> > >HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS?
> > >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 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.
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
> > >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 of Independence on July 4th, John
> > Han**** 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.
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
> > >Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them
> > looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~
> > >Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
> > >A. Conception.
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >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 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".
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >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 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
> > their own 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.
> > >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > >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.
> >
i haven't tried to lick my elbow yet but i might give it a try later
