Food For Thought

[Rich]

A friend sent this, thought it was good:

Subject: Things We Should Know


>
> 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 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%
> 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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> 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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> 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 laserprinters 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
> calledthe 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.
>

[Spring]

These are interesting. Here's another: The Great Lakes are 20% of the world's fresh surface water and they are always changing: therefore: The Dynamic Great Lakes.