The Random Remarkable Facts Thread
Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 10:58 amSo, I came across some pretty remarkable stuff on the internet yesterday and I thought it would make a brilliant thread (probably it will now be spammed for me saying that). Anyway, here goes:
Anyone got anything more to add?
In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat
his wife with a stick 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 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.
~~~~~~~~~~~ AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick
their elbow!!!!!!
Anyone got anything more to add?
