Interesting and Fun Facts:
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 was 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..
Coca-Cola was
originally green.
The cost of raising
a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
$ 16,400
The average number
of people airborne over the U.S. in any given
hour: 61,000
Intelligent people
have more zinc and copper in their hair..
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
Here is a really crazy paragraph…..just start reading…..
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
first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a
taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This
is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by
istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
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