When you have nothing better to do some interesting  bits and pieces

 

 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.
 
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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 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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  Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in  their hair.
 
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  The first novel ever written on a typewriter:  Tom  Sawyer.
 
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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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  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. Which day are there more collect calls than  any other day of the  year?
 
  A. Father's Day
 
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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 ... which 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 your   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.
 
 
  AND FINALLY
 
  75% of people who read this will try to lick their  elbow!!!