Just a Few Interesting (or not) Tidbits of Valuable Information …
Useful Mostly for Trivia Games or for Impressing Your Co-Workers at the Water Cooler
[Please note that I take no responsibility for the veracity of this information.]
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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.” (the cycle of one full moon)
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In English pubs, ale is ordered in pints and quarts. So in old England when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It’s where we get the phrase “mind your P’s and Q’s.”
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Many years ago in England, pub frequenters had a whistle baked into the rim or handle of their ceramic cups. When they needed a refill, they used the whistle to get some service. “Wet your whistle,” is the phrase inspired by this practice.
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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. That’s where the phrase, “good night, sleep tight” came from.
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Nutmeg is extremely poisonous if injected intravenously.
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No NFL team which plays its home games in a domed stadium has ever won a Super Bowl.
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The first toilet ever seen on television was on “Leave It to Beaver.”
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Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.
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In Cleveland, Ohio, it’s illegal to catch mice without a hunting license.
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Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for dating are already married.
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The world’s termites outweigh the world’s humans 10 to 1.
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The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola, and Budweiser, in that order.
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When Heinz ketchup leaves the bottle, it travels at a rate of 25 miles per year.
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Ten percent of the Russian government’s income comes from the sale of vodka.
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On average, 100 people choke to death on ballpoint pens every year.
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In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the world’s nuclear weapons combined.
Summary:
Just because you read it on the internet, it must be true.