Stuff you didn't know you didn't know!!-from the inbox

Stuff you didn't know you didn't know! --------- --------- --------- 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:  $ 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..  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------  The first novel ever  written on a typewriter, Tom Sawyer.  -- ------------ --------- --------- --------- ---------  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  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------  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 because 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 4,  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 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 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.  --------- --------- ------ --- --------- --------- ---------  At least 75% of  people who read this will try  to lick their elbow!  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------  YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING  IN 2013  when...  1. You accidentally  enter your PIN on the microwave. 2. You haven't  played solitaire with real cards in years.  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 is that they  don't have e-mail addresses.  6. You pull up in your own driveway and use your  cell phone to see if anyone is home to help you  carry in thegroceries...  7. Every commercial on television  has a web site at the bottom of the screen  8. Leaving the house without your cell phone,  which you didn't even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause for panic 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 this message.  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 on this list .. ~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~  Blessed are they who can laugh at themselves, for they shall never cease to be amused!" (Unknown Author)