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  • version3

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

    2. 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

    3. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

    4. 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.

    5. 'I am.' is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

    6. Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
    A. Conception.

    7. Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you could find the letter a ?
    A. One thousand.

    8. Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common.
    A. All invented by women.

    9. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
    A. Honey

    10 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'.

    11. 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 or what we know today as the honeymoon.

    12. In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King who gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F**K (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it.
    Now you know where that word came from.

    13. Last but not least: In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language

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  • JazX

    The human heart creates enough pressure to squirt blood 30ft

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, noon – Permalink
  • stevegee

    Go Fornication Under Consent of the King yourself

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:01 p.m. – Permalink
  • version3

    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:02 p.m. – Permalink
  • JazX

    The average American will eat 35,000 cookies during their life span.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:03 p.m. – Permalink
  • JazX

    There are about 75 million horses in the world.

    A horses height is measured in hands. One hand equals about four inches.

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  • version3

    While humans and most species are divided into only two sexes, mushrooms contain over 36,000 sexes!

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    Women wishing to enter Canada to work as strippers must provide naked photos of themselves to qualify for a visa!

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  • chossy

    monkeys are the only species other than humans to have recreational sex.

    • & Dolphins– BK1/2
      and octopi. and just cause we haven't seen it yet doesn't mean it hasn't happened– sarahfailin2/2
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  • version3

    President George W. Bush is related to all other U.S. Presidents!

    though i don't understand it

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:06 p.m. – Permalink
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    A pound of potato chips costs 200 times more than a pound of potatoes.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:06 p.m. – Permalink
  • JazX

    Thomas Jefferson was the first U.S. President to greet people with a handshake. Earlier Presidents bowed

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:06 p.m. – Permalink
  • JazX

    The earth's crust is 47% oxygen, while the air we breathe is only 21% oxygen

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:07 p.m. – Permalink
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    It’s a common practice in southern India for a man to marry his elder sister’s daughter.

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  • JazX

    Female canaries cannot sing

    Rubber is one of the ingredients in bubble gum

    It takes 3,000 cows to supply the NFL with enough leather for a year's supply of footballs

    It's illegal to own a red car in Shanghai, China

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:07 p.m. – Permalink
  • version3

    Reno, Nevada is actually west of Los Angeles, California.

    There are more female than male millionaires in the United States.

    Over 10,000 birds a year die from smashing into windows.

    Whale oil was used in automobile transmissions as late as 1973.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:09 p.m. – Permalink
  • gruntt

    once a racoon fucked a rat. that rat then gave birth to the first squirrel.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:10 p.m. – Permalink
  • JazX

    Armadillos can get leprosy

    Men are proportionately stronger than horses

    For every gallon of sea water, you get at least a quarter pound of salt

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:11 p.m. – Permalink
  • chossy

    what really gruntt?

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    The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:12 p.m. – Permalink
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    A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.

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    Dog-earJan 16, 06, 12:15 p.m. – Permalink

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