human mnid aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn’t mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a word 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?
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow
November 9, 2009 @ 4:44 pm
coca-cola was originally a medicine and it was a green color look it up
November 9, 2009 @ 11:39 am
Some of these facts are true; I have read them in other reputable sources in the past, but Coca-Cola was never green. When I was a kid, the bottles were green but the syrup was based on a caramel mixture, so it was never green. It was originally bottled in Vicksburg, Mississippi. You can read it for yourself if you like at http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp. As for licking your elbow, logic should reveal to you that’s impossible.
Also, if you see an old movie where it looks like a couple is in bed together, the secret was they had to keep one foot on the floor–that was the secret. Otherwise, like Lucy and Desi, they had twin beds.
Being a senior citizen, I remember quite a few of these old things.
June 16, 2012 @ 6:47 pm
I’m wrong, sorry.
November 9, 2009 @ 6:30 am
@ Manny; i just think you might be right about Herman and Lilly
being the first tv couple to actually too be seen in bed together….
November 9, 2009 @ 5:50 am
YEAH I TRIED TO LICK MY ELBOW
November 9, 2009 @ 5:32 am
and what do you know Okosisi, Master of controversy?
November 9, 2009 @ 4:58 am
Coca-Cola has been, is and always BLACK….
People without tongue, how can they lick their elbow.
June 16, 2012 @ 6:44 pm
Not true at all. Sorry, it was green.
November 9, 2009 @ 12:17 am
Back to the first ,the first 2 real people in the same bed was Herman& Lily Munster,and I did lick my elbow…LOL.
November 8, 2009 @ 11:15 pm
@ADMIN, WHY DOES THIS ARTICLE JUMP BACK TO MARCH 24,2009?
November 8, 2009 @ 10:50 pm
My tongue is not long enough so I did not to lick my elbow! LOL
November 8, 2009 @ 10:11 pm
FASCINATING! No problem reading the jumbled up part either. I wonder about the part that said Coca Cola was orginally green. This is all pretty resonable. PS I did not try to lick my elbow! LOL