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ILUVDXL
08-08-2002, 08:53 AM
Good morning, everyone. Here is Thursday's edition. I hope you enjoy them.

There are 10 body parts that are only 3 letter long: eye, ear, leg, arm, jaw, gum, toe, lip, hip and rib.

There was no puncuation until the 15th century.

When your sink is full, the little hole that lets the water drain, instead of flowing over the sides is called a porcelator.

Los Angele's full name is El Pueblode Nuestra Senora la Reina de los Angeles de Porciuncula.

According the the Texas Department of Transportation, one person is killed annually painting stripes on the state's highways and roads.

The dome on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, conceals a billards room.

The average preson presses the snooze button on their alarm clock 3 times each morning.

I takes about 142 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop.

The # sign on a telephone is called an octothorp.

There are 22 stars surrounding the mountain on the Paramount Pictures logo.

olena
08-08-2002, 08:56 AM
The dome on Monticello, Thomas Jefferson's home, conceals a billards room



Funny....they didn't mention that on the tour.....:D

cotye
08-08-2002, 11:01 AM
Interesting... I thought the # was the pound sign? OH well. :)

JerseyJanice
08-08-2002, 11:04 AM
Now I know how many licks it takes to get to the center of a Tootsie Pop!

Thanks, DxL.

JohnTBap
08-08-2002, 11:07 AM
Originally posted by ILUVDXL


There are 10 body parts that are only 3 letter long: eye, ear, leg, arm, jaw, gum, toe, lip, hip and rib.




I can name one more, but then I would get the asterisks. hehehe

WDWfanatic288
08-08-2002, 11:25 AM
thanks for the info! :)

i learn new stuff everyday! :)

iluvorlando
08-08-2002, 11:38 AM
The average preson presses the snooze button on their alarm clock 3 times each morning.

Yep, I'm one of those people!

EROS
08-08-2002, 11:50 AM
Originally posted by ILUVDXL


The # sign on a telephone is called an octothorp.



Obviously a distant relation to OCTOPUSSY!!!!!!!!!!!

kinlaw6450
08-08-2002, 11:55 AM
I live 5 minutes from Monticello and have been there many times. Didn't know about the billiards though!

Thanks!

nativetxn
08-08-2002, 04:33 PM
takes about 142 licks to reach the center of a Tootsie Pop.

Pumba will be amazed to hear this!

Thanks for doing this for us, it was fun :)

Beanie
08-08-2002, 04:33 PM
Thanks! I like the one about the Alarm clock...I think my DH exceeds that number every morning!:rolleyes:

glo
08-08-2002, 06:58 PM
lol...I love this post. I do not know what I would do w/o all this useless but fun information. ;)