Men can read smaller print than women can? Women,
however, can hear better than men.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to touch your small toe with your tongue.
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The State with the highest percentage of people who
walk to work is Alaska.
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness is only 28%.
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Now, get this… The percentage of North America that
is wilderness is 38% ! !
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven is $16,400 -- true.
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The average number of people airborne over the
U.S. in any given hour is 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 was ‘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:
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 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 put a name on 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?
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 of the year, are more collect calls made
than any other day of the year, even though it’s harder
to do today?
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 new 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.
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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.
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At least 75% of people who read this, will try to
Touch their small toe with their tongue!
