Debi Posted July 19, 2005 Posted July 19, 2005 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW BUT PROBABLY DONT............ 1 . Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton. 2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper. 3. The dot over the letter i is called a "tittle". 4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top. 5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller. 6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals. 7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled. 8. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes. He was albino. 9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. 10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister. 11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog. 12. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode. 13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww). 14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants. 15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine. 16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the smaller, 'lower case' letters. 17. Leonardo DA Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time ... (hence, multi-tasking was invented.) 18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood. 19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas 000 casinos. 20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before! 21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver! 22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips. 23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death. 24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk's mask painted white. 25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to make change for a dollar (good to know.) 26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.) 27. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from an old English law, which stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb. 28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola. 29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples! 30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying! 31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher. 32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries. 33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it Quote
Don Wood Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Well, No. 5 is untrue. I googled Susan Lucci and her bio says that it is an untrue rumor that she is the daughter of Phyllis Diller. Quote
Snowflake Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Don, Don't doubt Debi, she'll send live chickens to your house! Oh nooooooo, I can see your new Website now: Don Wood's Boneless Chicken Ranch.... Be afraid, be very afraid.... Quote
gail p-m Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Enjoyed reading these. I do believe that celery has negative calories but don't quite think that about apples which are definitely tastier. Got a chuckle that the paste on Israeli stamps is certified Kosher! gail p-m Quote
ginnyde Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Don beat me to it, I was going to google Susan as soon as I finished. I have met people that behave like scorpions after one drink. Beck, I am not afraid of chickens, I know that Debi only uses them for chicken and dumplings. Quote
Ry Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Well I really wish you would have left #11 off...John is not real fond of the kid's dog. Quote
Debi Posted July 20, 2005 Author Posted July 20, 2005 Jeesh you guys are a tough audience for crying out loud! And Don, can you google "LIVE CHICKENS"??? Don't worry, the crate of chickens on your porch is an "untrue rumour"!! Quote
Snowflake Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 ...and for a fee, you TOO can order live chickens! But wait, you ALSO get the world's smallest juicer! LOL http://www.ideal-poultry.com/policy.asp Quote
Kasey Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Okay!!! I STILL don't really get this chicken stuff! Guess I haven't been around long enough. I will hit ideal-poultry.com and see if that clarifies anything for me! And Ry, tell John he needs to be asahmed of himself for not loving 'dog' more! And as for #14...that's why I LOVE Donald Duck ! Kasey Quote
bunny Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 fish scales in lipstick? exploding sharks? love it. I will say, I can relate a little to #12...and I'm a Scorpio, go figure. Quote
Frank Lamb Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 Don,if Debi or the others in the chicken cult run out of chickens and throw you in quicksand remember #26. Quote
Don Wood Posted July 20, 2005 Posted July 20, 2005 I'm not really worried about the chickens. I come from New Orleans where they do voodoo and put the "gris gris" on you! LOL Don Quote
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