Tuesday, May 02, 2006
Things u probably din know
1. 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
2. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,3214.
3. 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.
4. 'I am.' is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
5. 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.
6. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
7. 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'.
8. In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King who gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F**K (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it.
Now you know where that word came from. Please dun swear with this word. In fact please dun swear....
9. 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.
Off to Changi airport in 3 hrs....
2. 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,3214.
3. 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.
4. 'I am.' is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.
5. 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.
6. Q. What is the only food that doesn't spoil?
A. Honey
7. 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'.
8. In ancient England a person could not have sex unless you had consent of the King (unless you were in the Royal Family). When anyone wanted to have a baby, they got consent of the King who gave them a placard that they hung on their door while they were having sex. The placard had F**K (Fornication Under Consent of the King) on it.
Now you know where that word came from. Please dun swear with this word. In fact please dun swear....
9. 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.
Off to Changi airport in 3 hrs....
// posted by sleepless wherever @ 6:36 PM 
