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flintstones

yorch — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:00:45 +0000

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

monopoly

yorch — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:00:35 +0000

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.

traits

yorch — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 16:00:14 +0000

Men can read smaller print than women; women can hear better.

horse-statue

yorch — Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

About a statue of a person on a horse: if the 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 recieved in battle; if the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

intelligent

yorch — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

wild

yorch — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 16:00:50 +0000

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%. The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%.

sfcars

yorch — Sun, 17 Jan 2010 16:00:53 +0000

The San Francisco cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments in the US.

raed

yorch — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:00:05 +0000

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. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.

nambers

yorch — Mon, 11 Jan 2010 16:00:54 +0000

If you were to spell out numbers, you would have to go up to “one thousand” to find the letter “A”.

4july

yorch — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 16:00:04 +0000

Only two people signed the US 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.