My formula for success is rise early, work late, and strike oil.
- Paul Getty
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All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident.
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788-1860)
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10 Interesting FactsLeonardo da Vinci was able to draw with one hand while writing with the other.
Marilyn Monroe had six toes on one foot.
Anne Boleyn had six fingers on each hand.
Mel Blanc [the voice of Bugs Bunny] was allergic to carrots.
Pope John Paul the 2nd became a honorary Harlem Globetrotter in the year 2000.
Neil Armstrong stepped on the moon with his left foot.
The first owner of Marlboro Company died of lung cancer.
The average person in their life time will eat 60,000 pounds of food, the weight of approximately six elephants.
25% of the bones in your body are in your feet. Also, Your ribs move about five million times a year.
Most of the dust particles in your house are dead skin.
Another Tranche of 10 Interesting FactoidsThe average person laughs thirteen times a day. Are you average?
Men are more likely to be struck by lightning than women.
Amateur boxer Joe Flanagan named his two sons Bob and Weave.Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
Drivers kill more deer than hunters.
William Semple, a dentist, invented chewing gum to exercise the jaw.
Walt Disney was afraid of mice.
More people use blue toothbrushes than red.
Everybody's tongue print is as unique as their finger print.
A hardworking adult will sweat up to four gallons of water per day.
Fingernails grow nearly four times faster than toenails.
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Interesting Facts That Not a Lot of People KnowThe average human eats 8 spiders in their lifetime at night.
Mosquito repellents don't repel. They hide you. The spray blocks the mosquito's sensors so they don't know you're there.
Time magazine's 'Man of the Year' for 1938 was Adolph Hitler.
The Main Library at Indiana University, USA, 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.
Bats always turn left when exiting a cave.
It cost 7 million dollars to build the Titanic, and 200 million to make a film about it.
A woman's arthritic pains will almost always disappear as soon as she becomes pregnant. No one knows why
Your body contains 60,000 miles of blood vessels.
Nebraska has more miles of river than any other US state.
Oak trees can live 200 or more years.
An ostrich egg needs to be boiled for 2 hours to get a hard-boiled egg.
Ninety percent of all teenagers suffer from some form of acne.
Avocados have more protein than any other fruit.
Most alcoholic beverages contain all 13 minerals necessary to sustain human life.
Dentists have recommended that a toothbrush be kept at least six feet away from a lavatory to avoid airborne particles resulting from the flush.
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Carrying a Bouquet When Getting MarriedMost people got married in June because they took their yearly bath in May, and still smelled pretty good by June. However, they were starting to smell, so brides carried a bouquet of flowers to hide the body odour.
Hence the custom today of carrying a bouquet when getting married.
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Don't Throw the Baby Out the Bath WaterBaths consisted of 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 lose someone in it.
Hence the saying, 'Don't throw the baby out with the bath water.'
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It's Raining Cats and DogsHouses had thatched roofs-thick straw-piled high, with no wood underneath. It was the only place for animals to get warm, so all the cats and other small animals (mice, bugs) lived in the roof. When it rained it became slippery and sometimes the animals would slip and off the roof.
Hence the saying 'It's raining cats and dogs.'
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Canopy Beds
There was nothing to stop things from falling into the house. This posed a real problem in the bedroom where bugs and other droppings could mess up your nice clean bed. Hence, a bed with big posts and a sheet hung over the top afforded some protection. That's how canopy beds came into existence.
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Good morning everyboomie
Have you ever played tennis? With yourself?
That must be what it looks like.
It's FRIDAY!!!
Friday is supposed to be a sunny 60 degrees here, while Saturday is supposed to be cloudy with a 'Wintery mix' coming, so I may try and trip to the creek again.
Ana I have dozens more broken points than I do whole ones.
You know my mom used to tell me that her and my uncles used to find arrowheads when they were kids, and just throw them at each other.
I would ask her where they were when they threw them, so I could go find them. She said "Oh that was 75 years ago. They've been washed away long ago."
So, the points that I find were just lost last week??
The thing that really kills me is that whenever they first cut the road through there, they must have carted off hundreds of points that were buried on that hill.
Have a happy day everyone.
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It should be a fairly short work day, and it's on to the weekend. There's a new game coming out tomorrow that I'm interested in, so I'll probably be playing that. 
Danish, Bacon Sandwiches, and Biscuits with Sausage Gravy in the NC. Biscuit Bottoms for L4L. 
Have an easy peasy day!
