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Interesting Information

• In the 1400’s, a law was set forth in England that a man was 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 and ruled, “Gentlemen Only…Ladies Forbidden”…and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language (Snopesdisagrees at www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.asp)
• 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 for the U.S. Treasury.
• Men can read smaller print than women can as a general rule and 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 is Alaska.
• The percentage of Africa that is wilderness is 28 percent.
• The percentage of North America that is wilderness is 38 percent.
• The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of 11 is $16,400.
• The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour is 61,000.
• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
• The first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.
• The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
• Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades – King David, Hearts – Charlemagne, Clubs – Alexander, the Great and 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 because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
• Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.
• Most boat owners name their boats Obsession.
• If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go one thousand before finding the letter “A’.
• What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common? All were invented by women. (A reader disagrees, explaining that Gary Starkweather actually invented the laser printer at Xerox.)
• Honey is the only food that doesn’t spoil.
• Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? Father’s Day
• 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
• 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.
• At least 75 percent of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.