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[- Danny Boy -]

Well, most probably anyway!:)

1. Money isn't made out of paper; it's made out of cotton.

2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.

3. Your stomach produces a new layer of mucus every two weeks - otherwise it will digest itself .

4. The Declaration of Independence was written on hemp paper.

5. The dot over the letter 'i' is called a "tittle".

6. A raisin dropped in a glass of fresh champagne will bounce up and down continuously from the bottom of the glass to the top.

7. Susan Lucci is the daughter of Phyllis Diller.

8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.

9. 40% of McDonald's profits come from the sales of Happy Meals.

10 Every person has a unique tongue print (no licking at the scene of a crime!).

11. 315 entries in Webster's 1996 Dictionary were misspelled.

12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

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

14. During the chariot scene in 'Ben Hur' a small red car can be seen in the distance.

15. Warren Beatty and Shirley MacLaine are brother and sister.

16. Chocolate affects a dog's heart and nervous system; a few ounces will kill a small sized dog.

17. Orcas (killer whales) kill sharks by torpedoing up into the shark's stomach from underneath, causing the shark to explode.

18. Most lipstick contains fish scales (eeww)..

19. Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn't wear pants!

20. Ketchup was sold in the 1830s as medicine.

21. 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.

22. Leonardo da Vinci could write with one hand and draw with the other at the same time.

23. Because metal was scarce, the Oscars given out during World War II were made of wood.

24. There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos.

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

26. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and silver!

27. Leonardo Da Vinci invented scissors. Also, it took him 10 years to paint Mona Lisa's lips.

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

29. The mask used by Michael Myers in the original "Halloween" was a Captain Kirk mask painted white.

30. 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.

31. By raising your legs slowly and lying on your back, you can't sink in quicksand.

32. 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.

33. American Airlines saved $40,000 in '87 by eliminating one olive from each salad served in first class.

34. 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.

35. 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!

36. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying!

37. The glue on Israeli postage stamps is certified kosher.

38. Guinness Book of Records holds the record for being the book most often stolen from Public Libraries.

39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator game.

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

[Ollie]

I love these posts...

2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.

Wrong.

What does ’57 Varieties’ refer to on Heinz labels?

Back in 1892 our founder Henry J. Heinz, was riding the New York railway one day when he noticed an advertisement for a shoe company. The company offered a choice of 21 different styles to its customers.

This set Henry Heinz thinking about his own range, and the choices his company offered – considerably more than 21. As he counted them in his head he reached well in excess of 60. Yet, for some unfathomable reason, he found himself returning to 57 as a number which somehow sounded just right.

The proud (and modest) claim of ‘57 varieties’ was born and is still featured on Heinz labels to this day. In fact, today we make and sell something like 5,700 varieties. However, 57 is as much a part of our company as the name itself, and will forever stay so. Find out more about Heinz and our history.

http://www.heinz.co.uk/content/faqs/products.aspx


And while I'm at it...

8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.

This myth has been disproved numerous times.

12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

No he wasn't and albino humans don't generally have red eyes. The red dot also didn't appear in the logo until the 1970's, 40 years after the drink was invented.

39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator game.

Inaccurate. It was part of an unofficial test also involving Lotus 123. It didn't have any bearing on whether a manufacturer claimed their machine was IBM Compatible or not.

[dontpannic]

I think you omitted something from the title Danny

40 Things You Didn't Know are completely wrong.

[- Danny Boy -]

Well, i just copied and pasted it, so whoever wrote it needs a good ass kicking

[Ollie]

I might recreate it as "40 things that are largely misleading or wrong"

[~S1~]

I love these posts...

2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.

Wrong.

What does ’57 Varieties’ refer to on Heinz labels?

Back in 1892 our founder Henry J. Heinz, was riding the New York railway one day when he noticed an advertisement for a shoe company. The company offered a choice of 21 different styles to its customers.

This set Henry Heinz thinking about his own range, and the choices his company offered – considerably more than 21. As he counted them in his head he reached well in excess of 60. Yet, for some unfathomable reason, he found himself returning to 57 as a number which somehow sounded just right.

The proud (and modest) claim of ‘57 varieties’ was born and is still featured on Heinz labels to this day. In fact, today we make and sell something like 5,700 varieties. However, 57 is as much a part of our company as the name itself, and will forever stay so. Find out more about Heinz and our history.

http://www.heinz.co.uk/content/faqs/products.aspx


And while I'm at it...

8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.

This myth has been disproved numerous times.

12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

No he wasn't and albino humans don't generally have red eyes. The red dot also didn't appear in the logo until the 1970's, 40 years after the drink was invented.

39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator game.

Inaccurate. It was part of an unofficial test also involving Lotus 123. It didn't have any bearing on whether a manufacturer claimed their machine was IBM Compatible or not.

Right, I'm gonna start a fund to pay for a hooker to get Ollie layed. I'll stick the first tenner in. We only need a few people to donate and we wont have to put up with this $hit any longer.

[Ollie]

fpmsl you nob.

[dontpannic]

Right, I'm gonna start a fund to pay for a hooker to get Ollie layed. I'll stick the first tenner in. We only need a few people to donate and we wont have to put up with this $hit any longer.

[andymac]

Right, I'm gonna start a fund to pay for a hooker to get Ollie layed. I'll stick the first tenner in. We only need a few people to donate and we wont have to put up with this $hit any longer.

I think a new, stickied thread is in order. Either way, count me in for a fiver but you'll have to get him out of the house first...

[Ollie]

[Ruishy1]

ive got a tenner here, not much more is needed, as he just needs a cheap one

[andymac]

Blow up from ebay ?

EDIT : Just had a look and looks like they don't sell them there - used or new Either way I'm sure it'll be cheaper than a decent hooker and he'll get more use.

[~S1~]

Blow up from ebay ?

EDIT : Just had a look and looks like they don't sell them there - used or new Either way I'm sure it'll be cheaper than a decent hooker and he'll get more use.

But that won't count though. Shaggin' a doll won't stop him being uncharted territory so to speak.

[dangerousdave]

[Ruishy1]

that second one is hilarious

[Ollie]

I would nail that second one, I've never been laid before .

[Ruishy1]

I would nail that second one, I've never been laid before .

we all feel for you mate

sorry

she looks like she fell out of the ugly tree, and hit every branch on the way down

[MotorcyclesFish]

What's the status of this, please?

Did Ollie receive his welfare shag?

[dangerousdave]

I would nail that second one, ive never been laid before .

we all feel for you mate

sorry

she looks like she fell out of the ugly tree, and hit every branch on the way down

it was a very tall tree and a very hard floor she hit too!!!

[andymac]

But that won't count though. Shaggin' a doll won't stop him being uncharted territory so to speak.

To boldly go where only his GP has gone before ?

[Sphinx]

I love these posts...

2. The 57 on Heinz ketchup bottle represents the varieties of pickle the company once had.

Wrong.

What does ’57 Varieties’ refer to on Heinz labels?

Back in 1892 our founder Henry J. Heinz, was riding the New York railway one day when he noticed an advertisement for a shoe company. The company offered a choice of 21 different styles to its customers.

This set Henry Heinz thinking about his own range, and the choices his company offered – considerably more than 21. As he counted them in his head he reached well in excess of 60. Yet, for some unfathomable reason, he found himself returning to 57 as a number which somehow sounded just right.

The proud (and modest) claim of ‘57 varieties’ was born and is still featured on Heinz labels to this day. In fact, today we make and sell something like 5,700 varieties. However, 57 is as much a part of our company as the name itself, and will forever stay so. Find out more about Heinz and our history.

http://www.heinz.co.uk/content/faqs/products.aspx


And while I'm at it...

8. A duck's quack doesn't echo ... no one knows why.

This myth has been disproved numerous times.

12. The 'spot' on 7UP comes from its inventor who had red eyes. He was albino.

No he wasn't and albino humans don't generally have red eyes. The red dot also didn't appear in the logo until the 1970's, 40 years after the drink was invented.

39. Back in the mid to late 80's, an IBM compatible computer wasn't considered a hundred percent compatible unless it could run Microsoft's Flight Simulator game.

Inaccurate. It was part of an unofficial test also involving Lotus 123. It didn't have any bearing on whether a manufacturer claimed their machine was IBM Compatible or not.

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