Well it's true! :lol: Some of these are pretty interesting though.
1. 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.
2. The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
3. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
4. Men can read smaller print better than women can; women can hear better.
5. Coca-Cola was originally green.
6. The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
7. The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% ( now get this...). The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
8. The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
9. The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
10. Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
11. The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
12. The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
13. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
14. 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
15. A cute mathematical trick: 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
16. 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.
17. 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.
18. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
Their birthplace
19. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
Obsession
20. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all
have in common?
All invented by women.