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Any man who is under 30, and is not a liberal, has no
heart; and any man who is over 30, and is not a conservative,
has no brains. - Sir Winston Churchill (1874-1965)

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Do not envy a man of violence And do not choose any of
his ways. For the devious are an abomination to the LORD;
But He is intimate with the upright. Proverbs 3

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WHAT EPIDEMIC KILLED 20 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE US AND EUROPE?

An influenza epidemic killed 20 million between 1918-1919.
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WHICH STATE HAS THE HIGHEST LIFE EXPECTANCY?

Hawaii leads all states in life expectancy in general, with
an average of 73.6 years for both males and females.

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*Debbie Sue was such a great UNC freshman that...

...she took a ruler to bed to see how long she slept.

...she sent me a fax with a stamp on it.

...she thought a quarterback was a refund.

...she tried to put M&M's in alphabetical order.

...she thought Eartha Kitt was a set of garden tools.

...she thought General Motors was in the army.

...she thought Meow Mix was a CD for cats.

...she tripped over a cordless phone.

...she spent 20 minutes looking at the orange juice can because it said "concentrate."

...she told me to meet her at the corner of "WALK" and "DON'T WALK."

...she asked for a price check at the Dollar Store.

...she sold the car for gas money.

...when she went to the airport and saw a sign that said Airport Left," she
turned around and went home.

...when she heard that 90% of all crimes occur around the home, she moved.

...she thinks Taco Bell is the Mexican phone company.

...if she spoke her mind, she'd be speechless.

...she thought that she could not use her AM radio in the evening.

...she had a shirt that said "TGIF," which she thought stood for "This GoesIn Front"
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A Mexican bandit made a specialty of crossing the Rio Grande from time to
time and robbing banks in Texas. Finally, a reward was offered for his capture.

An enterprising Texas Ranger decided to track him down.

After a lengthy search, he traced the bandit to his favorite cantina, snuck
up behind him, put his trusty six-shooter to the bandit's head,
and said, "You're under arrest. Tell me where you hid the loot or I'll blow
your brains out."

But the bandit didn't speak English and the Ranger didn't speak Spanish!
Fortunately, a bilingual lawyer was in the saloon and translated the
Ranger's message.

The terrified bandit blurted out, in Spanish, that the loot was buried
under the oak tree in back of the cantina.

"What did he say?" asked the Ranger.

The lawyer answered, "He said, 'Get lost, you turkey. You wouldn't dare shoot me.'"
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What makes hummingbirds so colorful?

The brilliant colors in a hummingbird's feather are created by tiny
platelets that resemble a pancake filled with air bubbles. They are
called "interference colors," and are much like the shimmering colors
seen in a soap bubble or in a drop of oil.

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How fast does glass crack?

When glass breaks, the cracks move faster than 3,000 miles per hour.
To photograph the event, a camera must shoot at a millionth of a
second.

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How long has mechanical refrigeration been around?

Dr, John Gorrie of Appalachicola, Florida, invented mechanical
refrigeration in 1851. He patented his device on May 6, 1851. There is
a statue which honors this "Father of Modern Day Air Conditioning" in
the Statuary Hall of the Capitol building in Washington, D.C.
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Sept. 3. 1777

In 1777, the American flag flew in battle for the first time, during
a Revolutionary War skirmish at Cooch's Bridge, Md. The
seven-year-long war ended on this date in 1783 with the signing of the
Treaty of Paris. Among other things, the pact recognized U.S.
independence from Britain. By the way, the American signatories of the
treaty were John Adams, Benjamin Franklin and John Jay.
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Do all cats hate water?

Not necessarily - A wild cat, known as "the fishing cat" actually
swims to catch fish. Called the Bengali Mach-Bagral, The Creator
gave this cat extra-long claws, which it uses like fishhooks. The fishing
cat is found in Nepal, Burma, Southern China and parts of India.

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Where does most volcanic activity take place?

Ninety percent of all volcanic activity occurs in the oceans. In 1993,
scientists located the largest known concentration of active volcanoes
on the sea floor in the South Pacific. This area, the size of New York
state, hosts 1,133 volcanic cones and sea mounts. Two or three could
erupt at any moment.

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Where was the world's first revolving restaurant?

The first revolving restaurant, The Top of the Needle, was located at
the 500-foot level of the 600-foot-high, steel-and-glass tower at the
Century 21 Exposition in Seattle, Washington. It contained 260 seats
and revolved 360 degrees in an hour. The state-of-the-art restaurant
was dedicated on May 22, 1961.

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Did our country's father have any actual kids?

Not a one - George Washington left no direct descendant. Though his
wife Martha had four children by a previous marriage, Washington never
sired a child to continue his family line.

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And you think your weather's bad...

The worst climate in the world may be at Yakutsk, in Russia. In
winter, the temperature falls to -84 degrees Fahrenheit. In summer, it
can reach 102 degrees Fahrenheit.
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Bring back the cute animations!!
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I miss them also - they are having some technical problem - everything of theirs turns black now on blogs...

Thanks,
Dr. Howdy
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