Thanks, Javvy. I needed that. It helps to know that being left-handed, I am more likely to be put out of my misery sooner that you right-handed people.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Mike Laborde" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "RollTideFan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, October 18, 2003 6:07 PM Subject: [RollTideFan] To Get Your Mind Off Of Things (non-Bama) > Some HuGe factoids: > > > ** DC-10, the name of an airplane, stands for "Douglas > Commercial." > > ** In 1907, on New Year's Eve, the original ball that was > lowered in Times Square was made of wood and iron and had 100 > light bulbs on it. > > ** In 1747, the first American mention of the Christmas tree > occurred. However, it was a not a tree but instead a pyramid > made out of wood and decorated with apples and evergreen > boughs. > > ** During World War II, there was not enough sugar in the U.S. > to make candy as it was sent to the troops overseas. At this > time, popcorn was consumed three times more than its usual > amount. > > ** 38% of Americans eat breakfast everyday. > > ** The first Valentine's Day card was sent from a knight to his > wife in 1415. The knight was held captive in the Tower of > London. > > ** In a year, an average person uses the toilet 2,500 times. > > ** There are about 10 million bacteria any place you rest your > hands on a desk. > > ** An average home creates more pollution than does the average > car. > > ** Every second, 630 steel cans are recycled. > > ** An African Baobab tree's circumference can reach 180 feet. > If the trunk is hollow, 20 people would be able to fit inside > of it. > > ** People that suffer from gum disease are twice as likely to > have a stroke or heart attack. > > ** Urophobia is the fear of urine or urinating. > > ** The average American eats 35,000 cookies in his/her > lifetime. > > ** Rocky Mountain spotted fever is a disease caused by ticks. > > ** Eating eight strawberries will provide you with more Vitamin > C than an orange. > > ** Every year approximately 2,500 left-handed people are killed > by using object or machinery designed for right-handed > people. > > ** The rarest chocolate bar in the world is the Porcelana bar. > There are only 20,000 of these bars produced a year, and they > sell for $90 per pound. > > ** The famous Christmas song "Jingle Bells" was written for a > Thanksgiving program in 1857 by James Pierpont. At the time, > the song was called "The One-Horse Open Sleigh." > > ** The postage rate for a letter in 1693 was determined through > how much light could pass through the letter. The postage > rate would be more expensive if less light went through, and > this process was called candling. > > ** In Britain, The Red Lion is the most common name for a pub. > > ** The most expensive shoes in the world are ruby slippers > located in Harrods in London, which cost $1.6 million, and > have a full time security guard. The shoes are made from > platinum thread and have 642 rubies in them. It took over 7 > 700 hours to produce the shoe. > > ** Elvis Presley used to be a truck driver before he started > singing. > > ** Mona Lisa has no eyebrows in Leonardo da Vinci's painting. > During that time, a woman was considered more beautiful if > she shaved her eyebrows. > > ** The most expensive martini costs $650. Currently it is only > available in Newport Beach, California. The martini contains > vintage which goes back to 1802, and came from Napoleon's > reserve. > > ** A "Barney" is a impotent, power-hungry prick. > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" > > To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net ______________________________________________________ RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List "Welcome to RollTideFan! Wear a cup!" To join or leave the list or to make changes to your subscription visit http://listinfo.rolltidefan.net
