AS SMART AS YOU ARE....I BET YOU DIDN'T KNOW THIS !!
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 English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So in
old England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would
yell at them mind their own pints and quarts and settle
down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"
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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.
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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.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
elbow
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