interesting thought, some of us on this list trying to lick the elbow. we
could hurt ourself.

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From: Salkin Kathleen [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 7:16 AM
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Subject: Re: You Just Need to Know


Ha, I didn't try to lick my elbow as I already knew I can't.  LOL

Interesting set of facts, Ken.  Thanks for sending them.

Kat

----- Original Message -----
From: "Barber, Kenneth L." <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 6:55 AM
Subject: You Just Need to Know


> HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
--
> --------------
>
> 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
> name requested?
> 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 bulletproof 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
> 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 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 refill, they
> used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is he 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.