I got this in an e-mail from my mom this morning and got a good laugh out of it!

INTERESTING STUFF

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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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Every
day more money is printed for Monopo ly than the
U.S. 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% (now
get this...)




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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




$
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:

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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 was n'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?


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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
al l 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
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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 this just because it looks weird. Believe
it or not, you can read it.




I
cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdanieg. T he phaonmneal pweor of the
hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde
Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the
ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is
taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit
pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae
the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig
huh?

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YOU
KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2009 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
f amily 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.
Leavi ng 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.




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FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~




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NOW
U R LAUGHING at yourself.




Go
on, forward this to your friends and try to lick
your elbow. You know you want to!