This is funny!

This one was sent to me via my friend Jeanne in Maui!

VERY INTERESTING STUFF EVER WONDER WHERE THE SAYING “ RULE OF THUMB” CAME FROM ??? WELL,HERE’S THE ANSWER.........
In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed tobeat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.Hence we have "the rule of thumb"
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Many years ago in Scotland , a new outdoor game was invented. It wasruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden"...and thus the word GOLFentered into the English language.
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The first couple to be shown in the same bed together on prime time TVwere Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
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Every day more money is printed for Monopoly gamesthan the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.(that’s a fact ).
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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: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: $ 16,400 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour:61,000 ------------------------------------------------------------------------
Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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DO YOU KNOW 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.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------THIS IS ONE OF THOSE MATH MYSTERIES-----
111,111,111 X 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 ------------------------------------------------------------------------WHO WOULD HAVE GUESSED----- If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both front legs inthe air, the person died in battle. If the horse has one front leg inthe air the person died as a result of wounds received in battle. If thehorse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of naturalcauses.
------------------------------------------------------------------------DID YOU KNOW THIS----- Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4th, JohnHancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, butthe 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 namerequested?
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 laserprinters all have in common?
A. All were 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 firmerto sleep on.Hence the phrase......... "goodnight, sleep tight."
------------------------------------------------------------------------ It was the accepted practice in Babylon 4,000 years ago that for a monthafter 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 theircalendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, whichwe 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 yellat them "Mind your pints and quarts, and settle down."
It's where we get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's"(I question a few of these "facts" because I heard the truth about P's and Q's is in the early printing presses they had to set each individual letter in place to print something and since the lower case P's and Q's looked very similar they had to mind there p/q's so they wouldn't get mixed up.)------------------------------------------------------------------------ Many years ago in England , pub frequenters had a whistle baked into therim, or handle, of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, theyused the whistle to get some service."Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.
------------------------------------------------------------------------ At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!
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Don't delete the following just because it looks weird.Believe it or not, you can read it. (the explanation is in the finalsentence)
I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch atCmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in awrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the frist and lsat ltteer bein the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raedit wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed erveylteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?
------------------------------------------------------------------------ YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2007 when...
1. You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
3. You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
4. You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.
5. Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family isthat they don't have e-mail addresses.
6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see ifanyone is home to help you carry in the groceries.
7. Every commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of thescreen
8. Leaving the house without your cell phone, which you didn't evenhave the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause forpanic and you turn around to go and get it.
10. You get up in the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
12. You're reading this and nodding and laughing.
13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to forward thismessage.
14. You are too busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 onthis list.
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NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.