Useless Knowledge

Useless stuff you didn't need to know!


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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly

than the U.S. 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...)

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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:

$ 16,400

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The average number of people airborne

over the U.S. in any given hour:

61,000

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Intelligent people

have more zinc and copper in their hair..

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter,

Tom Sawyer.

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The 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 because 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 4,

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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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 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. Which day are there more collect calls

than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

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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,

which 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 your 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 a refill ,

they used the whistle to get some service.

'Wet your whistle' is the phrase inspired by this practice.

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At least 75% of people who read this will

try to lick their elbow!

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YOU

KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2012 when...

1. You accidentally

enter your PIN on the microwave.

2. You haven't played solitaire

with real cards in years.

3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to

reach your family of three.

4. You e-mail and text the

person who works at the desk next to you.

5. Your reason for not staying in touch

with friends and family is that they

don't have e-mail or text addresses.

6. You pull up in your own driveway and

use your cell phone to see if anyone is

home to help you carry in the groceries...

7. Every commercial on television has a web

site at the bottom of the screen

8. Leaving the house without your cell phone,

which you didn't even have

the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life,

is now a cause for panic and

you turn around to go and get it.

10. You get up in the morning

and go on line before getting your coffee.

11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )

12 You're reading this and nodding and laughing.

13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom

you are going to forward this message.

14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.

15. You actually scrolled back up to check that

there wasn't a #9 on this list

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

NOW You Are LAUGHING at

yourself.

Go on, forward this

to your friends. You know you want to!

Go lick your elbow.