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---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Nihal & Nalini <[email protected]> Date: Sun, Nov 13, 2016 at 7:27 AM Subject: Fwd: FUN THINGS TO KNOW To: Lakshman Karunaratne <[email protected]>, Heloise De Zilwa < [email protected]>, Sriyanthi Samarasinghe <[email protected]>, Reza Bongso <[email protected]> Sent from my iPhone Begin forwarded message: *Subject:* *Fwd: FUN THINGS TO KNOW* *Widen your knowledge* *THINGS TO KNOW:::* *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.* *------------**Coca-Cola was originally green**..* *------------**It is impossible to lick your elbow.* *------------**The first novel ever written on a typewriter,* *Tom Sawyer.* *------------**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 because* *of wounds received in battle.If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person diedof natural causes.* *------------**Q.... What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser* *printers have in common?* *A... All were invented by women.* *------------* *Q... What is the only food that doesn't spoil?* *A... Honey* *------------**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, which 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 your 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 a refill, they used the whistle to get some service.* *''Wet your whistle" is the phrase inspired by this practice.* *------------**At least 75% of people who read this will try to lick their elbow!* *------------**Don't delete the following just because it looks weird.* *Believe it or not, you can read it.* *>**I cdnuolt blveiee that I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd what I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in what oredr the ltteers in a word are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is that the first and last ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can still raed it wouthit a porbelm. This is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the word as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?* *------------**YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 201**6** when...* *1... You accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.* *2... You haven't played Solitaire with real cards in years.* *3... You have a list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three..* *4... You e-mail the person who works at the desk next to you.* *5... Your reason for not staying in touch with friends and family* *is that they don't have e-mail addresses.* *6... You pull up in your own driveway and use your mobile phone,* *to see if anyone is home to help you carry in the groceries...* *7... Every commercial on television has a web site at the* *bottom of the screen* *8... Leaving the house without your mobile phone, which you didn't* *even have the first 20 or 30 (or 60) years of your life, is now a cause* *for panic, and you turn around to go and get it* *10. You get up in the morning and go on line, before getting your coffee* *11. You start tilting your head sideways to smile. : )* *12. You're reading this and nodding, and laughing.* *13. Even worse, you know exactly to whom you are going to* *forward this message.* *14. You are too busy to notice there was no 9 on this list.* *15. You actually scrolled back up to check that there wasn'ta 9 on this list.* *~~~~~~~~~~~AND FINALLY~~~~~ ~~~~~~~* *NOW U R LAUGHING at yourself.* *Go on, forward this to your friends.You know you want to!* *And stop trying to lick your elbow!*
