themajor

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Subject: Did you Know

THINGS TO KNOW:::

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.'
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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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The
first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma
Flintstone.
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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 cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven:
£ 10,120.00
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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 because 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..... 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 fire escapes and windshield wipers
have in common?

A... Both were invented by women.
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Q...
What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A... Honey
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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.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
elbow!
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Don't delete the following just because it looks
weird.
Believe it or not, you can read it.
>
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cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan
mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what
oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and
last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed
ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2015 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 mobile 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 mobile 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

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

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

12. You're reading this and nodding, and
laughing.

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

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

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't

a 9 on this list.

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

NOW U R LAUGHING at
yourself.

Go on, forward this
to your friends.
You know you want
to!
And stop trying to lick
your elbow!

Pulaski

So this thread is for posting myths and urban legends?

themajor

You are not reading it correctly. It is foe CLEVER people

Veronica-K

Cocar cola was NEVER green although although at one time the BOTTLE was green.


The name of golf comes from an old Scottish word for club.

These are the only two I have bothered to google. I am sure many other of these myths will be disproved with a bit of googling.

themajor

In fact many of them are un-true. But it is fun to research and point out the errors. Well done Veronica.

Pulaski

No $#!t If you don't have anything better to do.

mikelincs

Clever people would notice you can't spell the word FOR.

themajor