Useless Info......

[CailinDeas]

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'

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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.

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The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV was Fred
and Wilma Flintstone

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Coca-Cola was originally green.

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It is impossible to lick your elbow.

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The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven:
£ 10,120.00

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The first novel ever written on a typewriter,



Tom Sawyer.

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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

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111,111,111 x
111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987, 654,321

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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 died
of natural causes

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Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
until you would find the letter 'A'?

A. One thousand

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

A. All were invented by women.

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Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?

A. Honey

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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'

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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,
which we know today as the honeymoon.

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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'

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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.


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At least 75% of people who read this will try to
lick their elbow!


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Don't delete this just because it looks weird. Believe it or not,
you can read it.


I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.
The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid Aoccdrnig to rscheearch at
Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a
wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is taht 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 wrod as a wlohe. Amzanig huh?


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YOU KNOW YOU ARE LIVING IN 2014 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 yo

[bibblebub]

It is impossible to lick your elbow - false.

This was claimed on QI and in a subsequent programme they had a woman in the studio audience who COULD lick her elbow.

[bibblebub]

Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand

How about one hundred and one

[woofgang]

not going to go through them all but many of the others aren't true either.

[Quoi]

//Q.. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go
until you would find the letter 'A'?
A. One thousand //

That one isnt true - I got as far as ate.

[ummmm]

Look on youtube...loads of people can lick their elbows.

[Ken4155]

Amazingly i read the jumbled up paragraph without hesitation!

[AB Editor]

Here's most of these offered, and debunked some time ago: http://www.theanswerbank.co.uk/Phrases-and-Sayings/Question532538.html

[The Builder]

The spelling out of numbers one often comes up.

Surely the answer is 101 (one hundred And one)

[The Builder]

Ooops, sorry Bibbles ........... I took far too long to type :o(

[LazyGun]

There is lots of them there "facts" that are simply not true ;)

[AB Editor]

The colour of coke: http://www.coca-cola.co.uk/faq/rumours/was-coca-cola-originally-green.html

(hint: it's brown)

[jim360]

One of these days the chain email will pass round with the title "useless and actually correct info"...

[AB Editor]

Ha - We'll have to do an errata Jim...

[jno]

I can see one-and-twenty errors there...

[jno]

the jumbled letters are fascinating, but you have to have the first and last letters of each word right.

[jim360]

cdnoul't*, pheonmneal*, mnid:*, rseearch*.

[Davethedog]

http://www.snopes.com/military/statue.asp

[stewey]

I always liked the theory that “posh” stemmed from “port out: starboard home”. I could never fathom why some so called “expert” debunked that yarn and said it was a load of bilge-water. I’m still floundering around for the real meaning.

[jim360]

From Oxford dictionaries:

"early 20th century: perhaps from slang posh, denoting a dandy."

With some words, they just spring up out of seemingly nowhere, I guess. "Experts" debunk these myths usually because they are trying to find the actual answer. Along the way, it can be (and often is) discovered that myths have no basis in truth.

[society]

Interesting, especially the one with the jumbled letters. I was able to read it fluently and at my regular pace of reading.