Trivia Du Jour II

[bearkat77]

James Trager's "Food Chronology" lists the fortune cookie as being invented in 1916 by Los Angeles noodle manufacturer David Jung. He got the idea for the message-bearing cookie from an ancient Chinese warfare technique. To exchange covert messages, Chinese rebels would print them on small papers and hide them inside buns. Instead of war secrets Jung's cookies held slips of paper with Confucian proverbs printed on them.

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Ordinarily a circuit in your TV's amplifier either boosts or diminishes broadcast signals, depending on the strength of the signal. But if there's no signal - as when a station goes off the air -- this amplifier circuit, called an automatic gain control, boosts to the maximum whatever it picks up. In the absence of a broadcast signal, it's picking up and amplifying random static emissions that could come from your pc, vacuum cleaner or other circuits in the TV itself. Without any signal at all you would see a white screen. The electronic static shows up as moving dark dots which, blended with the white, appear to be snow.

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Most trees are understandably AGAINST forest fires. But there are some trees that couldn't exist without them. A few species of pine tree, including the lodgepole pine of Western mountain slopes, the pitch pine of New Jersey, and the knobcone pine of Oregon and California, benefit from forest fires. The trees' pinecones open only after exposure to intense heat. When a forest fire sweeps through, the trees release their seeds, creating many new pine trees at once. The knobcone pine, in fact, has cones that are rigidly attached to the trunk or large branches. The cones wait there for decades for a fire to finally race through so they can explode upon the earth and plant a new knobcone
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[Harbidge]

Did you know that...

<LI> On an American one-dollar bill, there is an owl in the upper left hand corner of the 1 encased in the shield and a spider hidden in the front upper right hand corner?
<LI> Slugs have 4 noses.
<LI> Most lipstick contains fish scales?
<LI> Chewing gum while peeling onions will stop you from crying.
<LI> A giraffe can clean it's ears with it's 21" tongue.
<LI> Recycling one single glass jar saves enough energy to power a TV for 3 hours.
<LI> Porcupines can float in water.
<LI> The starfish is one of the only animals that can turn it's stomach inside out.
<LI> Dogs and cats, like humans, are either left or right handed.
<LI> The penguin is the only bird in the world that can swim, but not fly.
<LI> During your lifetime, ou eat about 60,000 pounds of food, which is about the same weight as 6 elephants.
<LI> Pinocchio is Italian for Pine Head.

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[bearkat77]

Most people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and were still smelling pretty good by June, because they were starting to smell, brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the b.o.

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[Harbidge]

Which country is this in??? I'll have to cross it out on my 'Places to go' holiday list. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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England, I think. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid2.gif

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
<LI> The starfish is one of the only animals that can turn it's stomach inside out.
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Well, we know frogs can. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[bearkat77]

Contrary to what many people believe, Roman emperors did not necessarily signal that a losing gladiator in the arena was to die by giving the thumbs down signal. "Pollice verso," the Latin phrase from which the thumbs down idea came, actually just means "thumb turned." Some scholars even think that thumbs down meant that the victor should put down his sword and spare the vanquished.

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How fast will a penny travel if it's dropped off the Empire State building? (For those in the EU, feel free to substitute any of your
favorite tall buildings.) This question really revolves around which way the penny falls. Is it falling edge first or is it falling flat? If the penny falls edge first, it could build up its velocity to about 150 miles an hour. If it falls flat, well it would only get up to about 30 miles an hour.
The chances of a penny doing either are nearly impossible. Any disturbance in the wind will set it tumbling, which is how it will probably fall. In this case, the penny will fall at only about 30 miles an hour.

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If colouring weren't added to Coca-Cola, it would be green.

Speaking of green... what's with that tomato sauce (ketchup) that someone over there in Yankland had the bright idea to make green?!?!

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[This Message Has Been Edited By Nowhere Man On June 01, 2001 03:35 PM]

[mindgames]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Which country is this in??? I'll have to cross it out on my 'Places to go' holiday list. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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Oliver Cromwell, Lord Protector of England and scourge of the monarchists, died peacefully on 3rd Spetember 1658. 18 months later the monarchy had been restored and the royalists wanted revenge for the regicide of King Charles I. Cromwell's corpse was exhumed from his tomb in Westminster Abbey and dragged through the streets of London to Tyburn. He was then given a symbollic hanging. 6 hours later his corpse was taken down from the gallows and beheaded by an executioner. His head was then paraded through the streets before being stuck on an iron spike and displayed atop Westminster Hall.

[Harbidge]

Nice to know you're treated well in death.

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[mindgames]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Nice to know you're treated well in death.

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Yeah, the English are pretty great, aren't they? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif



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This week, the Beatles greatest hits album, "1", is at number thirty-six on the USA album charts. "Wingspan: Hits and History" by Paul McCartney is at number nine.

[**DONOTDELETE**]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By mindgames:
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Yeah, they are. I just hope they stay in England where they beLONG! har har



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[bearkat77]

Poor John Duns Scotus! He hoped to go down in history as a wise scholar, but instead he gave us the word "dunce." John Duns Scotus was a thirteenth-century scholastic theologian. His teachings couldn't have been TOO lame, because he still had followers, called "Dunses" or "Dunsmen," as late as the sixteenth century. Unfortunately, the Dunses were laughed at by the sixteenth-century humanist scholars and religious reformers who felt the followers of Scotus were behind the times and resistant to the new learning. By the time the sixteenth century had drawn to a close, the word "dunce" had come to mean one opposed to learning or "a stupid person." http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/dunce.gif

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Mount Everest grows about 4 millimeters a year. According to National Geographic, the two tectonic plates of Asia and India, which collided millions of years ago to form the Himalayas, continue to press against each other. This causes the Himalayan mountain peaks to grow a tiny bit each year.

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[bearkat77]

The average person can live for about eleven days without water. Without food, the average person would survive about a month. More important than either of these things is sleep! Just ten days without sleep would be deadly to most people.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By bearkat77 On June 02, 2001 01:41 AM]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
More important than either of these things is sleep! Just ten days without sleep would be deadly to most people.

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I guess I must be the exception. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/bigeyes1.gif



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The cruise liner Queen Mary, now at harbour in Los Angeles, was originally meant to be known by a different name. A director of Cunard - the ship's owners - met King George V intending to name the ship Queen Victoria. He asked if the vessel could be named after 'the greatest Queen this country has ever known'. The King replied 'That is the greatest compliment ever paid to my wife. I'll ask her'. Hence, the ship became the Queen Mary.

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[Harbidge]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By 4thGenFan:
Yeah, they are. I just hope they stay in England where they beLONG! har har
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Do you know where I'm from??? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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[bearkat77]

Baths equaled a big tub filled with hot water. The man of the house had the privilege of the nice clean water, then all the other sons and men, then the women and finally the children. Last of all the babies. By then the water was so dirty you could actually loose someone in it. Hence the saying, "don't throw the baby out with the bath water."

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[bearkat77]

Lead cups were used to drink ale or whiskey. The combination would sometimes knock them out for a couple of days. Someone walking along the road would take them for dead and prepare them for burial. They were laid out on the kitchen table for a couple of days and the family would gather around and eat and drink and wait and see if they would wake up. Hence the custom of holding a "wake."

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7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem.

5% of Canadians don't know the first 7 words of the Canadian anthem, but know the first 9 of the American anthem.


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[mindgames]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Do you know where I'm from??? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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I'm afraid to ask! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil1.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil8.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil3.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil4.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil5.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/devil7.gif



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This week, the Beatles greatest hits album, "1", is at number fifty-one on the USA album charts. "Wingspan: Hits and History" by Paul McCartney is at number twelve.

[Beatleicious]

He's from the WONDERFUL country that gave us the Beatles!!!!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/grin.gif

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"I'm really glad that most of our songs were about love, peace and understanding."

-Paul McCartney

[Harbidge]

And don't you forget it! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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This week, 'Wingspan' is at No. 13 in the UK Album charts.

[bearkat77]

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thinker.gif Forget what???

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[bearkat77]

England is old, small and they started running out of places to bury people. So they would dig up coffins and would take their bones to a house and reuse the grave. In reopening these coffins, one out of 25 coffins were found to have scratch marks on the inside and they realized they had been burying people alive. So they thought they would tie a string on their wrist and lead it through the coffin and up through the ground and tie it to a bell. Someone would have to sit out in the graveyard all night to listen for the bell. Hence on the "graveyard shift" they would know that someone was "saved by the bell" or he was a "dead ringer."

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[**DONOTDELETE**]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Harbidge:
Do you know where I'm from??? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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Um, Afghanistan?


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[Harbidge]

So you're saying the Beatles came from Afganistan?

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[bearkat77]

Scientists have found that the skin of the armpits can harbor up to 516,000 bacteria per square inch, while drier areas, such as the forearm, have only about 13,000 bacteria per square inch.

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Camp Snoopy is the largest indoor themed entertainment park in America. Located inside The Mall of The Americas in Bloomington, Minnesota, Camp Snoopy sits under 1.2 miles of skylights which allow 70 percent of the natural light to enter the Park. Camp Snoopy is home to over 400 trees and 30,000 live plants. Over 20,000 lady bugs have been released into Camp Snoopy to allow for a natural means for pest control.

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Japan is one of the most competitive soft drink markets in the world. Approximately 1,000 new soft drinks are launched in Japan every year, of which only a small number survive. There are more than 7,000 different soft drinks sold in the country.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Sheep cannot vomit and they have more than one stomach. I read that not too long ago.

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Then we will remember things we said today. Yeah.
-- Beatles, 1964

BB1964

[bearkat77]

"Kamikaze" refers to a suicide mission. The word can denote either a Japanese pilot trained in World War II to make a suicidal crash attack upon a ship or other target OR an airplane loaded with explosives and used for suicide missions. The word is also slang for a reckless person who appears to be courting death. "Kamikaze" is derived from "kami" ("divine") and "kaze" ("wind"). The word comes from the legendary name of a typhoon that in 1281 saved Japan from destruction by the Mongol navy. The violent storm turned back and devastated the Mongol invaders.

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Vanilla ice cream is America's favorite ice cream flavor. It accounts for about 29% of supermarket sales in the U.S. whereas chocolate, the runner-up, accounts for 8.9% and butter pecan, which comes in third, accrues about 5.3%.

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Kangaroo rats, native to the deserts of the US, are perfectly suited to their arid environment. They don't need to drink water to survive because they have the ability to convert the dry seeds they digest INTO water. They neither sweat nor pant like other animals to keep cool. They also have unique kidneys that permit them to extract most of the water from their urine and return it to their blood stream. Kangaroo rats often will not drink water even when it's offered to them. They're called kangaroo rats, by the way, because they're excellent at leaping.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
Sheep cannot vomit and they have more than one stomach. I read that not too long ago.

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[beatlebangs1964]

I was laughing rather hard myself when I read that.

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Then we will remember things we said today. Yeah.
-- Beatles, 1964

BB1964

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[bearkat77]

There are 4,360,000 cubic yards of concrete in the Hoover Dam. This much concrete would build a monument 100 feet square and 2-1/2 miles high; would rise higher than the Empire State Building (which is 1,250 feet) if placed on an ordinary city block; or would pave a standard highway, 16 feet wide, from San Francisco to New York City.

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When the English owned much of the farmland of Scotland, they charged the farmers a rent, called "mail." Mail is derived from a Scottish word that means rent or taxes.
The payments were normally made in silver. This was referred to as "white mail." When a farmer couldn't afford to pay his mail in silver, he would resort to paying it in produce. The English didn't like this, and the term for the practice became "black mail."

Threatening eviction, the English often demanded more blackmail than was needed to cover the rent (obviously a deterrent). This gave the term "blackmail" its negative connotation.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Nowhere Man:
7% of Americans don't know the first 9 words of the American anthem, but know the first 7 of the Canadian anthem.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Well, I must be an aberration... I know the entire first stanza of the American national anthem, and I don't even know what the Canadian national anthem is! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif



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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By SleepyHead:
Well, I must be an aberration... I know the entire first stanza of the American national anthem, and I don't even know what the Canadian national anthem is! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/frown.gif<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

"O Canada" http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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Exposure to space for half a minute probably wouldn't kill or permanently injure you. That is - if you don't hold your breath. Holding your breath is likely to damage your lungs, something scuba divers have to watch out for when ascending. Scientists speculate (and animal experiments confirm) that exposure to a vacuum (like that found in space) causes no immediate injury. You won't explode, freeze, fall unconscious, or feel your blood boil! At some point, though, you WOULD lose consciousness from lack of oxygen. After perhaps one or two minutes, you WILL be dying. No one really knows for sure.

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animal experiments??? when was that?

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[SleepyHead]

How to determine if a mirror is 2-way or not. (Not a
joke!) Not to scare you, but to make you aware.
This was passed on by a policewoman who travels all
over the US and gives seminars and techniques for businesswomen.

HOW TO DETECT A 2-WAY MIRROR
When we visit toilets, bathrooms, hotel rooms, changing
rooms, etc., how many of you know for sure that the seemingly
ordinary mirror hanging on the wall is a real mirror, or actually a
2-way mirror?
(i.e. they can see you, but you can't see them.)
There have been many cases of people installing 2-way
mirrors in female changing rooms. It is very difficult to positively
identify the surface by just looking at it.
So, how do we determine with any amount of certainty what type of
mirror we are looking at?
Just conduct this simple test.
Place the tip of your fingernail against the reflective
surface and if there is a GAP between your fingernail and the image
of the nail, then it is a GENUINE mirror.
However, if your fingernail DIRECTLY TOUCHES the image
of your nail, then BEWARE... FOR IT IS A 2-WAY MIRROR!
So remember, every time you see a mirror, do the "fingernail test."
It doesn't cost you anything. It is simple to do, and it might save
you from getting visually raped!
Remember: "No Space, leave the place!"
Ladies: Share this with your girlfriends
Men: Share this with your wives, daughters, girlfriends
or any woman you care about.

Regards, Citizens' Police Academy, NYPD

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[SleepyHead]

A few good facts for you...

1. 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. That's where the phrase, "goodnight,
sleep tight" came from.

2.The sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog." uses
every letter in the alphabet. (It was developed by Western Union to
test telex/twx communications.)

3. The Main Library at Indiana University sinks over an inch every
year because when it was built, engineers failed to take into
account the weight of all the books that would occupy the building.

4. The phrase "rule of thumb" is derived from old English law which
stated that you couldn't beat your wife with anything wider than
your thumb.

5. Ten percent of the Russian government's income comes from the
sale of vodka.

6. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.

7. In Cleveland, Ohio, it's illegal to catch mice without a hunting
license.

8. Thirty-five percent of the people who use personal ads for
dating are already married.

9. The world's termites outweigh the world's humans 10 to 1.

10. The 3 most valuable brand names on earth: Marlboro, Coca-Cola,
and Budweiser, in that order.

11. In 10 minutes, a hurricane releases more energy than all the
world's
nuclear weapons combined.

12. 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 beer,
and because their calendar was lunar based, this period was called
honey month" or what we know today as the "honeymoon."

13. In English pubs, ale is ordered by pints and quarts. So,in old
England, when customers got unruly, the bartender would yell at them
to mind their own pints and quarts and settle down. It's where we
get the phrase "mind your P's and Q's."

14. 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.

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The U.S. Congress passed a law in 1832 requiring all
American citizens to spend one day each year fasting
and praying. For the most part, people ignored the law,
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[SleepyHead]

Time magazine reports that in Russia, buying carnations
or roses is a prerequisite for a first date. They must be
given in odd numbers, because flowers given in even
numbers are reserved for funerals.
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[SleepyHead]

A charming wedding custom in early Yorkshire, England,
involved a plate holding wedding cake. It was thrown out
of the window as the bride returned to her parental home
after the wedding. If the plate broke, she would enjoy a
happy future with her husband. If the plate remained intact,
her future was bleak.
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[SleepyHead]

In Marshalltown, Iowa horses are forbidden to eat fire hydrants.
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[SleepyHead]

In Ocean City, Maryland eating while swimming in the ocean
is prohibited. (I would imagine trying to do the breast stroke
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[SleepyHead]

In Massachusetts it's illegal to keep a mule on the second
floor of a building unless there are 2 exits.
(Probably would need two doors for the air to go through
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[SleepyHead]

In North Andover, Massachusetts there is an ordinance which
prohibits the use of space guns.
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[SleepyHead]

In Excelsior Springs, Missouri, worrying squirrels is not tolerated.
(Shooting and hunting them is ok, just don't "worry" them first.)



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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By SleepyHead:
A few good facts for you...

6. Only one person in two billion will live to be 116 or older.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

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A zombie is someone you would NOT want to meet in a dark alley. Basically, the zombie is a corpse that has been exhumed by a sorcerer and made to walk and do the sorcerer's bidding. Belief in these "living dead," whose souls have been stolen, is found in the Haitian "vodun" (voodoo) cult.

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Voodoo is a religion found in Haiti that combines elements of Christianity with African traditions. Voodoo practitioners worship "loa" (gods or spirits), to whom a person can turn to for protection AGAINST black magic.

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The crocodile is the largest modern reptile. Some can get as big as 30 feet long and weigh as much as 2,000 pounds! Crocodilians (alligators, crocodiles and gharials) are the direct descendants of the archosaurs, which up until 65 million years ago ruled the reptile kingdom. They are the most intelligent reptiles.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
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The Center for Marine Conservation reports that 17 refrigerators, 35 shopping carts, and a 1953 DeSoto were among the items found on US beaches during its annual International Coastal Cleanup last September. The most frequently found items -- for the tenth cleanup in a row -- were cigarette butts. In 1999, an estimated 812,000 cigarette butts were collected, accounting for nearly 20 percent of the trash picked up.

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The Cape hunting dog, also known as the African wild dog, can run speeds of about 37 miles per hour for three miles or more (the cheetah may run faster, but only for short distances). It's maximum short-distance speed is 45 miles per hour, faster than the greyhound. The dog's marathon capabilities enable it to tire out and eventually catch faster prey.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
The Cape hunting dog, also known as the African wild dog, can run speeds of about 37 miles per hour for three miles or more (the cheetah may run faster, but only for short distances). It's maximum short-distance speed is 45 miles per hour, faster than the greyhound. The dog's marathon capabilities enable it to tire out and eventually catch faster prey.

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Ok, I've got one.

The seahorse (no, not DARKhorsehttp://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/wink2.gif.) is the only male species that gives birth.

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[bearkat77]

London owns the distinction of having the world's first underground railway system. It opened on Jan. 10, 1863 and is still the longest underground railway network in the world. It contains 251 miles of track.

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Marie Laveau was the famous Voodoo Queen of New Orleans. A free woman of color, she acclaimed herself the Pope of Voodoo in the 1830s. This former hairdresser and nurse became the most revered and feared woman in New Orleans - quite a feat for a black woman in the days of slavery. One of her most famous successes is that of freeing an innocent man of murder. The man's father, a Creole gentleman, promised Marie ownership of his own house if she could get his son released. The day of the trial she performed her ritual behind St. Louis Cathedral and managed to sneak in a few Guinea peppers to place under the seat of the judge. It apparently worked. (ANOTHER theory is that she used her "power" to persuade a witness - a voodoo believer terrified of Marie Laveau - to alter his testimony). Marie was said to be able to "bi-locate" or appear in several locations at once. This is more likely the effect of having a daughter who looked just like her and also practiced voodoo. The daughter took over her mother's practice when she died - making it difficult to know when, precisely, her mother's death occurred.

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Ever wonder which part of the body signals that it needs more water? Thirst has to do with the amount of salt in the bloodstream. Our blood prefers to keep a fixed percentage of salt in it and is not interested in changing this mix. The body has a mechanism that signals the kidneys to absorb any excess salt. In absorbing the excess salt, much water is taken away from the body tissues. This causes the body to crave more water to replace the water that was absorbed.

The sense of thirst is caused by stimulation of cells in the pharynx (the tube that connects the mouth and nasal passage with the esophagus) caused by the loss of water from the cells with which nerve endings are in contact. The decrease in the concentration of water in the blood causes a drying of the lining of the pharynx because of a decreased salivary secretion. This causes the urge to drink.

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[SleepyHead]

The Spanish word for cat door is gatera. In old Spanish
homes, there was a gatera cut into the doors to give the
kitties an easy way in and out of the house. It also provided
a way for romance among the young to take place, when
balconies were too high. The couple would lay on the floor,
he on the outside, she on the inside and carry on conversa-
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[SleepyHead]

Folklore has it that the tabby cat got the M on the forehead
as a gesture of thanks from Mary, the mother of Jesus. She
gave this to the kitties to show her appreciation for the kitties
purring the Baby to sleep.


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[SleepyHead]

Back in the late 1940s in Buenos Aires, a black female cat
climbed a 40 foot tree where she resided for six years. Her
name was Mincha and she wasn't lonely for companionship.
She had three litters while living in the tree. The local people
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[SleepyHead]

According to an old Polish legend, many springtimes ago
a mother cat was crying at the bank of the river in which
her kittens were drowning. The willows at the river's edge
longed to help her, so they swept their long graceful
branches into the waters to rescue the tiny kittens who
had fallen into the river while chasing butterflies. The
kittens gripped on tightly to their branches and were
safely brought to shore. Each springtime since, goes
the legend, the willow branches sprout tiny fur-like buds
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[SleepyHead]

Phillip Drinker and Louis Agassiz Shaw built the first
iron lung with two vacuum cleaners at Harvard University
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[SleepyHead]

The MOON PLAQUE placed by the crew of APOLLO 11
reads: "Here men from the planet Earth first set foot upon
the Moon July 1969, A.D. We came in peace for all mankind."


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[SleepyHead]

The first transoceanic cable message was sent on August
16, 1858 and said "Europe and America are united by
telegraph. Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace
and good will towards men".


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[SleepyHead]

Cartoon character "PEBBLES" Flintstone was born on
February 22, 1963. To help celebrate the event, the
Mattel toy company manufactured over 250,000
"PEBBLES" dolls, which were among the company's
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[SleepyHead]

1967 introduced new words and phrases into our
vocabulary: boutique, hippie or hippy, teeny-bopper,
nitty gritty, permanent press, narc, hipsters, kinky,
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[SleepyHead]

Each language has it's own rhythm. Even at 8 months old,
while a baby is still babbling, it is possible to tell English,
Chinese, and French children apart from listening to them
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[SleepyHead]

The daughter of confectioner Leo Hirschfield is commemorated
in the name of the sweet he invented: Although his daughter's
real name was Clara, she went by the nickname Tootsie, and
in her honor, her doting father named his chewy chocolate logs --
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The Titanic was the first ship to use the SOS signal. It was
adopted as the international signal for distress in 1912, and
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The White House, in Washington DC, was originally gray, the
color of the sandstone it was built out of. After the War of 1812,
during which it had been burned by Canadian troops, the outside
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The Dutch purchase of Manhattan Island from the Canarsie Indians for about $24 is probably the most notable real estate deal in American history. Most people regard it as a steal for the Dutch.

But wait. That tribe didn't own the island! They were based in Brooklyn and also occupied a small part of the southern tip of Manhattan. The Weckquasegeeks held most of Manhattan. So it was the Dutch who were snookered.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Robert Kennedy was 5'10" and the shortest of the brothers.

Boston bulls usually have their puppies delivered by C-section. Bostons have very large heads and the average Boston bitch cannot deliver the puppies naturally. Bostons are very energetic, fun, spirited, intelligent little dogs.

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BB1964

[beatlebangs1964]

Basenjis, an exotic African hound are very unusual. They have long, graceful legs like a gazelle and are very swift and agile. Basenji bitches only come into heat once a year. They usually have 4 puppies and are classified as hounds. Basenjis neither shed nor smell and they yodel instead of bark. They have smooth coats, wrinkled foreheads, a double curl in their tails (like a Pug's tail) and usually prefer adult owners. They are ideal for apartment dwelling and for senior citizens. Basenjis are intelligent and usually bond with one person.

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BB1964

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[beatlebangs1964]

1964 was the last year the Dodge Dart had small round tail lights. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

1965 was the first year the Dodge Dart had bissected oval tail lights. It had a narrow grille. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

1966 was the only year the Dodge Dart had a very wide grille. It looked like a miniature 1965 Dodge Coronet. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

1966 was the first year the Dodge Coronet was built on the Dodge Monaco bed and not the Dodge Dart bed. It looked like a beautiful, streamlined, king sized Monaco. It was a very serious car. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/thumbsup.gif

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[bearkat77]

The fireworm, or guinea-worm Dracunculis medinensis, is the largest of the tissue parasites to infect humans. People are infected by drinking water containing water-fleas infected with mature fireworm larvae. Stomach acids dissolve the water-fleas and release the larvae, which burrow through the intestinal walls, where they mature and mate. The male larvae die after mating, but the fertilized females move into other body parts where they grow up to three feet long. The worms emerge from the body a year later, usually from blisters on the feet or legs. Infected people usually don't have any symptoms until the worms are ready to come out. When the fireworm is ready, the host develops a fever and painful blisters, from which worms begin to emerge when the wound is placed in water. Upon entering the water, the worms release more larvae, continuing the cycle.

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The eight elements of the Buddhist Eightfold Path are right intention, right views, right speech, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration, right livelihood, and right action.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Malamutes don't have webbed feet, but huskies do. Malamutes are larger than huskies.

Pugs were the favored pets of Chinese emperors. Black pugs were the choice pets of royalty. Even today, the double curl in a pug's tail is the mark of pug perfection.

The basset hound was not recognized as a breed by the AKC until 1964.

During Shakespeare's lifetime, beagles were pocket sized hounds.

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BB1964

[bearkat77]

BB1964, let me guess. You like dogs, right?

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[bearkat77]

Several hundred years ago in Turkey you could be executed for drinking coffee. Try to sneak in a cup of hot java on the sly and your life wasn't worth a hill of beans.

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[bearkat77]

It's popularly believed that Abner Doubleday, a sportsman and writer, invented baseball in Cooperstown, New York, in 1839. That, at least, was the conclusion of the Special Baseball Commission of 1906-07, a group formed by A.G. Spaulding with the goal of proving that baseball was a uniquely American game. In fact, however, baseball is derived from a British game called rounders that had been popular in colonial America.

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[beatlebangs1964]

If you watch the 1964 video of the Beatles' first visit to the U.S. and you hear them jamming in their hotel room, John plays a little tune that sounds very much like "Strawberry Fields Forever."

THIS WAS 1964! Very prophetic indeed.

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[bearkat77]

The sound heard when one holds a seashell to one's ear does not come from the shell. It is the echo of the blood pulsing in the listener's ear.

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[bearkat77]

The house that was used to design the house in "Psycho" still stands in Kent, Ohio.

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[bearkat77]

Why do we associate Dalmatians with firemen?

The key facts are that there is a natural affinity between Dalmatians and horses, and Dalmatians make good watchdogs. People who owned valuable horses often kept Dalmatians around to guard them against horse thieves. Fire engines used to be drawn by fast and powerful horses, a tempting target for thieves. So, Dalmatians were kept in the firehouse as deterrence to theft. The horses have long since gone, but the Dalmatians, by tradition, have stayed.

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[beatlebangs1964]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By bearkat77:
Several hundred years ago in Turkey you could be executed for drinking coffee. Try to sneak in a cup of hot java on the sly and your life wasn't worth a hill of beans.

(Glad I didn't live there back then. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif)

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Do you mean your life wasn't worth a hill of COFFEE beans? http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/joker.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/laugh4.gif
Good thing I hate coffee, even the smell. I don't even like coffee ice cream! Although I am glad I wasn't born in the bad old days, I am curious. Why did the Turks frown on coffee drinking? And was drinking it back then REALLY worth it? I doubt it!


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[beatlebangs1964]

The cool Ford Ranchero truck was a Ford Fairlane with a truck back from 1957-1959 and again from 1966 on. From 1960 - 1965 it was a Falcon with a truck back. I think it was the coolest truck from 1960 to 1965.

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[bearkat77]

What are the Seven Wonders of the World?

They are:
1. The Pyramids of Egypt
2. The Hanging Gardens of Babylon
3. The Colossus at Rhodes
4. The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus
5. The Mausoleum at Halicarnassus
6. The Statue of Zeus at Olympia
7. The Lighthouse at Alexandria

Of the seven (recorded by Antipater of Sidon in the second century BC), only the pyramids are still standing.

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[bearkat77]

The 10 plagues, visited upon Egypt to persuade the Pharaoh to release his Jewish captives, are recounted in the Bible in Exodus 7-12. The are:

1. Waters turned to blood
2. Frogs
3. Gnats
4. Flies
5. Pestilence (which kills the cattle)
6. Boils
7. Hail
8. Locusts
9. Darkness covering the land
10. Death of each first-born Egyptian

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[bearkat77]

Check the post at the top of the next page for more trivia. Mr. Double Post made another appearance. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/angry6.gif

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[bearkat77]

How did 'Mister' get to be a title of address?

While Mr. is common these days, it began as a term of respect, coming to us from two sources. "Master" as a title evolved into mister to match the female title, "Mistress". Mister also developed as a title to set apart skilled workers, or artisans, from the peasantry and common laborers. Here it descends from the Latin, "ministerium", which meant craft or trade. Over the centuries, as it passed through the lips of enough mumblers and fast talkers, ministerium became mister.

By the way, the French Revolution sought to eliminate all special terms of address, replacing them with "Citizen".

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Wicca is a modern tradition of witchcraft based on the polytheistic pre-Christian earth religions of western Europe, whose central deity is a mother goddess. The term comes from an Old English word meaning "to bend or shape" or "to have wisdom."

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Americans may get TV's, clothes and many of their cars from abroad, but they still make their own socks. They buy 3.5 billion pairs a year and only 10 percent are imported.

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"Catch 22" has come to mean a problematic situation for which the only solution is denied by a circumstance inherent in the problem. The original "Catch-22," in Joseph Heller's 1961 novel of the same name, is the catch that prevents a US Air Force pilot in World War II from asking to be grounded on the basis of insanity. The pilot knows that military regulations permit insane pilots to be grounded and not forced to fly further dangerous bombing missions. However, the regulation prevents airmen from escaping bombing missions by pleading insanity by stating that any airman rational enough to WANT to be grounded cannot possibly be insane and therefore is fit to fly. From the novel: a man "would be crazy to fly more missions and sane if he didn't, but if he was sane, he had to fly them. If he flew them he was crazy and didn't have to: but if he didn't he was sane and had to."

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[beatlebangs1964]

The Dodge Dart and the Plymouth Valiant, two cool sister cars were identical from 1973 - 1976.

However, the Canadian Dodge Darts and Plymouth Valiants were packaged with the Dart body. If you see a 1966 Plymouth Valian with the distinctive Dodge Dart body with that cool wide grille and bissected oval tail lights, you are looking at a Canadian Chrysler car.

The 1964 and 1965 Plymouth Belvederes had Dartlike bodies, but they were smaller than the Dart and had dropped tail lights. Prior to the early 1970s, no Dodge Dart had dropped tail lights. The Dodge Dart had a slant 6 engine, 6 cylinders of Chrysler perfection. Its uppercrust "relative," the Dodge Coronet had 8 cylinders. In my favorite movie, "Mr. Holland's Opus," the car he drives like a bat out of "a cave" is a beautiful white, 1965 Dodge Coronet. That is one really cool Chrysler.

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[bearkat77]

The odds a person will be struck by a meteorite are 10 trillion to one.

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The Chinese, during the reign of Kublai Khan, used lions on hunting expeditions. They trained the big cats to pursue and drag down massive animals from wild bulls to bears and to stay with the kill until the hunter arrived.

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[bearkat77]

Ancient legend has it that the swan, silent throughout its life, sings a beautiful song right before it dies because it is so joyful (says the Greek philosopher Plato) at going to join Apollo, the god of music. Hence, the phrase "swan song" to refer to a farewell appearance or final act or pronouncement. In fact, swans are not mute throughout their lives and their actual call - a shrill, honking sound - is far from beautiful.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Chevrolet was named after Louis Chevrolet.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Mickey Rooney was first choice to play Archie Bunker, but he turned the part down and Carroll O'Connor was installed as the world's most lovable, infamous fictitious bigot.

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[bearkat77]

The best man at most weddings does not carry a sword. But best men used to do exactly that - and they might have used them too. For the ancient Goths, a good wedding often meant a good kidnapping. Young Gothic men, frequently short on potential mates in their own community, sometimes simply stole their bride from a neighboring village. Bride-theft invited rescue attempts, however, so the "best man" was charged with standing guard, fully armed, throughout the ceremony - in case the bride’s family tried to take her back.

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According to legend, the Chinese invented fireworks in the 800s by filling bamboo shoots with gunpowder. During New Year celebrations they would set them off with the hope that the sound would scare away evil spirits.

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The US Congress adopted "The Star-Spangled Banner" as the national anthem in 1931 (following more than two decades of bills and joint resolutions). Francis Scott Key wrote the lyrics in 1814, during the War of 1812. The melody is taken from an eighteenth-century drinking song called "To Anacreon in Heaven." Imagine hitting those high notes once you've put away a few beers!

To see a copy of the first printed edition combining words and music, go to the Library of Congress (http://lcweb.loc.gov) website.

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[SleepyHead]

Henry Ford is credited with inventing the charcoal briquet.


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[SleepyHead]

Random House, America's biggest publisher, started out in the 1920s,
offering cheap editions of classic books. But founder Bennett Cerf
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Random House, America's biggest publisher, started out in the 1920s,
offering cheap editions of classic books. But founder Bennett Cerf
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[SleepyHead]

You can store cottage cheese in the coldest part of the refrigerator
for up to 10 days past the stamped date. Cottage Cheese is made from
whole, part-skimmed or skimmed pasteurized cow's milk. "Sweet curd"
cottage cheese has a rather mild, sometimes bland, flavor because the
curds are washed to remove most of the cheese's natural acidity.
Cottage cheese is sold plain and flavored. Because it's more perishable
than other cheeses, cartons of cottage cheese are stamped on the bottom
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[beatlebangs1964]

If you cross a jackass with a mare, you get a mule. If you cross a stallion with a jenny, you get a hinny.

Donkeys and zebras have been crossbred and the hybrids are called zeonkeys. They look like donkeys with stripes and they bray.

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[Tim]

The Union Jack is an amalgamation of three Saints' banners.

England:A red cross + on white fro St. George
Scotland: A white saltire x on blue for St. Andrew
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[Tim]

Until 1801 the arms of France three gold fleur-de-lis on blue were part of the Royal Arms of Great Britain. In 1801 Britain dropped its 400+ year old claim to the French throne.


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[Tim]

The original American Flag had as its canton the Union Flag of Greta Britain(at the time no red x for St. Patrick).
It wasn't until 1777 thta stars replaced the Union Flag.
It wasn't until 1912 that there was a law dictating how the stars are to be arranged on the flag.

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[bearkat77]

Is it true that ears never stop growing?

Yep. If you've noticed that old people seem to have big ears, you'll be glad to know you're not imagining it. The rest of the body slows down its growth rate as you age, but the ears keep going and going and going....

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[bearkat77]

If you were on the planet Mercury, it would seem like a year or more from one day to the next. That's because Mercury, being close to the sun, revolves around it in only 88 days, completing one year. But it takes twice as long as that for Mercury to make one full rotation on its axis thus completing a full day.

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[SleepyHead]

The worlds heaviest as well as longest dog ever recorded was an Old
English Mastiff named Zorba. In 1989, Zorba weighed 343 lbs and was 8
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[beatlebangs1964]

Lioness x Tiger = ligers
Tigress x Lion = tiglons

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[SleepyHead]

SAM SAID NO

Sam was a good writer but a bad business man. He earned more than anyone
else ever had from writing and speaking, but he just couldn't hang onto
it. Somebody approached the bushy-haired author about a steam pulley
guaranteed to revolutionize the construction industry. It cost Sam $32,000
to find out it as no good.

Marine telegraphy was the coming thing. He was $25,000 sure of it. Failure!

Another inventor had a blue print for a new type-setting
machine. One-hundred-ninety-two-thousand dollars later, Sam found out it
didn't.

So when the timid little man with the big idea wanted him to invest in just
one more thing, Sam asked, "How much?"

"All you want for five-hundred dollars."

"Five-hundred dollars a share?"

"No, Mr. Clemens... for $500.00 you can have all the stock you want."

Sam thought it over and finally said, "No."

And that was the only time in his life that Mark Twain ever turned down any
inventor. That's one of the great things about America... the opportunity
to make up your own mind, even if you're wrong.

And Sam Clemens really was wrong that time when the shy young man with the
crazy idea about sending voices down wires offered him all the stock he
wanted in exchange for just a small investment.

The inventor was Alexander Graham Bell... and he had an idea for a thing
called the telephone... and Mark Twain could have owned all of AT&T for
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[bearkat77]

The nine Muses, daughters of the Greek god Zeus and the Titaness Mnemosyne (goddess of memory), are as follows:

Calliope - Muse of epic poetry
Clio - Muse of history
Erato - Muse of love poetry
Euterpe - Muse of lyric poetry and flute music
Melpomene - Muse of tragedy
Polyhymnia - Muse of sacred song
Terpsichore - Muse of dance
Thalia - Muse of comedy and pastoral poetry
Urania - Muse of astronomy

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Summer blockbusters just aren’t what they used to be. Titanic, often cited as the biggest blockbuster of all time, grossed almost $661 million in 1997. But in 1939, Gone With the Wind grossed more than $2.4 billion (after you adjust 1939 dollars for inflation)! Disney’s Snow White, released in 1937, gets second spot on the all-time list with more than $2.3 billion in inflation-adjusted box-office receipts. Titanic shows up on the charts at number 9.

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[beatlebangs1964]

MindGames and I can speak from experience on this one. The average person knows at least five people who have had pilonidal cysts.

Pilonidal cysts are believed to be caused by a congenital opening in the coccyx, or base of the spine. At one time it was believed that ingrown hair (pilos = hair) turned back into the opening caused the cyst. In recent times it has been determined that the opening, usually at the base of the spine fills with fluid that becomes infected. Early adulthood is generally the time these cysts flourish.

They look like boils without a pus capped head. They can be quite large and many people who have suffered from pilonidal cysts have had several cysts beside one another. They often need to be lanced by a doctor and in some cases, the skin containing the small openings needs to be excised. I had flare ups from pilonidal cysts for years until I had good health insurance that paid for the removal of those painful headless boils.

Removal of the cysts (and they will always need medical intervention -- the pain from a full blown cyst or cysts is excruciating) is inevitable. Once the cysts are removed, the best Rx is lots of Beatle songs, going gentle on the affected area and setting the area in warm water is highly recommended.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Norwegian Elkhounds have a close relative, the Swedish Elkhound. The Swedish Elkhound looks similar to their Norwegian counterparts, but they have longer legs, slimmer builds and their curly tails are set directly over their backs. They are known to be very good pets and good with children.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Chinchillas are really rabbits, not hares.

Jack Rabbits are really hares, not rabbits.

Hares are larger than rabbits, have the distinctive split lip and hop higher. Rabbits are much smaller and have much shorter ears.

The Jack Rabbit got its name from its long ears, like a Jackass. It was originally called the Jackass Rabbit and that was eventually sanitized and shortened to Jack Rabbit, although it is really a hare.

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[beatlebangs1964]

The Toyota family originally worked in the textile industry, but later branched off into the automotive industry.

There is a city in Japan named Toyota after the illustrious car moguls.

The first Toyota Camry graced the road in late 1981.

The first Lexus to grace the road made its debut in the mid 1980s.

In the 1970s, the Toyota Corona was the top car. It was slightly smaller than the modern Camry and it was a streamlined, beautiful car. The Toyota Starlight lasted but a hot second in the early 1980s. It was bubble shaped and declared to be unsafe.


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[bearkat77]

WARNING!!! Read this only if you have a strong stomach.

Ingredients in a Hot Dog (FACTS)

~ Carcasses from old or thin cattle and swine
~ Cheeks and Jowels (The loose, fatty flesh from the lower jaw or
throat)
~ Hearts
~ Tongues
~ Lips
~ Eyelids
~ Tongues
~ Intestines
~ Ears
~ Nostrils
~ Tails
~ Snouts
~ Livers
~ Kidneys
~ Salt
~ Fat
~ Bone
~ Blood
~ Gums

...and of course...
~ Preservatives to keep it all "fresh"

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Oh thank you so much for sharing, I was enjoying my chocolate chip cookie breakfast when I happened upon this lovely fact.


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[beatlebangs1964]

Today's topic: The Pineapple: Why it is Neither.

Dogs do not have a single uterus. They have a Y-shaped womb called "uterine horns" and their unborn puppies develop in separte enclosed sacs within the uterine horns.

Pigs can learn to unlatch a gate. There is a pig rescue group in my town and pet pot bellied pigs are adopted through an underground network in the Travis County area. Pig people come to local gatherings such as Earth Day armed with photo albums of the porkers with captions like, "spayed and loves to dig," "gentle with children," "uses kitty litter box." A number of people in my town own pot bellies and say it's sorta like owning a dog.

Sows have 14-16 teats and can have as many as 27 in a litter.



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[beatlebangs1964]

If you pour beer or salt on a slug, it will explode. Why anyone would do this is anyone's guess. I can't see why anyone would even want to.

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[SleepyHead]

We've always poured salt on slugs, cause it's better at killing 'em than bugspray. But they've never once exploded, just melted...

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[bearkat77]

The next time your mother accuses you of "eating like a bird" (not eating enough), let her know how much birds eat! Because they require so much energy for flying, birds typically eat one-fourth to one-half of their own body weight each day. Baby birds can eat as much as 100 percent of their own weight every day.

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[MaccaGirl]

The Pennsylvania Dutch didn't come from Holland, they came from Germany

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[MaccaGirl]

Ostriches eat sand to help grind their food.

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[MaccaGirl]

The faces on Mount Rushmore are 60 ft high. The mouths are 18 feet wide. BIG!!!

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[MaccaGirl]

A grizzly bear has longer back legs than front legs. This means that if you're being chased by one, you run downhill, it's very awkard for the bear.

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[MaccaGirl]

Bromidrosis is the technical term for foot odour.

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[MaccaGirl]

When King Francis I of France owned the Mona Lisa, he hung it in his bathroom.

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[MaccaGirl]

In ancient Babylonia, men aquired wives by auction.

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[MaccaGirl]

If you annoy a camel or a llama it will spit in your face.

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[MaccaGirl]

The world's highest public toilet is atop Mount Everest.

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[bearkat77]

Dogs mature very fast in their early years. However, most of their growth occurs during the first two years. After that, development slows down. A one-year-old dog is like a teenage human and a two-year-old dog is like an adult in his mid-twenties. Only when the dog is older--more than ten--does a single dog year equal about seven human years.

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[SleepyHead]

The tallest dog on record was Shamgret Danzas. He was 42 inches tall
at the shoulder and weighed 238 pounds.

The smallest dog in
history was a tiny Yorkie from Blackburn, England. At two years of age
and fully grown he was only 2.5 inches tall and 3.75 inches long. He
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[SleepyHead]

Chocolate, as a drink, was a favorite of Montezuma,
Emperor of the Aztecs. In the early 1500's, Montezuma
drank as much as 50 glasses of chocolate every day.
Hernando Cortez, the Spanish conquistador, brought
the drink back to Spain in 1529.


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[SleepyHead]

The energy released by a hurricane each day would,
if converted to electricity, keep the entire United
States supplied with electrical power for up to three
years.

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[SleepyHead]

Tonto Natural Bridge in Arizona is the largest natural
travertine bridge in the world, spanning Pine Creek 183
feet high. Mineral springs rich with limestone formed the
massive bridge one drop at a time. Hats, shoes, or other
items left in the creek become encrusted with travertine
and appear to be made of stone.


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[SleepyHead]

During the 1940s, Revlon contributed directly to the
war effort in the 1940s, by manufacturing first-aid kits
and dye markers for the U.S. Navy. When the war
ended, the cosmetic firm began to produce manicure
and pedicure instruments, which were tremendously
successful.


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[SleepyHead]

Pablo Picasso, one of whose paintings sold for $3,000,000,
was so poor early in his career that he burned some of his
drawings to keep warm.


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[SleepyHead]

In 1900 a competent accountant could expect to earn
$2000 per year, a dentist $2500 per year, a veterinarian
between $1500 and $4000 per year, and a mechanical
engineer about $5000 per year.


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[SleepyHead]

Humans, if they are very sensitive, can detect sweetness
in a solution of 1 part sugar to 200 parts water. Some moths
and butterflies can detect sweetness when the ratio is 1 to
300,000.


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[SleepyHead]

According to a survey, the most popular day for eating out in
the United States is one's own birthday - 49 percent of American
adults do. The worst holiday for eating out is Grandparents' Day,
with less than 5 percent participating.


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[SleepyHead]

Eric Clapton attended Kingston College of Art, but his original
career path in stained-glass design ended forever when the blues-
obsessed youth was expelled at age 17 for playing his guitar in
an art class. Clapton worked as a manual laborer, and spent most
of his spare time strumming the electric guitar he had persuaded
his grandparents to purchase for him.


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[SleepyHead]

Ants keep slaves. Certain species, the so-called
sanguinary ants for example, raid the nests of
other ant tribes, kill the queen, and kidnap many
of the workers. The workers are brought back to
the captors' hive, where they are coerced into
performing menial tasks.


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[SleepyHead]

"Chopines" were platform shoes that became popular
in Europe during the 16th century. Some chopines were
over 20 inches tall. In the 1400's, a popular form of shoes
called "crakows" sported extremely long toes. The length
of the toes, which could be over 20 inches, was an indication
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[Tim]

There is very good evidence the the Printing Press was around well before Gutenberg.There is evidence that there was pronting with movable type in Korea as early as 1100 AD,352 years before Gutenberg.

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[Tim]

The largest alphabet in the world is the Kanji of Chona an Japan with over 2000 symbols for concepts.
Interest sidelight:in China there are several spoken languages but only 1 written one,as the symbols mean the same concept in all Choinese dialects.

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[Tim]

The Romans played Backgammon,which had come to Europe from the trade rouites of the Persian Empire,where the game was invented ca. 400 BC.

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[Tim]

The oldest known board game is Go(Weiqi in Chinese) which is estimated to have been invented ca.1300 BC.


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[beatlebangs1964]

The ancient Egyptians had a form of chess called Hares & Hounds.

Frazier's Jack Russell Terrier, Eddie is played by a Jackster named Moose. Moose's son played Skip in "My Dog Skip." The winsome little Jack who won the hearts of his viewers rose to fame in this film.

Parson Jack Russell bred the Jack as we know them today. Many kennel clubs did not recognize Jacks as a breed until very recent times.

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[bearkat77]

In Dante's "Inferno" the Ninth Circle of Hell is reserved for those who betray family or country. The denizens of this deepest circle, who are frozen in ice, include Judas (betrayer of Christ) and Cassius and Brutus (betrayers of Julius Caesar).

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"The Tale of Genji", a Japanese work from the early eleventh century, is considered by many scholars to be the world's first full novel. The novel was written by a woman - Murasaki Shikibu, or Lady Murasaki.

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Kangaroos may be Australian, but the expression "kangaroo court" is American and dates from the mid-19th century. The phrase refers to a mock trial conducted without proper legal procedure or any court of law in which the rules are rigged so as to prevent a fair trial. A kangaroo court is thus one that "jumps" to conclusions and decisions.

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[bearkat77]

In late October 1991, a storm stronger than any in recorded history hit the coast off of Gloucester, Massachusetts, causing waves of 100 feet (that's about the size of a ten-story building!) in the Atlantic ocean and leading to the disappearance of a Gloucester fishing boat, the Andrea Gail. The storm was actually the convergence of THREE storms. The dying Hurricane Grace ran smack into energy coming across the Great Lakes AND an old frontal system around the New England area. The energy from the three storms combined over time in the Atlantic and caused the old hurricane to regenerate itself. Meteorologists now call this storm "the perfect storm" or "the no-name storm" because it wasn't given the name of a new hurricane. The 1991 storm was also unique because it "retrograded" or doubled back at one point toward Cape Cod and the New England Coast. Retrogressions are extremely unusual, especially for huge storms with great momentum.
No one knows what actually happened aboard the Andrea Gail, a 72-foot steel-hulled swordfish boat. (What you see in the movie is a fictional re-creation of events we can only guess about.) On the evening of October 28, the ship's last radio contact conveyed that the crew was doing its best to get through a storm so strong that winds were tearing away equipment attached to the deck with steel bolts. The boat gave her position and signed off. Days later, search teams found a few of the Andrea Gail's fuel drums, but no trace of the six crewmen.

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[beatlebangs1964]

SleepyHead, what kind of a dog was Shamgret?

Not all kennel clubs and dog groups recognize the Jack Russell Terrier as a breed. There are Jack Russell Terrier clubs in the UK, Australia, Canada ant the US. Jacks have been increasing in popularity since 1990 when Barkley, a spirited male Jack appeared in several commercials and on the "Full House" show. Wishbone really helped boost the popularity of Jacks as did Frazier's dog. Jacks have appeared in any number of commercials in recent years.

The Aztecs flavored their chocolate with hot peppers. The Spaniards didn't like it that way and prepared their chocolate drinks and treats with sugar, a secret they kept for over a century.

Robert Kennedy had mild dyslexia, but learned to read within normal limits. By age 35 he became an avid consumer of classical literature and by 40 could quote long passages from Aeschylus, Camus and Sophocles. His son Joseph also has mild dyslexia and also learned to read within normal limits.

Ringo was the first Beatle to have gray hair. (I think we ALL knew that one).

Hummingbirds can beat their wings 600-800 times per minute.

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[beatlebangs1964]

SleepyHead, what kind of a dog was Shamgret?

Not all kennel clubs and dog groups recognize the Jack Russell Terrier as a breed. There are Jack Russell Terrier clubs in the UK, Australia, Canada ant the US. Jacks have been increasing in popularity since 1990 when Barkley, a spirited male Jack appeared in several commercials and on the "Full House" show. Wishbone really helped boost the popularity of Jacks as did Frazier's dog. Jacks have appeared in any number of commercials in recent years.

The Aztecs flavored their chocolate with hot peppers. The Spaniards didn't like it that way and prepared their chocolate drinks and treats with sugar, a secret they kept for over a century.

Robert Kennedy had mild dyslexia, but learned to read within normal limits. By age 35 he became an avid consumer of classical literature and by 40 could quote long passages from Aeschylus, Camus and Sophocles. His son Joseph also has mild dyslexia and also learned to read within normal limits.

Ringo was the first Beatle to have gray hair. (I think we ALL knew that one).

Hummingbirds can beat their wings 600-800 times per minute.

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[beatlebangs1964]

GROUP CATEGORY NAMES

a POD of dolphins
a GAM of whales
a SCHOOL of fish
a SPAN of mules
a TRIP of goats
a BED of oysters
a HERD of deer, cattle, buffalo
a FLOCK of sheep, gulls
a PACK of dogs, wolves
a COPSE or GROVE of trees

A bunch of really cool, together people -- a group of Beatle fans.


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[SleepyHead]

"The Boston Nation," a newspaper published in Ohio
during the mid-nineteenth century, had pages seven
and a half feet long and five and a half feet wide.
It required two people to hold the paper in proper
reading position.


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[SleepyHead]

When Eleanor Abbott of San Diego, California was
recuperating from polio in the 1940s, she occupied
herself with devising games and activities for kids
who had polio. One of her inventions was called
"Candy Land." Her young friends liked the game so
much, she submitted it to Milton Bradley Company
where it was immediately accepted. Since then,
CANDY LAND has been recognized internationally
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[SleepyHead]

The Las Vegas MGM Grand's 170,000-square-foot
casino is larger than the playing field at Yankee
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[SleepyHead]

Americans eat less than one serving of fruit and
only 1½ servings of vegetables per day. About 45
percent reported eating no fruit in a day, and one
in nine said they didn't eat either fruit or vegetables.

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[bearkat77]

We generally use the word "decimate" now to mean to obliterate or wipe out something altogether or to at least destroy MOST of something. The word originally meant to destroy ONE-TENTH of something. "Decimate" (from the Latin "decimus" or "tenth") originally referred to the random killing of every tenth person - a Roman military practice used to punish disobedient or mutinous legions.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Green was considered a bad luck color by race car drivers at one time. Chevrolet is considered the most modest car in the GM lineup (no offense to Chevrolet drivers -- I happen to LOVE classic Chevrolets, especially the 1964 CHEVROLET IMPALA and the 1961 CHEVROLET BEL AIR! BE STILL, MY HEART)! and to suggest that one could not perform a task even in a green Chevrolet was to suggest great ineptitude in an area.

I read this expression not too long ago: "He can't even sing in a green Chevrolet!" I thought that was funny.

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[beatlebangs1964]

From 1956-1959 the Ford Ranchero truck was built on a Fairlane bed.

From 1960-1965 it was built on the Ford Falcon bed. It looked like a Falcon with a truck back and from 1960-1965 THAT TRUCK LOOKED ITS COOLEST AND BEST!

The 1966 models on up reverted to the Fairlane appearance.

The first Ford Mustangs that galloped onto the road did so the year the Beatles came to America -- 1964!

The Falcon and the Thunderbird flew their coolest from 1960-1965. Starting in 1966, the Falcon was built on a Mustang bed and was no longer the cool, distinct, spiffy little bird it was from 1960-1965!

Ford was a better idea when the Falcon flew with the Thunderbird and cruised with its sister, the really cool Mercury Comet. Aaah, just LOVE classic cars!

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[bearkat77]

<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By beatlebangs1964:
GROUP CATEGORY NAMES

a POD of dolphins
a GAM of whales
a SCHOOL of fish
a SPAN of mules
a TRIP of goats
a BED of oysters
a HERD of deer, cattle, buffalo
a FLOCK of sheep, gulls
a PACK of dogs, wolves
a COPSE or GROVE of trees

A bunch of really cool, together people -- a group of Beatle fans.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

Here's another one:
A CLUTTER or CHOWDER of cats.

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[beatlebangs1964]

"Jerkwater" meaning insignificant has a travelling history. During the days of steam trains, buckets of water were used to keep the train moving. The trains would stop at small towns along the way and the designated "water boy" would hop off the train and fill the buckets with water so as to keep a supply on the train. Henceforth, "jerkwater" is used to mean something insignificant, e.g. "jerkwater town."

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[bearkat77]

According to the ancient writer Pliny, a manticore is a creature with the body of a lion, the face and ears of a human, and tail of a scorpion. Because it loves to snack on humans, its name means "man-eater." The manticore is sometimes portrayed with female features.

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[bearkat77]

The Phoenix is a mythological creature and a very lonely bird, as only one Phoenix can exist at a time. The symbol of resurrection and immortality, the Phoenix is a beautiful bird that lives as long as 1,000 years (according to Pliny). When it is time for the bird to die, it builds a nest of aromatic herbs and sits in it until the sun ignites the nest. Out of the ashes crawls a worm that grows into the new Phoenix.

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Cerberus is the three-headed dog that guards the entrance to Hades, or the Underworld, in Greek myth. His job is to see to it that dead souls are unable to return to the land of the living above. Cerberus is said by Hesiod to have 50 heads and by Horace to have 100 heads, but most illustrations depict him with just the three.

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[Tim]

The original meaning of the word "insignificant" was that this picture or word did not create a symbol or have a symbolic meaning.



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The meter is 1/1,000,000th of the arc between the North Pole and the Equator,as measured through the Paris Meredian.

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A hockey puck is 3 inches in diameter,1 inch thick and weighs 6 ounces.

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The stripes on the French flag are not of equal width.
The white ans red are wider than the blue by the ratios of 30 blue:33 white:37 red,so that when flying all 3 stripes look equal.

[This Message Has Been Edited By Tim On July 16, 2001 10:48 PM]

[Tim]

The Pirate Flag (Jolly Roger) never featured a skull and crossbones. The main device obn the flag would be an hourglass,to show your time was up.

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[beatlebangs1964]

The ancient Greeks would place coins on the eyes of deceased persons so as to pay Charon, the Underworld ferryman the fare for the person's passage into the Underworld.

When George sings in "Taxman," "Now my advice for those who die, declare the pennies on your eye" comes from this Greek practice during Antiquity.

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[bearkat77]

The right arm and torch of the Statue of Liberty has crossed the Atlantic Ocean three times. It first made the trek in 1876 so it could be displayed, at the 1876 Philadelphia Centennial Exposition and in New York, to help raise money for the foundation and pedestal. In 1882 it went back to Paris and then the entire statue was shipped back to the United States.

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[bearkat77]

Dolphins can't go to sleep. They are mammals, need to surface to breathe and will drown if they doze off. Not to worry. For eight hours a day dolphins are fully awake, but the rest of the time they're on cruise control. In those 16 hours, half of their brain is asleep for one eight-hour stretch, while the other half snoozes during the next eight-hour shift.

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It has never rained in Calama, a town found in the Atacama Desert of Chile.

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[Tim]

The ship on the back of the Canadian Dime is the Bluenose which was the fastest fishing ship under sail ever,and from 1921 to 1937 was undefeated in racing as well,having wonn all Fisherman;s Cups from 1921 until the series was abondoned in 1925.

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[bearkat77]

You can munch away - chocolate not only does not promote tooth decay, it might prevent it. According to the American Dental Association, milk chocolate contains ingredients, such as calcium and phosphate, that might modify acid production in the mouth that leads to cavities. Some oils in chocolate might also prevent tooth decay. Chocolate does contain sugar, of course, but these are simple sugars that are less harmful than the complex sugars contained in other foods.

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[bearkat77]

http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/coffee.gif Large doses of caffeine, also found in tea and soda, can be lethal. You'd have to drink A LOT, though. Ten grams of caffeine, or about 100 cups of coffee over four hours, might do you in. Be careful.

I've got nothing to worry about there. I only drink around 90 cups in four hours. http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/afraid1.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/images/icons/wink.gif

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The gelatin in Jell-O is made up of boiled bones, hides, and sinews from pigs and cattle - basically any left-over animal parts. To make the gelatin taste and look good, food coloring, sugar, and flavoring are added.

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[bearkat77]

According to folk tradition, if something is broken inside the house, two more breakages will follow. The best thing to do, if you want to avoid losing possessions you truly love, is to immediately destroy two worthless things, or the pieces of the thing already broken. This ends the "curse." By the way, to break something that has been given by a lover could mean the relationship is next.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By bearkat77 On July 22, 2001 02:38 PM]

[bearkat77]

Folk legends from around the world espouse the belief that the reflection you see in the mirror, or in a pool of water, is actually the soul temporarily separated from the body. To break a mirror could mean a death in the house, or at the very least, bad luck for a long while. To look in a mirror and NOT see your reflection is a very bad omen that means the soul has already departed and death is certain.

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[beatlebangs1964]

Elvis never toured in Europe because his manager, the Colonel was a Dutch expatriate who could not return to Holland (I forget why). Anyroad, Elvis was never able to tour Europe because of this.

The basset hound Elvis sang "Hound Dog" to in 1956 was a male basset hound named Sherlock.

Cleo, a basset hound who found her 15 minutes of fame on a 1955-58 TV show called "The People's Choice" was the first TV dog to have a human speak for her. She predated Mr. Ed, the famed fictitious talking horse whose show ran from 1960-66.

The hush puppy basset hound was related to Cleo. That basset hound was used on TV commercials in 1966.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By beatlebangs1964 On July 23, 2001 10:31 PM]

[Tim]

The City of Detroit was founded on this day in 1701

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Tahoma, Arial, Sans-Serif">Quote:</font><HR>Originally Posted By Tim:
The City of Detroit was founded on this day in 1701<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

PARTY!!! http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/party.gif http://www.beatlelinks.net/ubb/smilies/birthday.gif

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America's most famous museum is named for a British citizen, James Smithson, who had no ties to the US and never even visited the country. Smithson was unhappy with the British establishment and so left his fortune to the US.

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Originally, the White House in Washington, DC, was gray, not white, and was called the "Executive Mansion." However, after a fire set by the British in the War of 1812, the house was painted white to cover burn marks.

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The US Capitol Building was originally designed by an amateur with no training in architecture. Dr. William Thorton submitted his winning design as part of a contest in 1793. His prize: $500 and a city lot.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By bearkat77 On July 26, 2001 11:41 PM]

[bearkat77]

Vatican City, containing less than 800 inhabitants and measuring just 0.16 mile, is the smallest country in the world and only half the size of the next smallest country - Monaco. Vatican City is the center of the Roman Catholic Church and is located in Rome. It became an independent country in 1929 and is ruled by the Pope.

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[SleepyHead]

Two towns in Vermont claim to be President Chester
A. Arthur's birthplace, but recent research supports
his opponents' charges that he was born in Canada,
and therefore, was never eligible to be president under
the U.S. Constitution.

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[SleepyHead]

Bombyx mori, a silkworm moth, has been cultivated for
so long that it can no longer exist without human care.
Because it has been domesticated, it has lost the ability
to fly.

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[This Message Has Been Edited By SleepyHead On July 27, 2001 03:09 AM]

[SleepyHead]

A cockroach's heart is nothing but a simple tube with valves.
The tube can pump blood backwards and forwards in the
insect. The heart can even stop moving, apparently without
harming the roach.

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[SleepyHead]

The Romans were enamored with the smell of roses.
According to historians, Nero had pipes installed under
banquet plates to allow his guests to be spritzed with
rose scent between dinner courses.

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[SleepyHead]

President Andrew Johnson offered a reward of $100,000
for the capture of Jefferson Davis on May 2, 1865. That
was the equivalent of $1,075,269 in 2001 dollars.

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[SleepyHead]

Legend has it that a pin-up photo of actress Rita Hayworth
adorned the first test bomb dropped on Bikini atoll in the
Marshall Islands in July 1946.

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Railroad conductors and mailmen in the United States
refused to wear uniforms until after the U.S. Civil War.
In 1844, policemen in New York City staged a strike
against their proposed blue uniforms. The reason for
their opposition was that they considered uniforms to
be symbols of servitude, as maids and butlers wore
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[SleepyHead]

Several hundred years ago in America, soap was sold door
to door. It was later distributed in general stores, where it was
sold from huge blocks. Store customers would indicate how
much they wanted and the shopkeeper would cut off that
amount and wrap it for taking home.

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Several hundred years ago in America, soap was sold door
to door. It was later distributed in general stores, where it was
sold from huge blocks. Store customers would indicate how
much they wanted and the shopkeeper would cut off that
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[beatlebangs1964]

Evian is Naive backwards.

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[bearkat77]

The word "samba" means "to rub navels together." ;eyebroes;

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The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 672.

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The very first bomb dropped by the Allies on Berlin during World War II killed the only elephant in the Berlin Zoo.

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A 'jiffy' is an actual unit of time for 1/100th of a second.

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Snake charmers do not really charm or hypnotize cobras with their flute-playing. The cobra, which is actually deaf to normal sounds, sways back and forth in response to the motion of the flute. Snake charmers avoid being bitten by staying outside of the striking distance of the snake, by relying on the cobra's poor day-vision, and sometimes by actually sewing the snake's mouth shut or removing its fangs beforehand.

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[SleepyHead]

Robert Wolfe Gilbert

An
attorney who was proud to have represented working people -- "from
deep-sea divers to airplane pilots," he once said -- Gilbert helped
draft the Civil Rights Act of 1964 at the request of President Lyndon
Johnson. He later also helped Vice President Hubert Humphrey form the
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. When a labor contract
dispute
threatened the opening of the 1984 Olympics, he immediately went in
and
solved it even though it was a national holiday. "I'm a labor
lawyer,"
he told his wife, "and the show must go on." And it did. Gilbert also
had a strong interest in international law, noting over 50 years ago
that "The methods used in solving labor-management problems should be
used in world affairs -- negotiations, good will and mutual respect."
Gilbert died July 22 at home in California. He was 80.


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[SleepyHead]

Jia Lanpo. An archaeologist,
Jia
was a graduate student working in Zhoukoudian (outside Beijing,
China)
in 1936 when he found three ancient humanoid skulls, later dubbed the
"Peking Man" fossils. The 250,000-500,000-year-old remains
demonstrated
a clear link between modern man and our ape-like ancestors. Jia
helped
preserve the Zhoukoudian site and saved many important historical
records about the fossils during the Cultural Revolution, though the
skulls themselves disappeared during World War II. It was recently
disclosed that Jia died July 8 in Beijing from a stroke and, per his
wishes, his ashes interred at Zhoukoudian. He was 92.

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[SleepyHead]

Jim Ellis. In 1979, Ellis and
fellow Duke University graduate student Tom Truscott came up with a
plan to share "news" postings between computers. Early in 1980
"Usenet"
(short for "user's network") was born and quickly spread around the
early Internet. Later called "newsgroups", the bulletin boards allow
people all over the world to participate in discussions on thousands
of
topics, which greatly facilitated the Internet's growth in the days
before the World Wide Web was invented. Ellis died June 28 at home in
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[SleepyHead]

Every morning, Rose Lambert tells herself that she
meant
well, but she really wishes she had never sent The E-mail. She passed
along a warning message from a colleague that HIV-contaminated
hypodermic needles were hidden under gas pump handles, ready to stick
and infect the unaware. What led credence to the tale, headlined
"SADLY, THIS IS NOT A JOKE!!!!!!!!!!", was her signature: she's an
aide
to a Fairfax County (Va.) Supervisor, and her government affiliation
is
included with the warning. Every day she hears from dozens of people
from all over the world wanting to know if the story is true. Sadly,
it
was just a sick joke. "It's been the bane of my existence, my worst
nightmare," Lambert says of the uproar. "This is now the story of my
life. I can't wait until it's over. I may have to die first."
(Washington Post)

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[SleepyHead]

John Lee Hooker. A blues
guitarist, Hooker developed his unique primal style in his teens,
setting an unforgettable raw mood in songs like "Boom Boom", "Boogie
Chillen", and in over 100 albums, some recorded under different
names.
In 2000 he won his fourth Grammy -- for Lifetime Achievement. "All
you
need to hear from John Lee Hooker is a growl," remembers Alex
Andreas,
manager of the John Lee Hooker's Boom Boom club in San Francisco.
"One
'Hey! Hey!' One raspy, gritty growl from John Lee Hooker, and it's
enough to turn a crowd inside out." Hooker died June 21 at home in
California. He was 80.

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[SleepyHead]

Ralph A. Miller. A food
chemist,
Miller spent a 41-year career with the Campbell Soup Company. Few
know
who he is, but most know the products he worked on: Spaghetti-Os
(introduced in 1965), Chunky soups (1970), and Prego spaghetti sauce
(1981), among others. "These things aren't developed completely in a
vacuum. It's a team effort,"said a Campbell's spokesman. "But he was
instrumental in development of [them]." Even Miller's wife, whom he
met
in high school, didn't know about Spaghetti-Os right off. "I don't
even
think he ever told me that they were inventing Spaghetti-Os until
three
or four years after they did it," Lucille Miller said. "I knew that
the
paycheck changed, however." Miller died June 9 in Ormond Beach, Fla.,
from longtime heart problems. He was 73.



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[SleepyHead64]

Imogene Coca. A talented
dancer,
Coca was in high demand for Broadway chorus lines. While rehearsing
for
"New Faces of 1934", she was trying to stay warm in the unheated
theater by jumping around. Choreographer Leonard Stillman walked in
on
her and said "It looks funny; I'll put it in the show." Critics loved
it and called Coca an "up-and-coming comedic talent." And it was in
comedy that she made her mark. In 1949, she worked with Sid Caesar on
live shows, and was made part of his cast for his legendary "Your
Show
of Shows" TV series in 1950. Her classic sketch comedy there earned
her
an Emmy award. Coca died June 2 at home in Westport, Conn., at 92.


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[Tim]

New York City did not establish its present boundary until 1898. Prior to 1874,the on;ly part of NYC was the Isle of Mnahattan. In 1874 the wesern half of the Bronx waqs incorporated and uin 1898 the rest of the Bronx,Staten Island,Queens and Brooklyn were incorporated into New York City.

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[Tim]

Wrigley Field was not originally built for the Cubs. The park was built in 1914 for teh Chicago Whales of the Federal league,and when that league folded after 1915,the Whales' owner Charles Weegham,bought the Cubs and moved them into what was then Weegham Park(Cubs Park in 1920,Wrigley Field in 1926).

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[Tim]

Sushi was orignally just a way to preserve fish. Then someone tasted the vinegared rice that was a rresult of the packing f the fish in it for preservation,and Sushi as we know it was born.

[This Message Has Been Edited By Tim On July 28, 2001 05:27 AM]

[Tim]

There is no c,l,q,v,or x in japanese

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[SleepyHead64]

A car traveling at a constant speed of 60 miles per
hour would take longer than 48 million years to reach
the nearest star (other than our Sun), Proxima Centauri.
This is about 685,000 average human lifetimes.


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[SleepyHead64]

CBS Evening News with anchor Walter Cronkite was network
TV’s first 30-minute evening newscast. It was expanded from
its previous 15-minute format beginning with the September 3,
1963 telecast. At the end of that inaugural 30-minute show,
Cronkite first uttered his famous tagline, “And that’s the way it is.”


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[SleepyHead64]

It can take a deep-sea clam up to 100 years to reach
0.3 inches (8 millimeters) in length. The clam is among
the slowest growing, yet longest living species on the planet.


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[SleepyHead64]

James Arness, the actor best known for his portrayal of U.S.
Marshall Matt Dillon in the long-running TV series Gunsmoke,
was the first WW II American soldier to jump off his boat at the
Anzio beachhead. He was ordered by his commander to do
so because, standing at 6' 8" in height, he was the tallest man
in his company, and the water's depth needed to be tested as
a safety precaution.


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[SleepyHead64]

Jaguar images and costumes were outlawed by the Catholic
church in the seventeenth century because of their association
with Indian religion, militia, and politics.


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[bearkat77]

There are 132 islands total in the Hawiian chain. The eight main islands are Hawaii, Oahu, Kauai, Maui, Kahoolawe, Lanai, Molokai, Nihhau.

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Originally, the White House in Washington, DC, was gray, not white, and was called the "Executive Mansion." However, after a fire set by the British in the War of 1812, the house was painted white to cover burn marks.

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Using basic instruments, Eratosthenes measured the radius of Earth in the third century B.C. He came within one percent of the value determined with today's technologically advanced equipment.

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A car traveling at a constant speed of 60 miles per
hour would take longer than 48 million years to reach
the nearest star (other than our Sun), Proxima Centauri.
This is about 685,000 average human lifetimes.
(Just think if they sent a Florida driver to do this!!!)


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[SleepyHead]

The shortest human we have documented evidence
on was Pauline Musters of the Netherlands. She
measured 12 inches at her birth in 1876, and was
23 inches tall with a weight of 9 pounds at her death
in 1885.


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Sir Francis Drake and his crew landed in what is now
California on June 17, 1579. The natives thought they
were gods and offered them their entire country. Drake
accepted and claimed the land in the name of Queen
Elizabeth, calling it New Albion.


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"Cryptozöology" is, literally," the study of hidden animals." Examples include the study of such creatures as Bigfoot,
the chupacabra, and the Loch Ness monster. Cryptozoology
is not a recognized branch of the science of zoology. Dr.
Bernard Heuvelmans coined the term to describe his
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[SleepyHead]

Soldiers arrived to fight the Battle of Marne in World War I --
not on foot or by military airplane or military vehicle -- but
by taxi cabs. France took over all the taxi cabs in Paris to
get soldiers to the front. (It couldn't have been raining if
they found THAT many taxis!!)


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