A friend mailed me this and I thought some of you might be interested: Bobby Things you Probably Never Knew > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > > > > > > > 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. > > > > >