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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. |
Q. What is the only  food that doesn't spoil? A. Honey |
 Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day |
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. |
SO YOU THINK YOU KNOW EVERYTHING?  "Stewardesses" is the longest word typed with only the left hand and "lollipop" with your right. (Bet you tried this out me ntally, didn't you? |
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No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, or purple.
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"Dreamt" is the only English word that ends in the letters "mt". (Are you doubting this? |
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The sentence: "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" uses every letter of the alphabet (Now, you KNOW you're going to try this out for accuracy, right? |
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The words 'racecar,' 'kayak' and 'level' are the same whether they are read left to right or right to left (palindromes). (Yep, I knew you were going to "do" this one.
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 There are only four words in the English language which end in "dous": tremendous, horrendous, stupendous, and hazardous. (You're not doubting this, are you? |
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 There are two words in the English language that have all five vowels in order: "abstemious" and "facetious." (Yes, admit it, you are going to say . a e i o u. |
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A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. |
 A goldfish has a memory span of three seconds.  (Some days that's about what my memory span. |
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A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second. |
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Almonds are a member of the peach family. |
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An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain. |
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February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon. |
In the last 4,000 years, no new animals have been domesticated. |
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If the population of China walked past you, 8 abreast, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction. |
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Leonardo Da Vinci invented the scissors. |
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Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. |
The average person's left hand does 56% of the typing. |
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 The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth 2, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. |
 The microwave oven was invented after a researcher walked by a radar tube and a chocolate bar melted in his pocket. (Good thing he did that) |
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| Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it. I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh? |
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Winston Churchill was born in a ladies' room during a dance. 
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb" 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 were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. 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. |
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow! (It is impossible to lick your elbow) |
YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2006 when... 1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave. 2. You haven't played solitaire with real cards in years. 3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three. 4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you. 5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't have e-mail addresses. 6. You pull up in yo ur own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries. 7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen. 8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic and you turn around to go and get it. 10 You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee. 11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : ) 12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing. 13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message. 14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list. 15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list. |