In the 1400's a law was set forth that a man was not allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.  Hence we have "the rule of thumb".

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

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.  

Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The State with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this.)
The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $6,400.

The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour: 61,000.

The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

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

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.  

Q. Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what?
A. Their birthplace.

Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession.

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.

Q. What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.

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

Q. Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?
A. Father's Day.

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."

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.

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")

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.


-credit to april hunter..one hawt wrestler.

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

would it be the sort of thing that gets better with age, or taste the same...

it gets hard

mine turned into sugar  :dunno:

i dont know about you guys, but i tried to lick my elbow.. didnt work

some of those aren't right, I saw the thing about the statues on snopes, its false too

Interesting.

Here's something new I learned today:
Your entire skull starts to vibrate when you hear sounds in higher frequencies. If you were completely deaf in one hear and had the good ear completely covered, you'd still hear higher frequency sounds out of the deaf ear, because the sound would travel via vibration all the way across your skull to the good ear.

Is it true that if you sneeze with your eyes open that your eyes will fall out? :dunno:

Is it true that your hands will turn blue if...oh nevermind.  

Some more fun facts:

1. Vin Diesel once walked down the street with a massive erection. There were no survivors.

2. If you rearrange the letters in Vin Diesel it reveals his credo: "I End Lives."

3. There is no theory of evolution, just a list of creatures Vin Diesel allows to live.

4. When Vin Diesel goes to donate blood, he declines the syringe, and instead requests a hand gun and a bucket.

5. There is no "I" in team. There are two "I"s in Vin Diesel. F*ck you, team.

6. In an average living room there are 1,242 objects Vin Diesel could use to kill you, including the room itself.

7. Vin Diesel has always been able to find Waldo, except for one time. He found himself stumped on the last page of Where's Waldo Now?, not being able to find the Waldo without a shoe. He threw the book down and screamed, "This is BULLSH*T!" They're all wearing shoes." He then proceeded to eat the book and exclaim, "IF I CAN'T FIND WALDO, THEN NO ONE CAN!" The book he ate belonged to a child that he had borrowed it from. The child began to cry and Vin ate him for good measure. The incident has since been refered to as Christmas.

8. Vin Diesel can win a game of Monopoly without owning any property.

9. Vin Diesel is the reason why Waldo is hiding.

10. Vin Diesel once beat Super Mario Bros 3 without even touching his Nintendo controller. He just yelled at his TV in between bites of his "Filet of Child" sandwich, and the game beat itself out of fear.

11. Vin Diesel is the only man to ever defeat a brick wall in a game of tennis.

12. Vin Diesel has two speeds: walk and kill.

13. When Vin Diesel jumps into a body of water, he doesn't get wet. The water gets Vin.

14. Vin Diesel played Russian Roulete with a fully loaded gun and won.

15. Vin Diesel can set ants on fire with a magnifying glass. At night.

16. If you were to lock Vin Diesel in a room with a guitar, a year later you would have the greatest album ever, it would sweep the Grammy's. When asked why he doesn't do this Vin replied "Because Grammy's are for queers." then he ate a knife to show the seriousness of his response.

17. Vin Diesel coined the phrase, "I could eat a Horse" after he ate every last unicorn in existence.

18. Vin Diesel was the hunter who shot Bambi's Mother. He then wore her carcass like it was a coat while he made his rounds at the local children's hospital.

19. It takes 14 puppeteers to make Vin Diesel smile, but only 2 to make him destroy an orphanage.

20. Vin Diesel is not lactose intolerant, he just refuses to put up with lactose's sh*t.

21. On his birthday, Vin Diesel randomly selects one lucky child to be thrown into the sun.

22. In fine print at on the last page of the Guiness Book of World Records it notes that all world records are held by Vin Diesel, and those listed in the book are simply the closest anyone has ever come to matching him.

23. It takes Vin Diesel 20 minutes to watch 60 Minutes.

24. Vin Diesel's hair is too afraid of him to grow.

25. Vin Diesel can divide by zero.

26. When Vin Diesel does a pushup, he isn't lifting himself up, he's pushing the Earth down.

27. Magnetic compasses do not point toward true North - they point in the direction of Vin Diesel. He just likes to sit on a lawn chair and shout, "Jackets are for p*ssies!" at the Acrtic researchers.

28. You are what you eat. That is why Vin Diesel's diet consists entirely of bricks, steel, and the tears of small children.

29. Vin Diesel once fought Chuck Norris and the whole world exploded. As they were the only two humans left, they had to fight again to see who would be the b*tch. This fight is still going, meteorologists call it a "hurricane".

Quote from: Jake DSome more fun facts:

1. Vin Diesel once walked down the street with a massive erection. There were no survivors.

I'm still alive, so I must have missed this.    

Vin is my boy...love dat XXX maniac!  

(Yes, my bf knows, and he lets me know whenever my boy is on TV or in a movie so that I can drool appropriately!  :mrgreen: )

pandy, my wife says Vin belongs to her but he dont know it yet.

Back on planet earth, Vin really was the voice for the Iron Giant in "Iron Giant", which was a most excellent movie.

A ninja would flip out and kill Vin Greasel in about 0.1 seconds.

Quote from: callmelennyA ninja would flip out and kill Vin Greasel in about 0.1 seconds.

I'd protect him!!!  :mrgreen:

Vin Diesel has already killed like a brazilian ninjas.

Quote from: Jake DVin Diesel has already killed like a brazilian ninjas.

That's a LOTTA ninjas!!!!!  

lol...i forgot the site for that vin diesel stuff.  its funny hehe...   :dunno:

13. When Vin Diesel jumps into a body of water, he doesn't get wet. The water gets Vin.

LOL :lol:  :lol:  :lol:

Quote from: Ry_GuyInteresting.

Here's something new I learned today:
Your entire skull starts to vibrate when you hear sounds in higher frequencies. If you were completely deaf in one hear and had the good ear completely covered, you'd still hear higher frequency sounds out of the deaf ear, because the sound would travel via vibration all the way across your skull to the good ear.

That is a cool little fact. It's called bone conduction. The cells for hearing are buried deep within the temporal bone of your skull. You can test it by using a tuning fork and placing it on top of someone's head. The vibrations will seem louder in the affected ear.

Jake