Interesting stuff (bad language)

[zzyzxroad]

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'




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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.





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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

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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 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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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, laser printers , & binary language 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. 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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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.











I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?











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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2008 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 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 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.

[Kryptonyte]

Hahahahahahahahahaha.
Amazing.

[Ozzapoo]

Lol the last one was good

[Risen]

Lol the last one was good

Lmao...me too xD...hiliarious!

[Durchdringen]

Nice, I love stuff like that.

Here's a fun fact.

If you were to drill a hole completely through the earth to the other side and jump through it, it would take approximately 40 mins for you to arrive at the other side and you would come to a complete stop at ground level.

However, if you were to drill a hole from California to New York at an angle, it would still take you approximately 40 mins to arrive there even though it is closer.

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VX - A chemical nerve agent that can be absorbed by the skin or if in vapor form can be inhaled. This chemical agent is so powerful the drop of the size of Lincoln's eye on a penny is enough to kill you within minutes without treatment. Convulsions/Nausea set in within the first 10-30 secs then paralysis/respiratory failure within 3-5 minutes. In the 1960's the United States created 4400 Tons of VX which is enough to kill every human being on earth. The 2 countries that are claimed to still contain this agent are Russia and United States.

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No computer can match the processing power of the Human Brain. The brain can process over 100 Trillion commands every second. What you think you want is what your brain wants, we have no power over what we think we choose.

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It takes 1 ton of pressure to break your thigh bone.

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You only use 3% power of your muscles during normal activity, however under extreme circumstances you are able to take full ability of your muscles which in result will cause harm to your body and could even seperate muscle from bone.

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Cartilage contained inside your knees can take up to 7 tons of pressure before it gives way to breaking.

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When needed you are able to slow time. How is this possible? The average frame rate at which a person sees in 30 frames per second. When needed you are able to triple or even quadruple this speed and take full alert with adrenaline rushing through your blood stream. This allows you to respond faster and seem to slow time down. This is why before a wreck everything moves very slow.

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The human brain contains 10,000 miles of blood vessels.

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It takes approximately .5 secs for the eye to zoom in and out to any position.

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You have approximately 600 thermal sensors for every square inch of your body.

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When you sleep, your brain paralyzes your body so that you are not able to act out any part of dreams.

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Your brain is more active when you are sleeping than when you are awake.

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When dreaming your brain throws away useless information and stores any useful information for later access.

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You are not able to stay up under the power of want, no matter how much caffine/energy you put into your body. Your brain will shut your body down without you being able to stop it.

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Before you go to sleep you produce a natural sleeping medicine which enables you to go to sleep and enter REM (Rapid Eye Movement) mode.

When sleeping the only thing that has access to the outside world is your ears, that is why we have alarm clocks to wake us up. Any other body part cannot act to wake you up on demand.

No matter how much damage your body has to it, you are able to control it. Pain is a perception and under training can be reduced to a significant amount which is what we call a tolerance of pain.

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The chemical that your body produces called "endorphin" is powerful than any other pain medicine in the hospital.

[Dekar]

When sleeping the only thing that has access to the outside world is your ears, that is why we have alarm clocks to wake us up. Any other body part cannot act to wake you up on demand.

I wonder if this is right... I think bright light and someone who touches you may wake you up, too.

[Bartimaeus]

When sleeping the only thing that has access to the outside world is your ears, that is why we have alarm clocks to wake us up. Any other body part cannot act to wake you up on demand.

I wonder if this is right... I think bright light and someone who touches you may wake you up, too.

I should test that with my brother.

Hm...punch him in the face a few times, see if he wakes up, and then scream in his ears...

[HyperK999999]

what about wetting the bed. or puring water onto the person face.

[Durchdringen]

Of course you wake up when you are punched or shaked by someone lol. That evidence means that since your ears have access to the outside world you dream of things that you hear. If you hear a lot of people talking usually you dream of associating with somebody or are in a big grouping.

Touch.. Would you find it hard to believe that the average person swallows 5 spiders per year? Statistics prove it! So how come we don't wake up when spiders crawl on our face?

Wetting the bed... If you wet the bed I'm sure you would dream of being in a damp place and not even realize you did it and I guarantee it is cold when you wake up meaning that you weren't woke up by wetting the bed.

When your Alarm clock goes off it usually signals you to wake up unless you are like me and can sleep through the loudest of music. Unless someone shakes you or you hear something unusual or loud, which causes your body to enter alert mode you won't wake up, unless it's simply all your body needs from resting.

I hope that clears up some misunderstandings

[Vesper77]

You are also able to wake up by force when you want to. I am able to, in the middle of a dream I had a week ago I was able to wake myself up. My brain was ALSO telling me to wake up. There were no sudden noises, it was dead quiet in my room.

Also another interestering fact is that the longest word you can type out using only 1 row on your keyboard is 'typewriter'.