Hello all,
One of my favorite things is rare and useless
information. I was recently forwarded this list and
thought I'd pass it on to you.
--Tony

HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime
time TV were Fred
and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the
US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can
hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The state with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work:
Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
( now get this...)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness:
38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven:
$6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any
given hour:
61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their
hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in
China in 1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom
Sawyer.
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Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile
National Monuments.
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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
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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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.
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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.
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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the
English language.
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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine
that makes them
looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other
month?
A. Conception.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?

A. Their birthplace
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most
popular boat
name
requested?
A. Obsession
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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
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield
wipers, and
laser
printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any
other day of the
year?
A. Father's Day
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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs
Bunny) is the most
ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
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Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people
at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
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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".
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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 we know
today as the
honeymoon.
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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled
Gentlemen Only
Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered
into the English
language.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick
their elbow.





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