Britannia Radio

 

Stuff you didn't think you needed to know LOL!!!!!!!!!        VERY INTERESTING STUFF  In the  1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed  to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb.  Hence we have 'the rule of thumb'  --------- --------- --------- ----  The first couple to  be shown in bed together on prime time TV was: Fred and Wilma Flintstone.  --------- --------- --------- ----  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 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!  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------   Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not, you can read it.  I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by  istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?  --------- --------- --------- --------- --------- ---------  YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2010 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 the groceries.  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~~~~~ ~~~~~~~  NOW U R LAUGHING at  yourself.  Go on, forward this  to your friends. You know you want to! Go lick your  elbow.