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Many years ago in
Scotland , a new game was
invented. It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden'....and thus
the word GOLF entered into the English
language.

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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 U.S.
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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Intelligent people have
more zinc and copper in their
hair.

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

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The 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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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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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 were invented by
women.

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

A.
Honey

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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, which
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 your 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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I
cdnuolt
blveiee
that I cluod
aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was
rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch
at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr
the ltteers in a word are, the
olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the
first and
last ltteer
be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can
still raed it
wouthit a porbelm. This is
bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the
word as a
wlohe. Amzanig huh?

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