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1. itzme!Salvaged from archive10 Apr 2006, 11:44
   The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time television were Fred and Wilma Flintstone. Coca-Cola was originally green. Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury. Hawaiian alphabet has 12 letters. Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better. City with the most Rolls Royce's per capita: Hong Kong State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska Percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% Percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% Barbie's measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33 Cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400 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. First novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer. The 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 Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts-Charlemagne, and 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. The term "the whole 9 yards" came from W.W.II fighter pilots in the South Pacific. When arming their airplanes on the ground, the .50 caliber machine gun ammo belts measured exactly 27 feet, before being loaded into the fuselage. If the pilots fired all their ammo at a target, it got "the whole 9 yards." Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies. The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, G.P. The cruise liner, Queen Elizabeth II, moves only six inches for each gallon of diesel that it burns. The only two days of the year in which there are no professional sports games (MLB, NBA, NHL, or NFL) are the day before and the day after the Major League all-stars Game.
2. Rocker KidSalvaged from archive11 Apr 2006, 04:38
   Wow those were all really cool
3. Tho-MliASTERSalvaged from archive28 May 2006, 19:38
   I'll have to resist myself - Exactly the kind of things I read about :? But really once I start you'll never see the end of it But nice ones you got there :)
4. JustanordinaryaverageguySalvaged from archive16 Jun 2006, 14:51
   Yo, Itzme: Great! Great!! Great!!! Possstt! from Da-Bill Borrowed a coulpe to use in a debate thanks
5. OutlawIncarnateSalvaged from archive20 Jun 2006, 07:45
   I'd like proof that Coke was green, the rest is believable I guess.
6. yupSalvaged from archive17 Feb 2008, 15:59
   A polar bear has black skin and his fur is almost a transparent tube.
7. loadrunnerSalvaged from archive18 Feb 2008, 23:30
   20% off all people can lick their ellbow 80% tried to lick their ellbow, after reading the previous statement
8. skunk the disc golferSalvaged from archive18 Feb 2008, 23:52
   The Eisenhower interstate system requires that one mile in every five must be straight. These straight sections are usable as airstrips in times of war or other emergencies. This is 100% true....people don't believe me when I tell them this. It is an interstate that leads to and from Chicago (I 88/I 290). :smokin:
9. JooXSalvaged from archive19 Feb 2008, 00:09
   72% of all "facts" are made up on the spot.
10. yupSalvaged from archive19 Feb 2008, 02:49
    Fact, this thread is really old 98% of the time.

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