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things you should know but probably don't

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jersee3380
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things you should know but probably don't

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 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 gambling 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.

34. George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart.. "Boy, I feel a lot

safer now that she's behind bars. O. J. Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still

walking around; Osama Bin Laden too, but they take the ONE woman in America

willing to cook, clean, and work in the yard, and they haul her fanny off to

jail."

Posted 4/30/06 4:27 PM
 
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MissJones
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

Susan Lucci isn't related to PHyllis Diller. I had to google that one Chat Icon Chat Icon

Posted 4/30/06 4:36 PM
 

neenie

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Re: things you should know but probably don't

Posted by MissJones

Susan Lucci isn't related to PHyllis Diller. I had to google that one Chat Icon Chat Icon



and Donald duck wasn't banned in Finland Chat Icon but the list is still funny Chat Icon

Posted 4/30/06 4:47 PM
 

MrsProfessor
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

So should we worry about someone trying to smoke the Declaration of Independence? Will it be part of the argument to legalize pot?

I hope that newborn stat is wrong! Chat Icon

And I like what George Carlin said about Martha Stewart- it's sadly accurate. Chat Icon

Posted 4/30/06 5:19 PM
 

FireIslandLove

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Re: things you should know but probably don't

I hope this one isn't really true:

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. Chat Icon

Posted 4/30/06 5:47 PM
 

Lillykat
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

Yeah um I think that list is completely wrong...LOL - well there are a few that are correct.

Susan Lucci grew up and lived in garden city - and is NOT phyllis Dillar's daughter..lolChat Icon Chat Icon

Message edited 4/30/2006 6:05:41 PM.

Posted 4/30/06 6:02 PM
 

oakslady
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

Posted by FireIslandLove

I hope this one isn't really true:

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily. Chat Icon



i hope not Chat Icon

Posted 5/1/06 5:11 AM
 

Moehick
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

Posted by MissJones

Susan Lucci isn't related to PHyllis Diller. I had to google that one Chat Icon Chat Icon



Yeah I was wondering about that oneChat Icon

Posted 5/1/06 7:20 AM
 

LFitzy79
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

warren beatty and shirley maclaine are bother and sister....I wonder what else on the list is true?

Posted 5/1/06 10:58 AM
 

SweetestOfPeas
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

I thought the declaration of indep. was written on animal skin? Chat Icon

Posted 5/1/06 11:00 AM
 

Snozberry
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

How scary is that one?


There is no such thing as negative calorie food. The average apple has about 80 calories - your digestive system probably 'burns' 5-10% through digestion.

Posted 5/1/06 11:01 AM
 

eroxgirl
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

Posted by Moehick

Posted by MissJones

Susan Lucci isn't related to PHyllis Diller. I had to google that one Chat Icon Chat Icon



Yeah I was wondering about that oneChat Icon



I heard that one YEARS ago. All this time I thought it was true! Chat Icon

Posted 5/1/06 11:04 AM
 

RobeyMuse
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Re: things you should know but probably don't

http://www.snopes.com/movies/actors/lucci.htm

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Posted 5/1/06 11:06 AM
 
 

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