INTERESTING FACTS

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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.