$
16,400
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The average
number
of people airborne over the U.S.
in
any given hour:
61,000
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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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The 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 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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Only two
people
signed the Declaration of Independence on July
4,
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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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 have in common?
A.
All were 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 inEngland , pub frequenters had a
whistle baked
into
the rim, or handle, of their ceramiccups.
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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YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING
IN 2013
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
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
you're LAUGHING at yourself!
Blessed
are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be
amused!" (Unknown Author)
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Go
on, forward this
to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick
your elbow.
