Rants and Raves

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Things that you could not live without knowing




Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US 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 is Alaska
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The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) 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 is $6,400
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The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour is 61,000
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Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The youngest pope was 11 years old.
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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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"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
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"And Jesus wept." (Jn 11:35) is shortest sentence in the Bible.
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Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes
them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
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Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace
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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, and
laser printers all have in common?
A. They were all invented by women.
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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
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Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day
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Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots.
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Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
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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".