Interesting crazy facts
November
18
- 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.
- The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
- Everyday more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
- Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
- The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this…)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% - Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession - I n the 1400’s a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have “the rule of thumb”.
- Coca-Cola was originally green.
- Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
- The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
- Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king in history:
Spades - King David
Hearts - Charlemagne
Clubs -Alexander, the Great
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.
- 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.
- 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 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 - 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
