Factoids for the day:

[Quicksilver]

Somebody sent me this. No I don't know if it's accurate. I just thought it was fun.

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.

In the 1400's a law was set forth in England that a man was allowed to beat his wife with a stick no thicker than his thumb. Hence we have "the rule of thumb."

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

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."