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Did
you know..?
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.
Intelligent
people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
The
youngest pope was 11 years old.
The
first novel ever written on a typewriter was Tom Sawyer.
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.
Honey
is the only food that doesn't spoil.
There
are more reversed charge calls on Father's Day day than any other
day of the year.
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".
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 to 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.... and
thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
And
finally...
At
least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
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