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Daniel P
01-19-2003, 08:50 AM
Continuing from my series of stupid e-mails, I present you with some fun little facts.

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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US 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.

The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work:
Alaska

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

The youngest pope was 11 years old.

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

Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.

111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace

Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name
requested?
A. Obsession

Q. If you were to spell out ascending 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 invented by women.

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

Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day

Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.

Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.

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."

In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only
Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

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

The Landstander
01-19-2003, 11:59 AM
about one of those:

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/golf.htm

golf one ain't snopes-approved.

Danielle
01-19-2003, 12:32 PM
Originally posted by dacp3

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


Well, that explains a lot. :p (j/k)

I'd say more on this, but I'm kinda in the middle of trying to lick my elbow. ;)

TimTwoFace
01-19-2003, 07:17 PM
All right folks, I'll be closing this thread because it's just a bunch of silly facts, not an actual game.

If you do a trivia thread, just ask a question about anything (but nothing too ludicrous) and wait for an answer. You can make them multiple choice or not, it doesn't matter.

Let's try with this easy one, just to get off on the right foot:

What is the word "flu" short for?

(Lame, I know, but it was on my mind at the moment.)

-Tim

Sue_Jackson
01-19-2003, 10:11 PM
Originally posted by TimTwoFace


What is the word "flu" short for?



I believe it is influenza. :)


Q: True/False: Coca-Cola was first created as medicine.

TimTwoFace
01-20-2003, 01:40 AM
....hmmm...that's gotta be false...though I dunno. *PONDERS* I'll go on a limb and still say...false.

:)

-Tim

Danielle
01-20-2003, 07:07 PM
Was it Mountain Dew that started as a medicine? It sure tastes the part. :p {dodges objects thrown by the people who like Mountain Dew}

I think, however, there WAS something about Coke starting as medicine. So I'll say "true".

TimTwoFace
01-21-2003, 02:33 AM
*NUDGES DEINA* All right, we have one of each answer, so which is it? :eek:

-Tim

Sue_Jackson
01-21-2003, 06:04 PM
It is true. I heard it on some tv show (I think it was on Food Network) that the original formula for Coca-Cola was created to be sold as some "cure-all" elixir.

Zach Logan
01-21-2003, 06:08 PM
Heres one that only sick people like me know

What was the nation Azerbijan originally part of, and what is its present day capitol?

And influenza is correct.

Danielle
01-21-2003, 08:05 PM
Sounds Russian. I'll try for USSR/Soviet Union/whadeva else it's called. I'm not that experienced in Asian history. :o

Um...............well, that's half the question. :D As for the capital, I have absolutely no idea.