- The only 15 letter word that can be spelled without repeating a letter is uncopyrightable
- Cats have over one hundred vocal sounds, while dogs only have about ten.
- Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors.
- 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.
- Every time you lick a stamp, you're consuming 1/10 of a calorie.
- 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. (note: if the rider's head is up the horse's rear, the rider died a politician.)
- Clans of long ago that wanted to get rid of their unwanted people without killing them used to burn their houses down - hence the expression "to get fired." ( do you think it will work on my new neighbors?!)
- What do bullet proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers all have in common?-- All were invented by women. ( once again proving we ROCK HARD)
- Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
- Coca-Cola was originally green
- Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest word in the english langunge. It is a fancy word for silicosis
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15 years ago
3 comments:
haha tats funny especcially 1.Dueling is legal in Paraguay as long as both parties are registered blood donors 2. Coca-Cola was originally green 3. 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.4. note: if the rider's head is up the horse's rear, the rider died a politician. those were my favorites
lolz!! i agree with the horse one!! and I totally get it!!
i got an e-mail that said some of that stuff and it was awesome!!
Do you know what is aslo a little known fact. I super awsome secert super hero powers!!! Ops. now it's not a super secert. darn.
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