Thursday, November 10, 2005

Interesting facts ....

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick any 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 were 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 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. 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 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.

In English pubs, ale was traditionally 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. Amzanig huh?

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

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

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

I really enjoyed this post... but I was in the 25%... I know better than to try to lick my elbow... but then again, I probably have more zinc and copper in my hair...

Ms Mac said...

Yes, I did try to lick my elbow! I will be getting the playing cards out to check out the kings now! And according to Enid Blyton, the P & Qs came from the P for Please and Q from the sound you make when you say Thankyou.

Le laquet said...

anonymous ~ but how will we know that if we don't know who you are?

ms.mac ~ that's very Enid Blyton isn't it!! The queens have names to ... one of them is Rachel, I need to go and google the rest!

Fizzy said...

WOW I liked this.Very good. Especially the reading the word jobby, that means that all my typos will still get read, as long as the first and last letters are correct.

Have a good Friday.

Le laquet said...

Fizzy ~ it is amazing that we can do that! Azniamg!

Star said...

I really enjoyed this post. Fun facts. Just fr the record I did not try to lick my elbow. I tried it a long time ago so I know it doesn't work. Is that really the way GOLF got it's moniker?

Doris said...

I only thought about trying to lick my elbow!

Le laquet said...

Star ~ I believe so, knowing my golf playing husband ... mind you he offered to let me carry his bag last week - nice of him!

Host of spirits ~ mnie too!!

Doris ~ yeh, yeh, yeh!

iolagnm ~ why is it that random facts are so enjoyable? Beats me ... answers on a post-card to >