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Mary Jo
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>>The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV
> >>>were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US 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:
> >>>$6,400
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
> >>>61,000
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in
> >>>1910.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The youngest pope was 11 years old.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Those 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 as a result 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 4th,
> >>>John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on
> >>>August 2,
> >>>but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes
> >>>them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
> >>>A. Conception.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>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 all have in common?
> >>>A. All invented by women.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> >>>A. Honey
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
> >>>A. Father's Day
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
> >>>A. He was allergic to carrots.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
> >>>A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>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 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 their own
> >>>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 refill, they used
> >>>the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is he phrase inspired
> >>>by this practice.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen
> >>>Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the
> >>>English language.
> >>>
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
> >>>were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US 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:
> >>>$6,400
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The average number of people airborne over the US any given hour:
> >>>61,000
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in
> >>>1910.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The youngest pope was 11 years old.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Those 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 as a result 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 4th,
> >>>John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on
> >>>August 2,
> >>>but the last signature wasn't added until 5 years later.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Hershey's Kisses are called that because the machine that makes
> >>>them looks like it's kissing the conveyor belt.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
> >>>A. Conception.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>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 all have in common?
> >>>A. All invented by women.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
> >>>A. Honey
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
> >>>A. Father's Day
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
> >>>A. He was allergic to carrots.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
> >>>A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>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 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 their own
> >>>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 refill, they used
> >>>the whistle to get some service. "Wet your whistle" is he phrase inspired
> >>>by this practice.
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen
> >>>Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the
> >>>English language.
> >>>
> >>>~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >>>At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow.
40% of the people will look in your medicine cabinet!! That is so sneaky!! I'll have to think of something really strange to put in there. 
