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Old 08-27-2005, 07:27 AM
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Re: Feed Your Brain...Here's A few Things You Probably Didn't Know

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Originally posted by bloodrayne
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 were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.


Bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers were all invented by women.


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




Coca-Cola was originally green.


It is impossible to lick your elbow.






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




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.


Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of their birthplace.


The only food that doesn't spoil is honey.


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."


Those are the ones I knew....Ive read stuff like this before.
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