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-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. -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" -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 state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska -Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair -The first novel ever writtem on a typewriter:Tom Sawyer -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" -What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers have in common? They were all invented by women -What is the only food that doesn't spoil? Honey -It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a month after a 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 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." This is where we got the phrase, "mind your P's and Q's" -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 times 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 -At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow Ok, I know this last one looks weird, but 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?
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