On 17 Aug 2000, 11:40, Ben Cooper wrote:
> OK, Alan, I enjoy Dale's Jokes list, too... but what was it that
> inspired your search?
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Okay, here was the post that gave me the clue:
Date sent: Mon, 14 Aug 2000 00:15:20 -0400
From: Dallas Vanselow KC8HQS <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: Jokes Mailing List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Subject: [jokes] Little Known Facts
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The citrus soda 7-UP was created in 1929; "7" was selected because the
original containers were 7 ounces. "UP" indicated the direction of the
bubbles.
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the
mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least 6 feet
away from a toilet to avoid airborne particles resulting from the
flush.
The liquid inside young coconuts can be used as substitute for blood
plasma.
American car horns beep in the tone of F.
No piece of paper can be folded more than 7 times.
Donkeys kill more people annually than plane crashes.
1 in every 4 Americans has appeared on television.
You burn more calories sleeping than you do watching television.
Oak trees do not produce acorns until they are fifty years of age or
older.
The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley's gum.
The king of hearts is the only king without a mustache.
A Boeing 747's wingspan is longer than the Wright Bother's first
flight.
Venus is the only planet that rotates clockwise.
The first CD pressed in the US was Bruce Springsteen's "Born in the
USA."
Apples, not caffeine, are more efficient at waking you up in the
morning.
The 57 on the Heinz ketchup bottle represents the number of varieties
of pickles the company once had.
The plastic things on the end of shoelaces are called aglets.
Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin.
The first owner of the Marlboro company died of lung cancer.
Barbie's full name is Barbara Millicent Roberts.
Betsy Ross is the only real person to ever have been the head on a Pez
dispenser.
Michael Jordan makes more money from Nike annually than all of the
Nike factory workers in Malaysia combined.
Adolf Hitler's mother seriously considered having an abortion but was
talked out of it by her doctor.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes.
All US Presidents have worn glasses. Some just didn't like being seen
wearing them in public.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
The sound of E.T. walking was made by someone squishing her hands in
jelly.
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LOL...as you can see, I was four days behind on reading this post. :-)
Alan
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