How can you live without knowing this?

[tireburner163]

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 Hancock 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.

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

[95mustanggt]

Entertaining reading...

[silver_pilate]

Here's one I found interesting....

The phrase, "the whole nine yards" refers to doing something all the way or with everything you've got. The phrase dates back to aviation battles in which the loads for the aircrafts' machine guns measured approximately 9 yards. If the pilot engaged a target and used up his ammo, he was said to give them the whole 9 yards.

--nathan

[Shelby428cj]

LOL hey tire how did you know I was trying to lick my elbows!!

I really like the Ideal of a mug with the whistle!!!

See Ya,
Karen

[Sonics2042]

I can't even get close to licking my elbow...******!

Very, very interesting stuff. I think I could have handled being pope when I was 11...well, maybe not...

Thanks
DoranW

[joe4speed]

LOL Interesting, and while I thought about licking my elbow, I just took your word for it!!

[95mustanggt]

Originally posted by joe4speed
LOL Interesting, and while I thought about licking my elbow, I just took your word for it!!

That's as far as I went too.

[5.0L_Of_Fury]

just one more inch......STRETCH

[silver_pilate]

It is possible to lick your elbow!!

You gotta pronate your forearm as far as it will go (rotate your palm to the ground as far as you can) and internally rotate your humerus which brings your elbow to the lateral aspect of your arm. Then grab your forearm close to your elbow with the other hand and pull back while depressing your shoulder by retracting your scapula. Then protrude your neck as far as it will go and just lick.

It helps if you are flexible, slightly lax in your joint capsules, and have a long tongue.

--nathan

[jj_jonathon]

yep, I can lick my elbow...

[302 LX Eric]

Good stuff, tireburner163.

I'll go ahead and admit it, I tried licking my elbow and couldn't quite get there. However, I was pretty close. I would imagine someone more limber than me could do it.

The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.

Ahhhh....So, that's why they've got that population issue over there!

E

[andy669]

Pretty cool! Did anyone else try the 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 thing on their calculators? It really is 12345678987654321 ..lol...

Andy

[Sonics2042]

Originally posted by andy669
Pretty cool! Did anyone else try the 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 thing on their calculators? It really is 12345678987654321 ..lol...

Andy

I did .

[srv1]

i can lick my elbow. it wasnt hard at all for me. is it for the rest of you?

[RAGE_5.0]

I tried to lick my elbow and could not do so.

I did a search on google and found out though if you are actually able to lick your elbow then you are a homosexual

[Rev]

I just licked my wifes elbow instead. I got slapped for it too. Danged you tireburner163.

Rev

[jimberg]

Here's one I found interesting....

The phrase, "the whole nine yards" refers to doing something all the way or with everything you've got. The phrase dates back to aviation battles in which the loads for the aircrafts' machine guns measured approximately 9 yards. If the pilot engaged a target and used up his ammo, he was said to give them the whole 9 yards.

The origin of "The whole nine yards" is still unknown. Check out this article.

http://www.quinion.com/words/articles/nineyards.htm

Finding a reference to it that pre-dates the 60s would earn you hero status among etymologist.

[0h n0 5.0]

The oldest business in the United States of America is the cymbal company Zildjian which was founded in Constantinople in 1623.

There are approximately ten million bricks in the Empire State
Building.

The lightning that we see actually goes from the ground to the sky in what is known as the "return stroke" at 1/3 the speed of light. We can't see the initial "stepped leader" that passes from the sky to the ground.

From space, the brightest man-made place is Las Vegas, Nevada.


Janis Joplin's will called for a party for 200 people at her favorite pub in San Alselmo, California at a cost of $2,500.00.

Contrary to common belief, elephants are not afraid of mice. Go to any zoo and chances are that the mice are living in the same quarters as the elephants. The mice eat the grain and nest in the hay that is so common to elephant habitats.

The Carpenters signature song, We've Only Just Begun, was originally part of a television commercial for a California bank. The music played in the background of a scene in which a newlywed couple had, of course, just begun their lives together. Richard Carpenter saw the commercial and sculpted it into the classic song that we know today.

Actress Cheryl Ladd started her career as the singing voice of the character Melody on the 1970's cartoon Josie and the Pussycats.

The most common invention of the 19th century was the washing machine. Between 1804 and 1873, at least 1676 patents were issued by the United States Patent Office for various forms of this device.

The five most stolen items in a drugstore are batteries, cosmetics, film, sunglasses, and, get this, Preparation H. Apparently people are just too embarrassed to purchase the last item. And, just in case you are curious, one of Preparation H's main ingredient is shark liver oil. The oil not only helps shrink hemorrhoids, but will shrink any tissue. As a result, many older women in Florida use the stuff to help reduce the appearance of wrinkles!

[HotRoddin]

I don't know about lickin my elbow but if I had a tongue the size of that dogs in Rage's avitar ... I'd be ruler of the world !!!

[84LX89GT]

....i'll admit it. I did try to lick my elbow.....that's hilarious i was completely caught off gaurd by that saying it at the end.