Re: And did you know?? : )

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Is it a surprise to anyone that women hear better than men? (And yes, I did try!)

Mindi

And did you know?? : )

>The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fredand> >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> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >The youngest pope was 11 years old.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Those San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king fromhistory:> >Spades - King ,> >Hearts - Charlemagne,> >Clubs -, the Great> >Diamonds - Julius Caesar> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >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 hasall> >four> >legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, > >Hancock and Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the> >last> >signature wasn't added until 5 years later.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes themlooks> >like it's kissing the conveyor belt.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?> >A. Conception.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >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 untilyou> >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. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of theyear?> >A. Father's Day> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most> >ironic?> >A. He was allergic to carrots.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?> >A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >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 withall> >the> >mead he could drink. Mead is a honey beer and because their calendar was> >lunar> >based, this period was called the honey month 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 their ownpints> >and quarts and settle down. It's where we get the phrase "mind your P'sand> >Q's"> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~> >Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into therim> >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.> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~> >In Scotland , a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only> >Ladies> >Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.> >> >~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~> >At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow> >And did you try???

Love & God Bless! /Wolf~President I'm diagonally parked in a parallel universe. "Therefore encourage one another and build each other up, just as in fact you are doing."

1 Thessalonians 5:11

Now as I always say this at the end of my e-mails: IF GOD BRINGS YOU TO IT. HE WILL BRING YOU THROUGH IT. This has became my philosophy.