interesting thought, some of us on this list trying to lick the elbow. we could hurt ourself. -----Original Message----- From: Salkin Kathleen [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002 7:16 AM To: [log in to unmask] 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]> Newsgroups: bit.listserv.c-palsy To: <[log in to unmask]> 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.