Just when you thought that you knew it all, along comes another e-mail.

I love to learn new stuff and by surfing the web one can gain new knowledge and insight that once took years to obtain.

The latest new info to add to my brain came in an e-mail last week from my buddy Bobby “Keys” Eure. The former Ahoskie Police Officer shared the following…hope you enjoy it as much as I did:

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

Every day more money is printed for Monopoly than the U.S. Treasury.

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

Coca-Cola was originally green.

It is impossible to lick your elbow.

The state with the highest percentage of people who walk to work: Alaska.

The cost of raising a medium-size dog to the age of eleven: $16,400.

The average number of people airborne over the U.S. in any given hour: 61,000.

Intelligent people have more zinc and copper in their hair.

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

Each king in a deck of playing cards represents a great king from history: Spades – King David; Hearts – Charlemagne; Clubs – Alexander the Great and Diamonds – Julius Caesar.

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 because of wounds received in battle. If the horse has all four legs on the ground, the person died of natural causes.

Only two people signed the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776…John Hancock and Charles Thomson. Most of the rest signed on August 2, but the last signature wasn’t added until five years later.

Half of all Americans live within 50 miles of what? Their birthplace.

If you were to spell out numbers, how far would you have to go until you would find the letter ‘A’? One thousand.

What do bulletproof vests, fire escapes, windshield wipers and laser printers have in common? All were invented by women.

What is the only food that doesn’t spoil? Honey.

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. Hence the phrase….’Goodnight, sleep tight.’

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 wine and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called the honey month, which we know today as the honeymoon.

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.

And finally, did you know that at least 75 percent of people who read this will try to lick their elbow. I tried it and failed!

Cal Bryant is Editor of the Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald and Gates County Index. He can be reached at cal.bryant@r-cnews.com or 252-332-7207.