FASCINATING FACTS, TRIVIA and INTERESTING THOUGHTS

**Little Wing** · 11-30-2004, 06:45 PM

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

If a stature 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.

No word in the English language rhymes with month, orange, silver, and purple.

Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them use to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired">

Canada is an Indian word meaning "Big Village".

There are 2 credit cards for every person in the United States.

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

Each king in a deck of playing cards represent a great king from history. Spades - King David; Clubs - Alexander the great; Hearts - Charlemagne; and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

"Sleep tight" came from: beds before the 19th century were made of frames of wood that had holes for ropes that were laticed to hold a matress (such as they were). There was a wooden peg/pole that could be placed so that it fitted around the ropes going out and back in on the outside of the bedframe to tighten the lattice of ropes so the bed would not sag. This was done right before you got in bed.

The most common name in the world is Mohammed.

The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle. G.P.

The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses every letter in the alphabet.

Developed by western union to Test Telex/TWX communications.The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight.These straight section are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies.

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

Average life span of a major league baseball: 7 pitches.

A duck's quack does NOT echo, and no one knows why.

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

The reason firehouses have circular stairways is from the days of yore when the engines were pulled by horses. The horses were stabled on the ground floor and figured out how to walk up straight staircases.

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie." Thus the name of the Don McLean song.

The word "Samba" means "To rub navels together."

The international telephone dialing code to Antartica is 672.

The glue of Israeli postage stamps is certified Kosher.

Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.

If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar.

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl.

The first toilet ever seen on television was on "Leave it to Beaver".

The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League All-Star Game.

Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

The name Wendy was made up for the book "Peter Pan."

In Cleveland, Ohio, it is illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a years supply of footballs.

35% of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.

Pound for pound, hamburgers cost more than new cars.

The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.

It's possible to lead a cow upstairs.... but not downstairs.

Humans are the only primates that do not have pigment in the palms of their hands.

10% of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.

In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world's nuclear weapons combined.

Reno, Nevada is WEST of Los Angeles, California.

Average age of top GM executives in 1994: 49.8 years.

Average age of the Rolling stones: 50.6

Elephants can NOT jump. Every other mammal can.

The cigarette lighter was invented before the match.

Five Jell-O flavors that flopped: Celery, coffee, cola, apple, and chocolate.

Mel Blank (the voice of Bugs Bunny) was allergic to carrots.

Until 1965, driving was done on the left-hand side on roads in sweden. The conversion to right-hand was done on a weekday at 5pm. All traffic stopped as people switched sides. This time and day were chosen to prevent accidents where drivers would have gotten up in the morning and been too sleepy to realize that *this* was the day of the changeover.

The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elpephant in the Berlin Zoo.

Dr. Seuss pronounced "Seuss" such that it rhymed with "rejoice".

In Casablanca, Humphrey Bogart never said "Play it again, Sam."

Sherlock Holmes never said "Elementary, my dear Watson."

More people are killed annually by donkeys that die in air crashes.

The term , "it's all fun in games until someone loses an eye" is from Ancient Rome. The only rule during wrestling matches was, "No eye gouging."
Everything else was allowed, but the only way to be disqualified was to poke someone's eye out.

A "jiffy" is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

The average person falls asleep in seven minutes.

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

Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.

Cat's urine glows under a black light.Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.

The Pentagon, in Arlington, Virginia, has twice as many bathrooms as is necessary.
When it was built in the 1940s, the state of Virginia still had segregation laws requiring separate toilet facilities for blacks and whites.

An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.

The longest recorded flight of a chicken is thirteen (13) seconds.

Why do you need a drivers license to buy liquor when you can't drink and drive?

Why isn't phonetic spelled the way it sounds?

Why are there interstate highways in Hawaii??

Why are there flotation devices under plane seats instead of parachutes?

Why are cigarettes sold in gas stations when smoking is prohibited there?

Do you need a silencer if you are going to shoot a mime?

Have you ever imagined a world with no hypothetical situations?

mornings?

If 7-11 is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, why are there locks on the doors?

If nothing ever sticks to TEFLON, how do they make TEFLON stick to the pan?

If you tied buttered toast to the back of a cat and dropped it from a height, what would happen?

If you're in a vehicle going the speed of light, what happens when you turn on the headlights?

You know how most packages say "Open here". What is the protocol if the package says "Open somewhere else"?

Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

Why do we drive on parkways and park on driveways?

Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called shipment, but when you transport something by ship, it's called cargo?

You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes? Why cant they make the whole plane out of that same susbstance?

Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

If you throw a cat out a car window does it become kitty litter?

If corn oil comes from corn, where does baby oil come from?

When a cow laughs, does milk come out its nose?

How did a fool and him money GET together?

The highest point in pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.

How do they get a deer to cross at that yellow road sign?

If it's tourist season, why can't we shoot them?

What's another word for thesaurus?

Why do they sterilize the needles for lethal injection?

Why is abbreviation such a long word?

Why do kamikaze pilots wear helmets?

How do you know when its time to tune your bagpipes?

Is it true that cannibals don't eat clowns because they taste funny?

When you choke a smurf, what color does it turn?

Do blind Eskimos have seeing eye sled dogs?

Why is there an expiration date on my sour cream container?

What do they use to ship styrofoam?

Why do they call it a TV set when you only get one?

**Flex** · 11-30-2004, 07:07 PM

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

If a stature 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.

What if the horse is peeing on the guy?

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

The term "the whole 9 yards" came from WWII fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at target, it got "the whole 9 yards."

I thought they said, "Gotcha, BIIIIIIITCH"

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

In every episode of Seinfeld there is a Superman somewhere.

I don't like Seinfeld, but i

the Man of Steel

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

The airplane Buddy Holly died in was the "American Pie."

So is Punanny

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Superbowl.

Sorry, Rams of a few years ago

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.

Is this good for bulking

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

Why do they put Braille dots on the keypad of the drive-up ATM?

Nice work, RG

**myCATpowerlifts** · 11-30-2004, 07:08 PM

some of these are good

**Vieope** · 11-30-2004, 07:11 PM

Originally Posted by Flex

I don't like Seinfeld

Really?

**Flex** · 11-30-2004, 07:16 PM

Originally Posted by Vieope

Really?

ya, i'm not much of a TV guy.

The only TV i watch (besides movies and sports) is Sportscenter, Jeopardy, Simpsons and the OC

I tried Seinfeld a few times, thought it was more stupid than funny

**cappo5150** · 11-30-2004, 10:37 PM

I didnt like seinfeld when it first came out, but now I watch the reruns almost every night. If youre a seinfeld fan you got to watch Curb your enthusiam.

**Little Wing** · 11-30-2004, 11:12 PM

like both shows.

**Luke9583** · 12-01-2004, 08:42 AM

Originally Posted by RG

A duck's quack does NOT echo, and no one knows why.

I saw this one proved wrong on 'myth busters'

**hu1k** · 12-01-2004, 09:19 AM

Originally Posted by cappo5150

I didnt like seinfeld when it first came out, but now I watch the reruns almost every night. If youre a seinfeld fan you got to watch Curb your enthusiam.

That's what someone else told me but after watching Curb Your Enthusiasm, I was disappointed to say the least. It's more disturbing than entertaining, and there's almost zero character development. Added to the fact it's uncomfortably realistic, I'd rather just watch Seinfeld reruns (which is indisputably one of the greatest shows ever).

**Triple Threat** · 12-01-2004, 02:54 PM

Originally Posted by rockgazer69

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

And "I do" is the start of the longest sentence.

**Little Wing** · 12-01-2004, 06:48 PM

lol my bf was reading this n said say "i do." is the worst one......

**cman** · 12-01-2004, 06:59 PM

the moon shows up 50 min late every day/night

**BoneCrusher** · 12-01-2004, 07:19 PM

Originally Posted by CaptainDeadlift

And "I do" is the start of the longest sentence.

**cman** · 12-01-2004, 07:25 PM

QuoteIf you throw a cat out a car window does it become kitty litter?

Let try it.

**cman** · 12-01-2004, 07:26 PM

If you rape a prostitute? Would it be shop lifting?

**Little Wing** · 12-01-2004, 07:28 PM

lol

**DOMS** · 12-01-2004, 07:42 PM

"Cat's urine glows under a black light.Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie."

Why are these on the same line? Is there some hidden meaning that I should be afraid of?

**Little Wing** · 12-01-2004, 09:03 PM

lol i just said i need to fix that

**min0 lee** · 12-01-2004, 09:09 PM

"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

Does " I See" come in at second place?

**min0 lee** · 12-01-2004, 09:14 PM

The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable.

Please help me...

It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a years supply of footballs.

That must be how cowpimp earned his name.

10% of the Russian government's income comes from the sale of vodka.

2% of which comes from MaxMirkins family.

Why is it that when you're driving and looking for an address, you turn down the volume on the radio?

I feel so stupid now..

**gococksDJS** · 12-02-2004, 09:41 AM

75% of statistics are made up on the spot

**ALBOB** · 12-02-2004, 09:46 AM

Originally Posted by gococksDJS

75% of statistics are made up on the spot

Numbers never lie, but only liars use numbers.

**Robboe** · 12-02-2004, 05:37 PM

I love shit like this. Got an email today.

> > LIFE IN THE 1500s
> >
> > The next time you are washing your hands and
> complain because the water
> > temperature isn't just how you like it, think
> about how things used to be.
> > Here are some facts about the 1500s:
> >
> > These are interesting...
> >
> > Most people got married in June because they took
> their yearly bath in
> May,
> > and still smelled pretty good by June. However,
> they were starting to
> smell,
> > so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the
> body odor. Hence the
> > custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting
> married.
> >
> > Baths consisted of a big tub filled with hot
> water. The man of the house
> had
> > the privilege of the nice clean water, then all
> the other sons and men,
> then
> > the women and finally the children Last of all
> > >the babies. By then the water was so dirty you
> could actually lose
> someone
> > in it. Hence the saying,
> > "Don't throw the baby out with the bath water."
> >
> > Houses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high,
> with no wood underneath.
> > It was the only place for animals to get warm, so
> all the cats and other
> > small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When
> it rained it became
> > slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and
> off the roof.
> > Hence the saying "It's raining cats and dogs."
> >
> > There was nothing to stop things from falling into
> the house. This posed a
> > real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other
> droppings could mess up
> > your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts
> and a sheet hung over the
> > top afforded some protection. That's how canopy
> beds came into existence.
> > The floor was dirt. Only the wealthy had something
> other than dirt. Hence
> > the saying "dirt poor." The wealthy had slate
> floors that would get
> slippery
> > in the winter when wet, so they spread thresh
> (straw) on floor to help
> keep
> > their footing. As the winter wore on, they adding
> more thresh until when
> you
> > opened the door it would all start slipping
> outside. A piece of wood was
> > placed in the entranceway. Hence the saying a
> "thresh hold."
> >
> >
> > In those old days, they cooked in the kitchen with
> a big kettle that
> always
> > hung over the fire. Every day they lit the fire
> and added things to the
> pot.
> > They ate mostly vegetables and did not get much
> meat. They would eat the
> > stew for dinner, leaving leftovers in the pot to
> get cold overnight and
> then
> > start over the next day. Sometimes stew had food
> in it that had been there
> > for quite a while.
> > Hence the rhyme, "Peas porridge hot, peas porridge
> cold, peas porridge in
> > the pot nine days old."
> >
> > Sometimes they could obtain pork, which made them
> feel quite special. When
> > visitors came over, they would hang up their bacon
> to show off. It was a
> > sign of wealth that a man could "bring home the
> bacon." They would cut off
> a
> > little to share with guests and would all sit
> around and "chew the fat."
> >
> > Those with money had plates made of pewter. Food
> with high acid content
> > caused some of the lead to leach onto the food,
> causing lead poisoning
> > death. This happened most often with tomatoes, so
> for the next 400 years
> or
> > so, tomatoes were considered poisonous.
> >
> > Bread was divided according to status. Workers got
> the burnt bottom of the
> > loaf, the family got the middle, and guests got
> the top, or "upper crust."
> >
> > Lead cups were used to drink ale or whisky. The
> combination would
> sometimes
> > knock the imbibers out for a couple of days.
> Someone walking along the
> road
> > would take them for dead and prepare them for
> burial. They were laid out
> on
> > the kitchen table for a couple of days and the
> family would gather around
> > and eat and drink and wait and see if they would
> wake up.
> > Hence the custom of holding a "wake."
> >
> > England is old and small and the local folks
> started running out of places
> > to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and
> would take the bones to a
> > "bone-house" and reuse the grave. When reopening
> these coffins, 1 out of
> 25
> > coffins were found to have scratch marks on the
> inside and they realized
> > they had been burying people alive. So they would
> tie a string on the
> wrist
> > of the corpse, lead it through the coffin and up
> through the ground and
> tie
> > it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the
> graveyard all night
> (the
> > "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus,
> someone could be "saved
> by
> > the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."

**Little Wing** · 12-02-2004, 05:47 PM

awesome.

**min0 lee** · 12-02-2004, 05:52 PM

Someone would have to sit out in the
> graveyard all night
> (the
> > "graveyard shift") to listen for the bell; thus,
> someone could be "saved
> by
> > the bell" or was considered a "dead ringer."

I like that one.

**DOMS** · 12-02-2004, 07:56 PM

Originally Posted by TCD

I love shit like this. Got an email today.

It's absolutely amazing how much stuff from so long ago is still with us.

**Robboe** · 12-03-2004, 04:40 AM

There are loads i know also:

"Tying the knot" became reference to marraige when the bride and groom were tied at the wrist for 24 hours after the ceremony.

"Burning the candle at both ends" is what servants used to do at night in order to supply more light (they only had one candle) and thus, it burnt out quicker.

Back in the day, alcohol was served in pints and quarts. Whenever a bar fight used to break out, the barman used to shout "mind your pints and quarts" so they didn't smash during the fight. This eventually got shortend to "mind your Ps and Qs", which is what some people say to someone who swears or is swearing.

**Little Wing** · 12-03-2004, 06:36 AM

Back in the day, alcohol was served in pints and quarts. Whenever a bar fight used to break out, the barman used to shout "mind your pints and quarts" so they didn't smash during the fight. This eventually got shortend to "mind your Ps and Qs", which is what some people say to someone who swears or is swearing.

we want more.....

**Robboe** · 12-03-2004, 06:46 AM

Well, i do know that a long time ago after marriage, for a month (or a fortnight, i forget which) the father of the bride supplied the groom with as much mead (honey type wine/liquor) as he needed. Because at the time the calendar was lunar-based, this became known as the "honey moon".

More to come, as i remember them...

**Little Wing** · 12-03-2004, 07:06 AM

very cool

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