Well, the blog contest started a couple days ago so I am a little behind, but oh well, the contest won't take over my life...yet..
anyway, here's some interesting stuff I got from someone, whether it's true or whether half of it is some random persons opinion, I couldn't tell ya, but it's interesting all the same...


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.

In the 1400's a law was
set forth that a man was
not allowed to beat his wife
with a stick no thicker than
his thumb. Hence we have
"the rule of thumb"

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.

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
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 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 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 Handcock and Charles Thomson!
Most of the rest signed on August 2,
but the last signature wasn't
added until 5 years later.

Half of all Americans live
within 50 miles of their birthplace

Q.What do bulletproof vests,
fire escapes, windshield wipers,
and laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.


Q. Which day are there more
collect calls than any other day
of the year?
A. Father's Day

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"

try to read this it actually is pretty easy

I cdnolt blviee taht I
cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd
waht I was rdgnieg.
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 frist and lsat ltteer
be in the rghit pclae. The rset
can be a taotl mses and you
can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm.
Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos
not raed ervey lteter by istlef,
but the wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?