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. 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 U.S. 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

The percentage of
Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

The percentage of
North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400

The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in 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.

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

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.

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.

Q. Half of all Americans
live within 50 miles of what?

A. Their birthplace

Q. Most boat owners
name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?

A. Obsession

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 were invented
by women.

Q. What is the only
food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

Q. Which day are there
more collect calls than any other day of the year?

A. 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 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.

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

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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 rdanieg. 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?

YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING
IN 200 7 when...

1. You accidentally
   enter your PIN on the microwave.




2. You haven't played
   solitaire with real cards in years.




3. You have a list
   of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three




4. You e-mail the
   person who works at the desk next to you.




5. Your reason for
   not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail
   addresses.




6. You pull up in
   your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help
   you carry in the groceries.




7. Every commercial
   on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen




8. Leaving the house
   without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30
   (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around
   to go and get it.




9. You get up in
   the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.




10. You start tilting
    your head sideways to smile. : )




11. You're reading
    this and nodding and laughing.




12. Even worse, you
    know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.




13. You are too busy
    to notice there was no #9 on this list.




14. You actually scrolled
    back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.

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

NOW U R LAUGHING at
yourself.