Useless Trivia

[Cody Colston]

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were
Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.

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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

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Coca-Cola was originally green.

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska!

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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
(now get this...)

The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$6,400

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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
61,000

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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

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The youngest pope was 11 years old.

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

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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

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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
(be sure to read the order of the answer numbers)

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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.

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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.

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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.

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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace

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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular
boat name requested?
A. Obsession

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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

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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield
wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey

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Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day
of the year?
A. Father's Day

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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is
the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.

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Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet!

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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."

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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.

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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"

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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked
into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a
refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your
whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.

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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only
Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English
language.



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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow. :)


Cody

[ol]

The expert at anything was once a beginner...

[/ol]

[MorePowerMatt]

GOLF does NOT stand for "Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden." It comes from the Old Scots word "kolve," meaning "club." (As in, thing you hit something with.)

Speaking of Golf, Ben Hogan was actually left-handed, but played right. Bobby Jones was the first and only player to win the Masters as an amateur. Tiger Woods is oriental. His mother is from Thailand.

Although the items mentioned were invented by women, Kevlar was not. I think Dr. Harold Smith is the actual inventor of Kevlar.

Now, the song "Happy Birthday To You" is copyrighted by a woman. That is why each time you go into a restaurant and someone just HAS to have a free cupcake or whatnot, the waiting staff sings something really stupid and really annoying instead of "Happy Birthday To You."

Matt

Co-president of the Anti-Nanny Filter League.

[Cody Colston]

I don't know about the truth to the trivia I posted, but I do know about this:

"Bobby Jones was the first and only player to win the Masters as an amateur."

Bobby Jones retired from competetive golf in 1930 at age 28. The first Masters was held in 1934 and was won by Horton Smith. Jones himself never played in the tournament he made into a Major event.

It is true that the Masters Golf Tournament has always taken special interest in amateurs, since Jones was a lifelong amateur golfer. Considered one of the finest golfers of all time and the only man to win all four majors in the same year, he never turned pro, but instead pursued a legal career.

Cody

[ol]

The expert at anything was once a beginner...

[/ol]

[MorePowerMatt]

Wow. He never played in it. That's interesting. I thought he did.

Matt

Co-president of the Anti-Nanny Filter League.

[deathwish2]

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nope . . .
http://www.snopes.com/cokelore/green.asp


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>Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National
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I can think of one other up here in Boston . . .
http://www.history.navy.mil/faqs/faq68-1.htm

http://members.cox.net/cpopina/oldirons.jpg






Not sure about the others . . . . I'm sure some are true. }> :P :7

[TDHofstetter]

Um... I can fairly easily lick the INSIDE of my elbow. Quite the rage at parties, ya know... :)

-- Tim --

Every person's handiwork
Is a self-portrait.

[Hellion]

That was pretty interesting but does not have less wilderness in comparison to total land area than the states. But still pretty interesting.

Aslo did you know its impossible to lick the back of your head. Weird huh.




and did you know that .07% of the people that read this post will try to lick the back of their head