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Fletch_Lives59

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I was in shock over some of these:

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.

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 Da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time, hence, multi-tasking 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 Da Vinci 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 space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.

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Rdskn4Lyf21

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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.

I have to go grab some raisins and champagne now....

7. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

:laugh::doh:

9. On average, 12 newborns will be given to the wrong parents, daily.

Guess I need to get a DNA test to see if my parents are biologically mine.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!

To Dave Thomas :cheers:

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

Searching YouTube now....

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

Sweet, I eat a few apples a day.

33. Astronauts are not allowed to eat beans before they go into space because passing wind in a space suit damages it.

I'm never going to be an astronaut.

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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

I know for a fact that this one is a myth, it's been busted by nutritionists.

20. The name Wendy was made up for the book Peter Pan; there was never a recorded Wendy before!

I'm pretty sure this one is a myth too, I've seen a bio on Dave Thomas on the Food channel and they showed pictures of his first daughter Wendy.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the others are myths too :2cents:

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I'm pretty sure this one is a myth too, I've seen a bio on Dave Thomas on the Food channel and they showed pictures of his first daughter Wendy.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the others are myths too :2cents:

According to wikipedia, peter pan was written around 1902

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan

This myth could still be viable, unless Dave Thomas is a lot older than I thought.

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I know for a fact that this one is a myth, it's been busted by nutritionists.

I'm pretty sure this one is a myth too, I've seen a bio on Dave Thomas on the Food channel and they showed pictures of his first daughter Wendy.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the others are myths too :2cents:

Geez trying to take the fun outta everything huh?:silly:

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[Re: The name "Wendy" originating from Peter Pan.] I'm pretty sure this one is a myth too, I've seen a bio on Dave Thomas on the Food channel and they showed pictures of his first daughter Wendy.

I wouldn't be surprised if some of the others are myths too :2cents:

I didn't know if that one's true, but Peter Pan predates Dave Thomas' daughter by many years. The character first appeared in 1902, and the most familar Peter Pan story, featuring Wendy, was published in 1911.

EDIT: I see others jumped all over that one before me. :doh:

Otherwise, I agree that at least some of these might be myths. The "rule of thumb" one has been disputed often. There are other explanations for that phrase besides the one given.

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According to wikipedia, peter pan was written around 1902

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan

This myth could still be viable, unless Dave Thomas is a lot older than I thought.

*Edit:

I totally messed this up, somehow I read wrong and thought that it said that "Wendy's" the restaurant was named after the Peter Pan character.

I'm a dumbass :dunce:

Geez trying to take the fun outta everything huh?:silly:

Arnold from Kindergarten Cop:

"I'm tha party poooooper" :kungfu:

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According to wikipedia, peter pan was written around 1902

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Pan

This myth could still be viable, unless Dave Thomas is a lot older than I thought.

Dave Thomas wasn't born until 1932. Therefore, Barrie's Wendy precedes Thomas's Wendy by more than 30 years. Wendy was born in 61, so that's almost 60 years, but of course you don't know how long Thomas was planning on naming her that. Her actual name is Melinda, so its possible the Wendy nickname didn't arise until well after her birth.

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I'm pretty sure there is no record of anyone being named D'Brickashaw until about 25 years ago.

A shaw is what you call the person who carries the supplies. So the guy who got the bricks to the job site was called the brick shaw. People in New Yawk would say "da brick shaw".

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I'm pretty sure this one is a myth too, I've seen a bio on Dave Thomas on the Food channel and they showed pictures of his first daughter Wendy.

Plus, Bruce Springsteen wants to die with Wendy on the streets tonight in an everlasting kiss. ;)

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22. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors.

From wikipedia:

It is most likely that scissors were invented in 1500 BC in ancient Egypt.[1] These were likely shears with the joint at the far end.[2] Cross-bladed scissors were invented by Romans around AD 100.

An immense stride in perfecting scissors was taken in 1761 when Robert Hinchliffe produced the first pair of modern-day scissors made of hardened and polished cast steel. He lived in Cheney Square, London and was reputed to be the first person who put out a signboard proclaiming himself "fine scissor manufacturer".[3]

In a part of Sweden (now in Finland) an ironworks was started 1649 in the hamlet "Fiskars" between Helsinki and Turku. In 1830 a new owner started the first cutlery works in Finland, making among others scissors with the trade mark Fiskars. Fiskars Corporation introduced new methods in the manufacturing of scissors in 1967.[4]

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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.

I knew about most of those listed since we have a few of those fun/odd fact books laying around the house, but I had never heard about the champagne and raisins. Damn you:doh::silly:....now I need to try this.

I'm pretty sure this one is a myth too, I've seen a bio on Dave Thomas on the Food channel and they showed pictures of his first daughter Wendy.

Dave Thomas' daughter was born after the character Wendy was created.

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