Kor37 9 Posted December 23, 2005 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. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better. City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33 Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400 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. First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. The 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, and 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. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II 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 Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies. 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 for 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 day after the Major League all-stars Game. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MANVERU 0 Posted December 23, 2005 um..... um..... whoa. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jack_Bauer 1 Posted December 23, 2005 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. That is not entirely true. http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.htm Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MANVERU 0 Posted December 23, 2005 well, I dunno about the states, but that's most certainly true in Australia. I was told by the curator at the National Sydney Art museum Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishfire 2 Posted December 23, 2005 Coca-Cola was originally green. This is incorrect. The original formula for Coca-Cola called for caramel, which gave it a brown color. The only time Coca-Cola has ever appeared green is when it was bottled in green bottles. 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. Also incorrect. Way back in the day, carpenters (and other craftsmen and women) created the rule of thumb by using their own thumbs as instruments of measurement, since from the tip of the thumb to the first knuckle is approximately one inch. Rule of thumb was never attributed to any laws until during the femenist movement. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIMIMELA 1 Posted December 23, 2005 Coca-Cola was originally green. This is incorrect. The original formula for Coca-Cola called for caramel, which gave it a brown color. The only time Coca-Cola has ever appeared green is when it was bottled in green bottles. 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. Also incorrect. Way back in the day, carpenters (and other craftsmen and women) created the rule of thumb by using their own thumbs as instruments of measurement, since from the tip of the thumb to the first knuckle is approximately one inch. Rule of thumb was never attributed to any laws until during the femenist movement. Do me a favour and tell me where I could find out more of femenism? I have to write an essay on it Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishfire 2 Posted December 24, 2005 Coca-Cola was originally green. This is incorrect. The original formula for Coca-Cola called for caramel, which gave it a brown color. The only time Coca-Cola has ever appeared green is when it was bottled in green bottles. 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. Also incorrect. Way back in the day, carpenters (and other craftsmen and women) created the rule of thumb by using their own thumbs as instruments of measurement, since from the tip of the thumb to the first knuckle is approximately one inch. Rule of thumb was never attributed to any laws until during the femenist movement. Do me a favour and tell me where I could find out more of femenism? I have to write an essay on it I honestly don't know. Um, Wikipedia probably has an article on feminism. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theunicornhunter 2 Posted December 24, 2005 As for the rule of thumb discussion - here's an interesting site - basically it says the law probably wasn't the source of the saying as WF said - but there was such a law (and it predated the feminist movement by a couple fo centuries) randomhouse On a side note - a couple of webpages made such a great deal that wifebeating has been illegal in the US since before the Revolution. Well, the law may have been on the books but it has only been in the last couple of decades that it has been seriously enforced. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
KIMIMELA 1 Posted December 24, 2005 Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Ok, now, if women can hear better, and itellegent people has zinc and copper... where did I go wrong? "I will", "I dunno", "I see", "I hear", "I know" are also examples of sentences Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wishfire 2 Posted December 24, 2005 Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 "I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. Ok, now, if women can hear better, and itellegent people has zinc and copper... where did I go wrong? "I will", "I dunno", "I see", "I hear", "I know" are also examples of sentences But "I am" has less letters. Though I think that "I do" is shorter, since the letter d is shorter in length than the letter m. :) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
