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oasis05


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These are neat:


 


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

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield
wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.

Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other
day of the year?

A. Father's Day


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.

In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed
to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence
we have "the rule of thumb"

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 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 percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get
this...)

The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of
eleven: $6,400
The average number of people airborne over the US any
given hour: 61,000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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

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

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


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 as a result of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

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

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

A. Honey

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.




~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~

At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow

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 rdgnieg.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



-- Edited by oasis05 at 07:47, 2005-08-05

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great facts Oasis.. i could read stuff like the all day long..

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If you yelled for 8 years,7 months and 6 days you would have
produced enough sound energy to heat one cup of coffee.


If you farted consistently for 6 years and 9 months, enough gas
is produced to create the energy of an atomic bomb. 


The human heart creates enough pressure when it pumps out to the
body to squirt blood 30 feet.


A cockroach will live nine days without its head before it
starves to death. 


Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an hour.
(Do not try this at home .. maybe at work)


The male praying mantis cannot copulate while its head is
attached to its body. The female initiates s*x by ripping the
male's head off.
("Honey, I'm home. What the....")


The catfish has over 27,000 taste buds.
(What can be so tasty on the bottom of the pond?)


Butterflies taste with their feet.


The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. 


Right-handed people live, on average, nine years longer than
left-handed people do.
(If you're ambidextrous, do you split the difference?)


Elephants are the only animal that cannot jump. 


A cat's urine glows under a blacklight. 


An ostrich's eye is bigger than its brain.


Starfish have no brains.


Polar bears are left-handed.


Humans and dolphins are the only species that have s*x for
pleasure.



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I know this is going to sound really funny but when I read the one: It is impossible to lick your elbow.


I actually tried it to see if it was true. LOL and trust me you can't LOL



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The last paragraph was very interesting... "tahnk you for psot"

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dont feel bad pd, i tried it too, and cant either. lol thanks for the trivia ! interesting stuff there.

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so close yet so far on the elbow lick.  lol i was thinking about the most popular boat name one and was thinking that its not true, but i can think of lots of boats name obsession.  i cant remember what i used to think was the most popular boat name now!!  man, that one is gonna bug me.


i too could read that stuff all day lol.



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It seems like alot of people actually tried licking the elbow. LOL

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this one really surprised me.


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


i have two small and a large ! i am amazed i am not totally broke !  lol



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LOL same here cause i have a big dog.

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well take the big one and add two more and either way i will go broke. lol

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LOL yea you probably will i think we all will with the way we all spoil our pets. LOL

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i spoil mine

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LOL my dog is so spoiled I let her sleep where ever she wants on my bed while I'm there. I love her so much I don't have the heart to push her off. LOL

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our gsd sleeps at the foot of the bed and the frenchies sleep in between us. the cat, not to be left out, sleeps on my pillow, right by my head. its a king size bed , but still crowded. lol

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LOL dusty maybe you should get 2 king size beds and put them together. LOL that should give ya'll room and probably a wall to wall floor made of matresses. LOL

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i tried licking my elbow before and looked like a complete idiot trying ..


my sister can though but shes still young and more flexible  than me lol



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I would love to be young again. LOL but not always. This might sound stupid but I would love to be young again just so I can see if I can lick my elbow. LOL

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keep rubbing that magic lamp


When i was young i wished i was older so i could do what want ..but now im older i wish i was young again and didnt have all that adult stuff to deal with like bills, work, finances etc and be back at home playing with my care bears and my little ponies



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LOL I have a tatoo that looks just like a my little pony pegaues. LOL

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