26 things you probably didn’t know you didn’t know!

26 things you probably didn't know you didn't know!

  1. Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
  2. Coca-Cola was originally green.
  3. It is impossible to lick your elbow.
  4. The State with the Highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
  5. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%
  6. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
  7. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $ 16,400
  8. The average number Of people airborne over the U. S. In any given hour: 61,000
  9. Intelligent people Have more zinc and copper in their hair..
  10. The first novel ever Written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.
  11. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
  12. 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
  13. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321
  14. 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 because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes
  15. Only two people Signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until 5 years later.
  16. Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
    A. Their birthplace
  17. Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
    A. Obsession
  18. 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
  19. Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, Windshield wipers and laser printers have in common?
    A. All were invented By women.
  20. Q. What is the only Food that doesn’t spoil?
    A. Honey
  21. Q. Which day are there more collect calls Than any other day of the year?
    A. Father’s Day
  22. 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’
  23. 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.
  24. 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’
  25. Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked Into the rim, or handle, of their ceramiccups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. ‘Wet your whistle’ is the phrase inspired by this practice.
  26. At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!

 

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2 Comments

  1. #3 did not specify where on the elbow.

    You cannot lick your own olecranon(the tip of your elbow)
    You can lick the inside of your elbow.

  2. You cannot lick your own olecranon(the tip of your elbow)
    You can lick the inside of your elbow.
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