Nifty trivia

[Yvonne Belisle]

Before he settled on Mark Twain, Samuel Clemens wrote under
the names Thomas Jefferson Snodgrass, Sergeant Fathom and W.
Apaminondas Adrastus Blab.

An igloo will stand up to modern artillery better than a
concrete barricade. Additionally, the are almost invisible
from the air and can't be spotted by infrared sensors.

Blackbeard the pirate would put slow-burning fuses under his
tricorn hat to wreath his head in black smoke and frighten
his opponents.

Singer Tina Turner believes that in a former life she was
Queen Hatshepsut, ruler of Egypt from 1503 to 1482 B.C.

[Yvonne Belisle]

Actress Pamela Anderson is having trouble sleeping. Ever since
she found a stalker, a lesbian stalker, sleeping in her bed,
Anderson has been having nightmares. The obsessed fan hid in
the house for three days before they found her curled up on
Pamela's own bed. Pamela says, "My nanny went to prepare the
guest room and when she came back she said, 'Pamela, there's
someone sleeping in the bed'. You know, like GOLDILOCKS." The
moral of the story is, if someone can live in your house for
three days without you knowing it, your house is too big for
you.

:eek:

[Adrenaline Junkie]

LOL @ Pam story.

Oh heheh! hehehh oh!

[Yvonne Belisle]

> Subject: did you know?
>
> Take out a one dollar bill and look at it. The one-dollar bill you're
> looking at first came off the presses in 1957 in its present design. This
> so-called paper money is in fact a cotton and linen blend, with red and
blue
> minute silk fibers running through it. It is actually material. We've all
> washed it without it falling apart. A special blend of ink is used, the
> contents we will never know. It is overprinted with symbols and then it is
> starched to make it water resistant and pressed to give it that nice crisp
> look.
>
> If you look on the front of the bill, you will see the United States
> Treasury Seal. On the top you will see the scales for the balance-- a
> balanced budget. In the center you have a carpenter's T-square, a tool
used
> for an even cut. Underneath is the Key to the United States Treasury.
That's
> all pretty easy to figure out, but what is on the back of that dollar bill
> is something we should all know. If you turn the bill over, you will see
two
> circles. Both circles together, comprise the Great Seal of the United
> States.
>
> The First Continental Congress requested that Benjamin Franklin and a
group
> of men come up with a Seal. It took them four years to accomplish this
task
> and another two years to get it approved. If you look at the left hand
> circle, you will see a Pyramid. Notice the face is lighted and the western
> side is dark. This country was just beginning. We had not begun to explore
> the West or decide what we could do for Western Civilization. The Pyramid
is
> uncapped, again signifying that we were not even close to being finished.
>
> Inside the capstone you have the all-seeing eye, an ancient symbol for
> divinity. It was Franklin's belief that one man couldn't do it alone, but
a
> group of men, with the help of God, could do anything. "IN GOD WE TRUST"
is
> on this currency. The Latin above the pyramid, ANNUIT COEPTIS, means "God
> has favored our undertaking." The Latin below the pyramid, NOVUS ORDO
> SECLORUM, means "a new order has begun."
>
> At the base of the pyramid is the Roman Numeral for 1776. If you look at
the
> right-hand circle, and check it carefully, you will learn that it is on
> every National Cemetery in the United States. It is also on the Parade of
> Flags Walkway at the Bushnell, Florida, National Cemetery and is the
> centerpiece of most hero's monuments. Slightly modified, it is the seal of
> the President of the United States and it is always visible whenever he
> speaks, yet few know what the symbols mean.
>
> The Bald Eagle was selected as a symbol for victory for two reasons;
first,
> he is not afraid of a storm; he is strong and he is smart enough to soar
> above it. Secondly, he wears no material crown. We had just broken from
the
> King of England. Also, notice the shield is unsupported. This country can
> now stand on its own. At the top of that shield you have a white bar
> signifying Congress, a unifying factor. We were coming together as one
> nation.
>
> In the Eagle's beak you will read, "E PLURIBUS UNUM", meaning "one nation
> from many people." Above the Eagle you have thirteen stars representing
the
> thirteen original colonies, and any clouds of misunderstanding rolling
away.
> Again, we were coming together as one. Notice what the Eagle holds in his
> talons. He holds an olive branch and arrows. This country wants peace, but
> we will never be afraid to fight to preserve peace. The Eagle always wants
> to face the olive branch, but in time of war, his gaze turns toward the
> arrows.
>
> They say that the number 13 is an unlucky number. This is almost a
worldwide
> belief. You will usually never see a room numbered 13, or any hotels or
> motels with a 13th floor. But think about this: 13 original colonies, 13
> signers of the Declaration of Independence, 13 stripes on our flag, 13
steps
> on the Pyramid, 13 letters in the Latin above, 13 letters in "E PLURIBUS
> UNUM", 13 stars above the Eagle, 13 plumes of feathers on each span of the
> Eagle's wing, 13 bars on that shield, 13 leaves on the olive branch, 13
> fruits, and if you look closely,
> 13 arrows. And for minorities: the 13th Amendment.
>
> I always ask people, "Why don't you know this?" Your children don't know
> this and their history teachers don't know this. Too may veterans have
given
> up toomuch to ever let the meaning fade. Many veterans remember coming
home
> to an America that didn't care. Too many veterans never came home at all.
>

[emraldshadowcat]

where did you learn all that?

[Yvonne Belisle]

My email I get some of the weirdest stuff! But it's neat too:)

[Ball-Bhreac Ròn]

My mate's a fountain of useless knowledge, bless er...She's always coming up with weird stuff like this. Here's one...

Neo in the Matrix was called Neo because Neo is an anagram of one. As in, he is the one. whoooooo.

[loopy]

hehe! :D:D:D

[willowfairy]

wow yvonne! i never knew the dollar bill ment so much. it's filled with information about the u.s.!! i like pictures like that - every little detail means something.... it tells a story.....