1. The world’s youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.
2. Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from
history:
Spades – King David,
Hearts – Charlemagne,
Clubs -Alexander
Diamonds – Julius Caesar
3. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
4. 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.
5. ‘I am.’ is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
6. Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month?
A. Conception.
7. Q. If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until
you could find the letter a?
A. One thousand.
8. Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and
laser printers all have in common?
A. All invented by women.
9. Q. What is the only food that doesn’t spoil?
A. Honey
10. 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’.
11 . 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 or what
we know today as the honeymoon.
12. Last but not least: In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was
entitled Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden and thus the word GOLF entered
into the English language.
