A friend mailed me this and I thought some of you might be interested:
Bobby
Things you Probably Never Knew
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> > > > > Q. What occurs more often in December than any other
> > > > >month?
> > > > > A. Conception.
> > > > > Q. What separates "60 Minutes," on CBS from every
> > > > >other TV show?
> > > > > A. No theme song.
> > > > > 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 count
> > > > > until you found the letter "A"?
> > > > > A. One thousand
> > > > > Q. What do bullet proof 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 trivial 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.
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> > > > > Did you know...
> > > > > . The first couple to be shown in bed together on
> > > > >prime time television
> > > > > were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> > > > >
> > > > >Coca-Cola was originally green.
> > > > > .
> > > > >Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the
> > > > >US Treasury.
> > > > > .
> > > > >Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear
> > > > >& smell better.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The state with the highest percentage of people who
> > > > >walk to work:
> > > > > Alaska.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
> > > > > .
> > > > >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.
> > > > > .
> > > > >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; Clubs - Alexander the
> > > > >Great; Hearts-
> > > > > Charlemagne; Diamonds - Julius Caesar
> > > > >.
> > > > >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 thelast signature wasn't added until 5 years
> > > > >later.
> > > > > .
> > > > >"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the
> > > > >English language.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter
> > > > >pilots in the
> > > > > South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the
> > > > >ground, the .50
> > > > > caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27
> > > > >feet, before being
> > > > > loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all
> > > > >their ammo at a
> > > > > target, it got "The whole 9 yards."
> > > > > .
> > > > >Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine
> > > > >that makes them
> > > > > looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old
> > > > >English law which
> > > > >stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything
> > > > >wider than your
> > > > > thumb.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the
> > > > >army for
> > > > > the"General Purpose" vehicle, G.P.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six
> > > > >inches each
> > > > > gallon of diesel that it burns.
> > > > > .
> > > > >The only two days of the year in which there are no
> > > > >professional
> > > > > sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day
> > > > >before and the after
> > > > > the Major League all-stars game.
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