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#1

Can't vouch for the validity of all these useless facts, but still interesting.

1. The first couple to be shown in bed together on
prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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2. Coca-Cola was originally green.
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3. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than
the US Treasury.
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4. Men can read smaller print than women can; women
can hear better.
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5. The state with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work: Alaska
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6. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
( now get this...)
7. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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8. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven: $6,400
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9. The average number of people airborne over the US
any given hour: 61,000
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10. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in
their hair.
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11. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and
lived in China in 1910.
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12. The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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13. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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14. Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile
National Monuments.
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15. 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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16. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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17. 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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18. 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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20. "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the
English language.
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21. Hershey's Kisses are called that because the
machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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22. The only two days of the year in which there are
no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL)
are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game.
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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
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Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every
other TV show?
A. No theme song
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Q. 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 bulletproof 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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1. 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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2. 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 or what we know today as
the honeymoon.
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3. 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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4. 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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Now you know where that came from.
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5. In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was
entitled Gentlemen Only-Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF!

#2

i would like to say that this post is great, but i can stop staring and laughing at your avatar!!!!!!!

#3

Fucking awesome, marvelous post...Thanks...

#4

That was great. Some of it I knew, but most I didn't. I know that some of those aren't true though.

#5

Wow, that statue thing was the coolest. Right on, and yes Fap...it is oddly addictive and hilarious.

#6

QUOTE(trashtalkr)That was great. Some of it I knew, but most I didn't. I know that some of those aren't true though.

I love it when you cats do that...Just dispute some shit like ((( whu ))) ...

What's not true..?

#7

QUOTEIn Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on Â
bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress Â
tightened, making the bed firmer to sleep on. Hence the Â
phrase\"goodnight, sleep tight\".

That phrase came around because people put their beds into the wall to save space on the floor. You had to tighten the screws after you put the bed down or you'd fall off. They said that to remember to tighten the screws. You get the \"don't let the bed bugs bite\" from there also. There were alot of bugs in the walls due to bad construction and you had to bundle up tight so they wouldn't bite you.

QUOTEThe world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and Â
lived in China in 1910.

Physically impossible

QUOTE \"I am.\" is the shortest complete sentence in the Â
English language.

"Go" is the shortest complete sentence. You have the understood subject and the verb there.

Those are the only ones I know off the top of my head....

#8

Very good. I have also heard about the bed thing. I'm still in awe over the statue deal though. I gotta check into that...its great infor for a random party discussion.

#9

@ trashtalkr

It makes it SO much more better, when you drop evidence to what you're saying...! Thanks...

@ luvbugin

I'm not sure how to take the fact that you'd bring up statue posture at a party...I'm not sure how you'd even attempt to work that in...But, I'm almost certain of the looks you'd get the minute you let it fly out of your mouth, LoL...

#10

Hahaha...I get random...people expect it.