::Hello All! Here's a little trivia to make your day more interesting. (From an email from my Aunt Diana)::
The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
Coca-Cola was originally green.
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
The youngest pope was 11 years old.
The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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.
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.
"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat namerequested?
A. Obsession
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
Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
In Shakespeare's time, mattresses were secured on bed frames by ropes. When you pulled on the ropes the mattress tightened, making the bed more firm to sleep on. Hence the phrase "goodnight, sleep tight".
*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.
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"
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.
In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled "Gentlemen Only
Ladies Forbidden: Thus the word GOLF was entered into the English
language.
~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
Stop trying to lick your elbow!!!!!
It's true, you did it didnt you? well, you may say that you didnt but it is a
proven fact that at least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their
elbow.
Brain cells come and brain cells go, but fat cells live forever.
Man, these are all the answers to those radio DJ trivia questions that they use to give free stuff away. I'm gonna win big now, Thanks Shannon.
Posted by: svenska at September 26, 2003 11:17 AMNo problem. I'll expect a small tribute if you win big, though. It's the polite thing to do.
Posted by: Shannon at September 26, 2003 11:37 AMIt must be a trivial day... my friend Melicia sent me a list today... so... did you know...
A rat can last longer without wanter than a camel?
Donald Duck comics were banned in Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
If one places a tiny amount of liquor on scorpion, it will instantly go mad and sting itself to death. (Who figured that out?)
Charlie Chaplin once won third prize in a Charlie Chaplin look-alike contest.
Bruce Lee was so fast that they actually had to s-l-o-w film down so you could see his moves.
I want to know how many people have tried to lick their elbow after reading they couldn't. I tried, but couldn't.
Posted by: Jeannette at September 26, 2003 04:19 PMactually, i saw a kid the other day on the wayne brady show that licked his elbow. so it is possible.
Posted by: jessie bessie at September 26, 2003 08:11 PMIt's Dianna with two "N"s, Shanon.
Posted by: Joey Wolfe at September 26, 2003 10:31 PMWHY can I not remember that? I always do that- I conciously try to spell it right, I really do, it just comes out wrong every time.
Posted by: Shannon at September 27, 2003 11:31 AMI love these trivia thingies.
Although you shouldn't believe all of them.
Coca Cola, for instance, was never green.
The original formula called for caramel to give Coca-Cola its rich brown color, and although the recipe has undergone some changes through the years, none of them affected the ultimate color of the product.
Coke has at times been bottled in green glass bottles, which perhaps explains the popularity of this particular rumor.
Source: http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp
Mr.Ed the "talking horse" had a real name. What was it?
Posted by: Neil Kaplan at October 10, 2003 03:12 PM