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Thursday, November 17, 2011

Who Knew?

Hello my dear friends. I was sent a very amusing e-mail today. Forgive me if you've seen it.
STUFF YOU DIDN'T KNOW YOU DIDN'T KNOW

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S.  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:  $ 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 e 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.

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of Their birthplace 

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

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