Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 LOL, ! I checked it with an online calculator - true. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org [ ] INTERESTING FACTS > So far as number four is concerned, I'll take their word for it! > > > 1) The world's youngest parents were 8 and 9 and lived in China in 1910. > > 2) The youngest pope was 11 years old. > > 3) Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: > Spades - King , > Hearts - Charlemagne, > Clubs -, the Great > Diamonds - Julius Caesar > > 4) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 > > 5) 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. > > 6) " I am. " is the shortest complete sentence in the English language. > > 7) Q. What occurs more often in December than any other month? > A. Conception. > > 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 > > 8) 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 " . > > 9) 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. > > 10) In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden... > and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 4) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 <<<LOL, ! I checked it with an online calculator - true.>>> I'm hopeless when it comes to figures, , so that's why I was happy to take their word for it! Hubby however is the opposite. He sat down with pencil and paper and worked it out! While I'm still looking for the calculator, hubby has worked out the answer in the meantime. He loves maths! We'll be in a store sometimes, and he'll tell the cashier the amount owing. They look at him, carry on adding up on their machine - then when it agrees with what hubby said, he often gets a funny " How did you know that? " look from the cashier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I love math, too, , but I am obviously much lazier than your husband, LOL. I'll tell you where to go! Mayo Clinic in Rochester http://www.mayoclinic.org/rochester s Hopkins Medicine http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org Re: [ ] INTERESTING FACTS > > 4) 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321 > <<<LOL, ! I checked it with an online calculator - true.>>> > > I'm hopeless when it comes to figures, , so that's why I was happy to take their word for it! Hubby however is the opposite. He sat down with pencil and paper and worked it out! While I'm still looking for the calculator, hubby has worked out the answer in the meantime. He loves maths! We'll be in a store sometimes, and he'll tell the cashier the amount owing. They look at him, carry on adding up on their machine - then when it agrees with what hubby said, he often gets a funny " How did you know that? " look from the cashier. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You are posting as a guest. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.