Things You Might Not Know !!!

Things you might not know



The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910.


The youngest pope was 11 years old.


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



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



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.



"I am." is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.



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.



Q. What do bullet-proof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers, and laser printers all have in common?

A. All invented by women.



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

A. Honey



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 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.





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.

Interesting

Thgat's very interesting

very interesting Ash

interesting but is it all true??

Hmmm very interesting!

what about
one hundred And one
that has an A in it

How interesting. I was "oh ah really?" several times

interesting

Interesting stuff that
I know where to come if I'm ever writing a pub quiz