Wednesday, February 15, 2006

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* Did you know ... Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history. Spades - King David, Clubs - Alexander the Great, Hearts - Charlemagne, and Diamonds - Julius Caesar.

* Did you notice that doors that need to be pulled have vertical handles whereas those that need to be pushed have horizontal handles. (I guess they are designed in such a wa7

* Why is Artic called the "Artic" and why Antartica is called "Antartica"? Here is the reason ... Apparently polar bears are also known as Arctos which are only found close to the north pole. That is how Artic gets its name(from Arctos). Whereas south pole does not have any polar bears ... so anti of Artic is Antartica :-)

* Did you know that Coca-Cola was originally green.

* Did you know 111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321

* Did you know that Feng Shui means "Wind and Water"?

* A duck's quack doesn't echo, and no one knows why.

* Did you know The name Jeep came from the abbreviation used in the army for the "General Purpose" vehicle, GP.

* The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monument.

* Did you know ... 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.