BS: Interesting Facts

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: bobad
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 02:43 PM

Or ask these guys.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Bill D
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 02:38 PM

(test it with a Barbie doll and a watermelon)

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Bill D
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 02:37 PM

depends on whether you stood in the hole, or hung by your heels in your hole!

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: GUEST,noddy
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 01:02 PM

Can anyone answer this? It has been puzzling me for years.

If you were to dig a hole through the centre of the Earth would you come out up side down? If not why not?
Ignore the bit about being boiled alive in the core!

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Amos
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 12:25 PM

Quadrillionth would get there much sooner, if you're going to split hairs.

If whole numbers, one thousand.

A

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Splott Man
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 12:19 PM

"The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone."

I'm sure Laurel & Hardy would have got there first.

Morecambe & Wise may have beaten them as well? (will somebody check, I can't be bothered?)

"Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter "A"? "

A: Quarter

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: GUEST,Noddy
Date: 01 Aug 06 - 12:17 PM

The standard poodle was bred to hunt Deer.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 01:03 AM

A bit more on poodle history here.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: LadyJean
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 12:33 AM

Someone might want to mention to Rover that poodles aren't French, they're German. The name comes from Pudlehund. Puddle hound. Poodles were bred as duck dogs. They don't shed, which is why you have to have them groomed. The fancy cut was created to protect the dog's joints, since they were supposed to swim out and fetch the duck from the water. Toy poodles were bred as lap dogs, of course. The first poodles were large, like Irish water spaniels or Portugese waterdogs. The French for poodle is Caniche. I was raised with poodles, so I know a lot of poodle trivia.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: leeneia
Date: 22 Jul 06 - 12:33 AM

I append a list of "facts" that came to me by e-mail. I don't believe them all. When I got the e-mail, I ignored the first entry, but then later I paid attention to it, and to my amazement, I could indeed read it, just as it says.
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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

uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The

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

plae. 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?


In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb"

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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.
(I've hear this is untrue - leeneia.)
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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 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: $6,400

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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.   
(Could this be because the mentally handicapped don't dye their hair?)
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
(Maybe there some obscure ms was actually first, who knows?)
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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
(Fakelore!)
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321   
(Would somebody with a huge calculator please check this?)
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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
(Hmmm! Let's take a poll. I don't. - leeneia)
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?

A. Obsession   
(How could anyone know this? Do the states keep records of boat names?)
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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 all 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."

(I doubt it.)
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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.

(1. Don't tell me somebody wrote this out in cuneiform.
2. Did all weddings occur on the first of the month?)
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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"

(Naw! When learning cursive writing, small p's and q's are easy to mix up, that's all.)
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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.

(Do I look gullible or something?)


~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

(I did, but that was only the FIRST time I got this thing.)

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 11:57 PM

Heh. Like I'm gonna fall for THAT old trick a seventh time . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 11:55 PM

Leeneia's right. It isn't even a distant approximation. It tastes like *%$#*.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: leeneia
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 11:49 PM

"You can make a good approximation to guacamole from pea-pods and yoghurt."

Look, we are simply not that gullible.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 10:20 PM

"Cum catapultae proscriptae erunt tum soli proscript catapultas habebunt."

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 10:12 PM

Click the screen that comes up when you open this link.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: mack/misophist
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 08:58 PM

Anatomicaly speaking,
   That bit of flesh under your tongue that keeps you from sticking it
   all the way out is a frenum. There's another just by the glans on
   you guys.

   And an ear is an 'external auditory meatus.' (mee-ate-us)

   That groove below the nose is a philtrum.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 05:00 PM

Pronunciation: "pä-pl&-'tE-&l also pä-'pli-tE-&l

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Uncle_DaveO
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 02:22 PM

I forget who said (and I'm too lazy to go back and look):

There is no proper name for the back of the knees.

Sorry, no cigar!   It's "the popliteal space".

Dave Oesterreich

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:55 AM

What are imitation rhinestones?

What happens if you get scared half to death twice?

What's another word for Thesaurus?

When I turned two I was really anxious, because I'd doubled my age in a year. I thought, if this keeps up, by the time I'm six I'll be ninety.

You can't have everything. Where would you put it?

You know how it is when you go to be the subject of a psychology experiment, and nobody else shows up, and you think maybe that's part of the experiment? I'm like that all the time.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:43 AM

"In my house on the ceilings I have paintings of the rooms above, so I never have to go upstairs."

LOL

His name is Steven Wright, FYI.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:41 AM

LOL Again.

'I worked in a health food store once. A guy came in and asked me, "If I melt dry ice, can I take a bath without getting wet?"'

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:40 AM

Gawd, my stomach is sore from laughing.

"I went to the museum where they had all the heads and arms from the statues that are in all the other museums."

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:37 AM

LOL

"I washed a sock. Then I put it in the dryer. When I took it out, it was gone."

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:35 AM

Those two are from Steve Wright. Keriste, he's funny.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:34 AM

LOL

"I spilled Spot Remover on my dog. Now he's gone."

LOLOLOL

That is the best laugh I've had in weeks.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 21 Jul 06 - 12:31 AM

"I installed a skylight in my apartment. The people who live above me are furious."

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:55 PM

How do you KNOW that? And WHY?

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Bert
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:54 PM

There are two kinds of fart, the ones which smell are caused by gases given off by the digestive process and those which don't smell (unless mixed with the first kind) caused by air being ingested when eating.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:41 PM

WHAT?

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: John O'L
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:38 PM

Seamus - You'll have to write louder.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:30 PM

Huh?

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Seamus Kennedy
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:27 PM

Peace - so deaf people can enjoy them too?

Seamus

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: John O'L
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 09:53 PM

While I am prepared to concede that it's a woman's foremost rogative to spell it however she likes, I will defend with my life the right of the dictionary not to.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 09:45 PM

"Organized crime is estimated to account for 10% of the United States' national income."

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 09:38 PM

But, perogies IS.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: John O'L
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 09:28 PM

Kaleea, that's 'cause ther's no such word. I'm sorry but your gender has nothing to do with it.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Kaleea
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 08:30 PM

The word, "perogative" is not in the dictionary! I'm a woman, so I know these things.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Janie
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 06:49 PM

The New River, which arises in North Carolina and flows into the Ohio at Point Pleasant, WV (after being renamed the Kanawha where the Gauley River flows into it at the lower end of the gorge) is probably the oldest extant river in the world. Leastways, that is what my 8th grade WV History teacher said.

Janie

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Bill D
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 05:59 PM

nope..and now it isn't even true.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 03:58 PM

Well, maybe it wasn't THAT interesting.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 03:58 PM

It is an interesting fact that the next person to post will get the 100th.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: frogprince
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 02:55 PM

By the time you learn anything worth mentioning, you're a grumbling old fart and nobody wants to sit around listening to you.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Bill D
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:22 PM

68% of all Rutabaga is eaten by Republicans...the rest is thrown away.


(I heard that years ago, and I never heard a refutation...so it must be true, huh?)

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: GUEST,Molasses
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:16 PM

'Treacle' derives from an ancient Greek word meaning "A Good Thing To Give To One Who Has Been Bitten By A Poisonous Snake".

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: GUEST,My Father, Sir
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:12 PM

The largest organism in the world is a fungus that lives in a forest in Canada. It is estimated to be several thousand years old.

If you pick a mouse up by its tail, its eyes will drop out. If you do the same to a weasel, it will gnaw your fingers off.

Lobsters use quantum microfluctuations to aid night navigation, whereas it has been proven that homing pigeons use main roads as their main navigational aid.

There are more molecules in a small glass of water than there are particles of dust in the entire observable universe.

Due to the precession of the equinoxes, there was no visible Pole Star in 1AD. In 3000AD, the current Pole Star will no longer be even approximately in the north, even without the expected Magnetic Pole Inversion.

You can make a good approximation to guacamole from pea-pods and yoghurt.

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: JohnInKansas
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 11:01 AM

The winner of this years "Supermileage" event, in the Collegiate Design Series sponsored by SAE International, was a vehicle from the University of British Columbia.

Rules require a single person vehicle using a standard four-cylinder engine to cover 9.6 miles (6 laps on a 1.6 mile track) and the "remaining" fuel from a 1 gallon initial "fill" is measured to compute the mpg (km/l) obtained.

The UBC vehicle achieved 3,145 mpg (1,337 km/l) at an average speed of approximately 16 mph.

Six teams got more than 1,000 mpg.

A high school team from Indiana won the HS division at 1,897 mpg.

The Guinness book reports however that a vehicle at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology - Zurich holds the current record, at 15,212 mpg.

(But none of these vehicles look like they'd be very comfortable to drive very far.)

John

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:39 AM

Oooooooooooooookay . . . .

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:36 AM

LOLOLOLOL

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:22 AM

Where are you calling from, sir?

Subject: RE: BS: Interesting Facts
From: Peace
Date: 20 Jul 06 - 12:17 AM

"The first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin in WWII killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo."