some amazing facts.....

SOME INTERESTING FACTS...

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.


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


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


Coca-Cola was originally green.


It is impossible to lick your elbow.


Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.


The 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
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
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.


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 go until
you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand


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


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


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.'


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.


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'


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.


At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!


- Now....Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe
it or not, you can read it.
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?