Things you should know but may not! - Truckers' Trucking Forum

Baack · **^ Top** #1 09.16.2008

1. Money isn't made out of paper. It's made out of cotton.
2 The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp (marijuana) paper
3. The dot over the letter 'I' is called a 'tittle'.
4. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down
continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.
5. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.
6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.
8. The 'spot' on 7-UP comes from its inventor, who had red eyes.
He was albino.
9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.
10. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.
11. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system;
a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.
12. Orcas ( killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach
from underneath, causing the shark to explode.
13. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww).
14. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants.
15. Ketchup was sold in the 1830's as medicine.
16. Upper and lower case letters are named 'upper' and 'lower' because in the
time when all original print had to be set in individual letters, the 'upper
case' letters were stored in the case on top of the case that stored the
smaller, 'lower case' letters.
17. Leonardo DaVinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at
the same time hence, multitasking was invented.
18. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were
made of wood.
19. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.
20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan;
there was never a recorded Wendy before!
21. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with:
orange, purple, and silver!
22. Leonardo DaVinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint
Mona Lisa's lips.
23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and
sting itself to death.
24. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original 'Halloween' was a Captain
Kirk's mask painted white.
25. If you have three quarters, four dimes, and four pennies, you have $1.19
You also have the largest amount of money in coins without being able to
make change for a dollar (good to know.)
26. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in
quicksand (and you thought this list was completely useless.)
27. The phrase 'rule of thumb' is derived from an old English law, which stated
that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than your thumb.
28. The first product Motorola started to develop was a record player for
automobiles. At that time, the most known player on the market
was the Victrola, so they called themselves Motorola.
29. Celery has negative calories! It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery
than the celery has in it to begin with. It's the same with apples!
30. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!
31. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.
32. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often
stolen from Public Libraries.
33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into sp ace
because passing wind in a sp ace suit damages it.
I NEED TO REMEMBER THIS.
34. George Carlin said it best about Martha Stewart.
'Boy, I feel a lot safer now that she's behind bars.
OJ Simpson and Kobe Bryant are still walking around; Osama Bin Laden
too, but they take the ONE woman in America willing to cook, clean, and
work in the yard, and they haul her fanny off to jail.

lostNfound · **^ Top** #2 09.16.2008

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Originally Posted by Baack

23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and sting itself to death.

Oooo ... I shoulda tried this one the other day. I was making a drop in Somerton, AZ, and the guy there had a terrarium with four scorpions in it that he had found in the warehouse.

cat 500 · **^ Top** #3 09.16.2008

Thanks Baack. Those are good to know. I will be chewing gum next time I cut up an onion.

Sabine in Mo · **^ Top** #4 09.16.2008

Phyllis Diller is NOT Susan Luccis mother.

Sabine in Mo · **^ Top** #5 09.16.2008

Donald Duck is NOT outlawed in Finland

LadyDallasDriver · **^ Top** #6 09.16.2008

6. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.
Not to be a pest or anything...Not sure where you got your post I enjoyed reading it ...however...McDonalds profits more from there drinks

stretchy puddin · **^ Top** #7 09.17.2008

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Originally Posted by Sabine in Mo

Phyllis Diller is NOT Susan Luccis mother.

Well let the truth be known?

Big Don · **^ Top** #8 09.17.2008

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23. A tiny amount of liquor on a scorpion will make it instantly go mad and
sting itself to death.

Yeah, that would pizz me off too. I want a LARGE amount, not a tiny amount! But I wouldn't kill myself over it. . .

honor roll · **^ Top** #9 09.17.2008

They are all good info

alabama grappler · **^ Top** #10 09.18.2008

Those are interesting facts... I'm sure I could have a discussion on the dock for my whole 8 hours on some of those... lol.

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