E: Fast Fun Facts

A close friend of mine, shared a chain e-mail with some interesting facts on which to ponder.

• Men can read smaller print than women can; women can hear better.

• Coca-Cola was originally green.

• It is impossible to lick your elbow. (Or so I thought. My friend who sent me this is actually able to! But she has a abnormally long tongue)

• The State (in the US) with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska

• The percentage of Africa that is wilderness: 28%

• The percentage of North America that is wilderness: 38%

• Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair

• Many years ago, in Scotland, a new game was invented It was ruled "Gentlemen Only...Ladies Forbidden". And thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

• The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

• The first novel ever written on a typewriter: Tom Sawyer.

• The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments.