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Subject: HOW CAN YOU LIVE WITHOUT KNOWING THESE THINGS


The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was originally green.
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It is impossible to lick your elbow.
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The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%
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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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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
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111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
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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.
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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.
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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace.
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Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession.
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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.
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Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All were invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey.
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Q. There are more collect calls on tis day than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day.
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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (oice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
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Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
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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".
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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.
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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".
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed refill, they used the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled "Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden".... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.
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At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.

Persil tell us the 33 things to do before you are 10

Dirt is good and life is good! Thanks Persil!
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  1. Roll on your side down a grassy bank
  2. Make a mud pie
  3. Make your own modelling dough mixture
  4. Collect frogspawn
  5. Make perfume from flower petals
  6. Grow cress on a windowsill
  7. Make a papier mache mask
  8. Build a sandcastle
  9. Climb a tree
 10. Make a den in the garden
 11. Make a painting using your hands and feet
 12. Organise your own teddy bears picnic
 13. Have your face painted
 14. Play with a friend in the sand
 15. Make some bread
 16. Make snow angels
 17. Create a clay sculpture
 18. Take part in a scavenger hunt
 19. Camp out in the garden
 20. Bake a cake
 21. Feed a farm animal
 22. Pick some strawberries
 23. Play pooh sticks
 24. Recognise five different bird species
 25. Find some worms
 26. Ride a bike through a muddy puddle
 27. Make and fly a kite
 28. Plant a tree
 29. Build a nest out of grass and twigs
 30. Find ten different leaves in the park
 31. Grow vegetables
 32. Make breakfast in bed for your parents
 33. Make a mini assault course in your garden