Contributed By Neeraj Gudwani,
Asst.Manager (ATC) Amritsar Airport
VERY
INTERESTING STUFF.....................
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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Every
day more money is printed for Monopoly than by the U.S. Treasury.
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Men can read
smaller print than women can; women can hear better.
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Coca-Cola was
originally green.
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It is
impossible to lick your elbow.
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Intelligent
people have more zinc and copper in their hair.
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The first
novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.
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The San
Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.
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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 as a result 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. Most boat
owners name their boats. What is the most popular boat name requested?
A. Obsession
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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
all 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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- Now....
Don't delete
this 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?
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YOU KNOW YOU
ARE LIVING IN 2008 when...
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You
accidentally enter your PIN on the microwave.
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You haven't
played solitaire with real cards in years.
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You have a
list of 15 phone numbers to reach your family of three.
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You e-mail
the person who works at the desk next to you.
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Your reason
for not staying in touch with friends and family is that they don't
have e-mail addresses.
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You pull up
in your own driveway and use your cell phone to see if anyone is home
to help you carry in the groceries.
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Every
commercial on television has a web site at the bottom of the screen
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Leaving the
house without your cell 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.
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You get up in
the morning and go on line before getting your coffee.
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You start
tilting your head sideways to smile. : )
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You're
reading this and nodding and laughing.
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Even worse,
you know exactly to whom you are going to forward this message.
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You are too
busy to notice there was no #9 on this list.
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You actually
scrolled back up to check that there wasn't a #9 on this list.