Q. Who were the first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV?
A. Fred and Wilma Flintstone.
Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the US Treasury.
Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear and smell better. (yeah)
Coca-Cola was originally green. (Actually it was brown and was also in green bottles but never green itself)
It is impossible to lick your elbow.
Q. What State has the highest percentage of people who walk to work?
A. Alaska
The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
The youngest pope was 11 years old. (Some say 12, some say 18, all I know is that it was a long time ago. 1032)
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
If a statue in the park of a person on a horse has both of the horses 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 received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.
Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception
Q. Most boat owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
Q. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?
A. Honey
Q. There are more collect calls on this day than any other day of the year?
A. Father’s Day
Q. What trivia fact about Mel Blanc (voice of Bugs Bunny) is the most ironic?
A. He was allergic to carrots. (actually some say he just didn’t like them)
Q. What is an activity performed by 40% of all people at a party?
A. Snoop in your medicine cabinet
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’s really only one theory but sounds convincing)
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. We know it today as the “Honeymoon”.
Holidays, cold weather, desis getting time of in demcber, going home and getting married (75% of my desi friends in USA have their wedding anniversaries in Decmeber)
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's really only one theory but sounds convincing)
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I'm sure chaar-pa'ees must have been around before these silly mattresses!
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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. We know it today as the "Honeymoon".
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Did all FIL's do this or only those of not-so-attractive brides?
