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1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) 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 the 7-UP label comes from its inventor, who had red eyes - He was an 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.
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 also inventing multi-tasking.
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 gambling casinos.
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan ; there was never a record of the name '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 mask, painted white.
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19 - also 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 - 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. (Blaine - this also applies to van travel )
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For Your Elucidation.................
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I like that cautionary note to Blaine........................ you should see what he does to a T-Bone steak!!!!!!
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I made chicken, and black bean/corn chili tonight....Bite me
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Man...that steak still had whip marks on it....Mescalero wrote:
I like that cautionary note to Blaine........................ you should see what he does to a T-Bone steak!!!!!!
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I noticed it did not faze you, you left nothing for Keean.
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If that was a day or so after I couldn't keep any food in me, I was probably starved to death.....Mescalero wrote:I noticed it did not faze you, you left nothing for Keean.
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(3) of the first (5) items are not true.
1. Money isn't made out of paper, it's made out of cotton.
Paper is a thin material produced by pressing together moist fibers, typically cellulose pulp derived from wood, rags or grasses, and drying them into flexible sheets. There are no wood fibers or starch in currency paper. Currency is printed on paper composed of a special blend of cotton and linen fibers. Rag fiber paper.
2. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper.
The five pages of the U.S. Constitution as well as the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, and the Articles of Confederation are written on parchment. Parchment is an animal skin which has been prepared for writing or printing.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller .
Susan Lucci's parents are named Jeanette and Victor Lucci.
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Re: For Your Elucidation.................
Well?FWiedner wrote:(3) of the first (5) items are not true.
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Howdy,
I connect somewhat to #23.. It does the same thing to people...... (sort of !)
Paul
I connect somewhat to #23.. It does the same thing to people...... (sort of !)
Paul
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fortress of a rebel soul"
fortress of a rebel soul"