Topic: "Did you know?" Random TidBits and Facts! 12

Spartacus · September 19th, 2005

"I am." and "I do." are the shortest complete sentences in the English language.

Missileer · September 19th, 2005

The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...)

The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

Spartacus · September 19th, 2005

It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas.

tomtom22 · September 19th, 2005

The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher.

Missileer · September 19th, 2005

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.

Spartacus · September 19th, 2005

The largest blue whale caught was a 110-foot female. It is not known how the angler got this beast home or how he (we can assume it's a he, can't we?) fit it in the freezer.

Missileer · September 19th, 2005

Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year?

A. Father's Day

Spartacus · September 19th, 2005

On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

Missileer · September 19th, 2005

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 which we know today as the honeymoon.

Spartacus · September 19th, 2005

The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.

September 19th, 2005	Post 111
Spartacus Primus Pilus Gear	"I am." and "I do." are the shortest complete sentences in the English language. __________________ Qui tacet consentire. Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum. Nec Aspera Terrent. Vir sapit qui pauca loquitur.

September 19th, 2005	Post 112
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28% (now get this...) The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38% __________________ “War is an ugly thing but not the ugliest of things; the decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feelings which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse.” —John Stuart Mill

September 19th, 2005	Post 114
tomtom22 Chief Engineer Gear	The glue on Israeli postage is certified kosher. __________________ "It doesn't take a hero to order men into battle. It takes a hero to be one of those men who goes into battle." - Norman Schwarskopf, Commander of Desert Storm Operations

September 19th, 2005	Post 113
Spartacus Primus Pilus Gear	It's against the law to pawn your dentures in Las Vegas.

September 19th, 2005	Post 115
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common? A. All invented by women.

September 19th, 2005	Post 116
Spartacus Primus Pilus Gear	The largest blue whale caught was a 110-foot female. It is not known how the angler got this beast home or how he (we can assume it's a he, can't we?) fit it in the freezer.

September 19th, 2005	Post 117
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	Which day are there more collect calls than any other day of the year? A. Father's Day

September 19th, 2005	Post 118
Spartacus Primus Pilus Gear	On average, 100 people choke to death on ball-point pens every year.

September 19th, 2005	Post 119
Missileer Nuclear Duck Hunter Gear	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 which we know today as the honeymoon.

September 19th, 2005	Post 120
Spartacus Primus Pilus Gear	The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people.