Some Interesting (Stuff)

japeal



Joined: 12/09/2008
Posts: 1052

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:12

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'



Many years ago in Scotland , a new game was invented.

It was ruled 'Gentlemen Only...Ladies forbidden'...and thus, the word GOLF entered into the English language.



The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred and Wilma Flintstone.



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



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.

yorgozlu



Joined: 16/06/2009
Posts: 4437

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:28

wow,thats some usefull info,any ideas what else to do for the rest of the day?

simbas



Joined: 16/07/2007
Posts: 5943

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:33

Hi Japeal , thanks for that , you learn something new every day

regards , Simbas

gooligan


Joined: 30/01/2007
Posts: 1591

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 09:35

John,have you taken them dogs for a walk yet?

colly


Joined: 31/07/2008
Posts: 297

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:06

Love trivia but....



Think the golf one is an urban myth! Believe that it is derived from language, Dutch.

Rule of thumb, was that not from people using the end of their thumb as a measurement?

Think the Flintstones one is questionable as well, Mary Kay and Johnny is sighted as the first.



Now I feel a terrible party pooper. Be interested if anyone can expand though.



Col

japeal



Joined: 12/09/2008
Posts: 1052

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:38

Gooligan, had them out at 5.30am

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 11:59

You might think that New Zealand has the most sheep per capita in the world, but here's a fact to turn every antipodean farmer green with envy.



While New Zealand only boasts 20 sheep per person, the lucky lads on the Falkland Isles, with over 700,000 sheep to 2,000 people get 350 each!

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:03

On average a baby's heart will beat about 60 million times before it is born.

It has been estimated that 17% of human beings are left handed which is roughly the same figure as for gorillas and chimpanzees.

If you are right handed you tend to chew on the right hand side of your mouth and if you are left handed you tend to chew on the left hand side of your mouth.

Two out of five American women dye their hair.

The average adult falls asleep seven minutes after turning the light off.

The average human being will accidentally eat about a pound in weight of insects over the course of a lifetime.

Right handed people, on average, live nine years longer than left handed people!

In England the chance of a woman having twins has doubled since World War II. At this rate every pregnancy will result in twins by the year 2060!

On average 15% of people secretly chew their toenails.

If a man farted non-stop for six years and nine months and then lit it he would produce an

No1Doyen


Joined: 04/07/2008
Posts: 16617

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:05

On average 15% of people secretly chew their toenails.



That means that as we have 6045 members on the forum 906 of you secretly chew your toenails.



Who is going to own up to that? )

DutchCrusader



Joined: 19/05/2008
Posts: 11281

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 12:30

RE msg 5, colly> Think the golf one is an urban myth! Believe that it is derived from language, Dutch. <



=> I didn't dare to say it... But it's true. A very, very old game (also played indoors) and it's called in Dutch: kolf (pronunciation almost the same as in English: golf). Locally it's still played (province of Noord-Holland, area: Zaanstreek, North of Amsterdam).

mmmmmm



Joined: 19/12/2008
Posts: 8398

Message Posted:
24/06/2009 13:01

More trivia:



Origin of "sleep tight" :



On a visit to Anne Hathaway's Cottage - it was explained that in those times the bed "springs" were taut ropes.. and if the ropes went slack .....



Origin of "to be left on the shelf":



a daughter - when married took her designated plate to the new house - with her husband..