ALBERT EINSTEIN
I believe in one thing — that only a life lived for others is a life worth living.
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Cool Strange and Fascinating StuffFact 1. The Roman emperor Commodus was at one time going to change the name of Rome to Colonia Commodiana.
Fact 2. The Roman emperor Domitian took great pleasure in being secluded in his room for hours and catching flies and stabbing them with pens.
Fact 3. The Romans used to clean themselves with olive oil since they did not have any soap. They would pour the oil on their bodies, and then use a strigil, which is type of blade, to scrape off any dirt along with the oil.
Fact 4. The ruby red slippers in the movie “The Wizard of Oz” were sold off at an auction for $660,000.
Fact 5. The Saguaro Cactus, found in South-western United States does not grow branches until it is 75 years old.
Fact 6. The same amount of calories are burned by doing 6 sessions that are 5 minutes each of an activity and doing 1 session of that activity for 30 minutes.
Fact 7. The San Francisco Cable cars are the only mobile National Monuments
Fact 8. The Sanskrit word for “war” means “desire for more cows.”
Fact 9. The sap of a banana plant leaves serious stains on hands and clothes that is extremely hard to remove.
Fact 10. The scarlet tanager, a songbird native to Illinois, can eat as many as 2,100 gypsy-moth caterpillars in one hour.
Fact 11. The sea cucumber spills its internal organs out as a defense mechanism.
Fact 12. The Sea of Tranquility on the moon is deeper than the highest mountain on Earth.
Fact 13. The search engine Google got its name from the word “googol,” which refers to the number one with a hundred zeros after it.
Fact 14. The Sears Tower consists of nine framed tubes, which connects nine skyscrapers as one building.
Fact 15. The Sears Tower in Chicago contains enough steel to build 50,000 automobiles.
Fact 16. The Sears Tower located in Chicago, Illinois is made up 76,000 tons of steel.
Fact 17. The second best selling game of all time is Jenga. Jenga is a Swahili word, meaning “to build.”
Fact 18. The sentence “the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog” uses every letter in the english language.
Fact 19. The sentence “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.” uses every
letter in the alphabet. (Developed by Western Union to Test telex/twx
communications)
Fact 20. The seventeenth president of the United States, Andrew Johnson did not know how to read until he was 17 years old.
Fact 21. The sex of a baby crocodile is determined by the temperature in the nest and how deeply the eggs are buried.
Fact 22. The shark cornea has been used in eye surgery, since its cornea is similar to a human cornea.
Fact 23. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar an England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Fact 24. The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896. Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes.
Fact 25. The Shroud of Turin is the single most studied artifact in human history.
Fact 26. The silk that is produced by spiders is stronger than steel.
Fact 27. The silkworm moth has lost the ability to fly ever since it has been domesticated.
Fact 28. The Simpsons is the longest running prime-time animated series on television history.
Fact 29. The six official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish.
Fact 30. The size of a raindrop is around 0.5 mm – 2.5 mm, and they fall from the sky on average 21 feet per second.
Fact 31. The size of a red blood cell is 708 microns. This is equivalent to one millionth of a meter.
Fact 32. The skeleton of a spider is located on the outside of the body. The name for this is exoskelton.
Fact 33. The skin of a shark is made up of “tiny teeth” which are called dermal denticles.
Fact 34. The sloth moves so slowly that green algae grows in the grooves of their hair.
Fact 35. The slowest growing finger nail is on the thumb nail and the fastest growing is the finger nail on the middle finger.
Fact 36. The small intestine in the human body is about 2 inches around, and 22 feet long.
Fact 37. The smallest bird in the world is the bee hummingbird. The bird is 2.24 inches long.
Fact 38. The smallest bone in the human body is the stapes bone which is located in the ear.
Fact 39. The smallest bone in the human body is the stirrup bone, which is located in the ear.
Fact 40. The smallest frog is the “Brazilian baby frog”, which is smaller than a dime.
Fact 41. The smallest man ever was Gul Mohammed (1957-1997) of India, who measured 1 feet, 10? inches.
Fact 42. The smallest stamp in the world was issued in 1863 by the Columbian state of Bolivar and measured 9.5 x 8mm.
Fact 43. The smallest will ever written was 3.8 cm in diameter. It had 40 words written on it and was signed by two witnesses.
Fact 44. The smile is the most frequently used facial expression. A smile can use anywhere from a pair of 5 to 53 facial muscles.
Fact 45. The smoke that is produced by a fire kills more people than a burn does because of carbon monoxide and other dangerous gases.
Fact 46. The Snickers chocolate bar was invented in 1930.
Fact 47. The snow leopard protects itself from extreme cold when it sleeps by wrapping its 3-foot-long tail around its nose.
Fact 48. The sole purpose of a drone bee is to mate with the queen bee.
Fact 49. The song “Happy Birthday” brings in about $2 million in licensing revenue to Warner Communications who hold the copyright to the song.
Fact 50. The song “Strawberry Fields Forever” sung by the Beatles refers to an orphanage located in Liverpool.
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Good morning everyboomie, and welcome to the weekend!
Today is the first day of the rest of your weekend!
Spend it well.
I'll be here at home waiting to hear how it went.
It's going to be a hot day. I know I'll take the doggies out for a walk, but I have no plans after that.
I'm going to do some gaming for a little while before bed time now.
Have a great day everyone.
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Good Morning Joe, Ana, Haroula and all. Joe sounds like a lazy day! Ana are you serious? What about your foot? Haroula how nice to see you in the diner this morning. How are you? Coffee and tea are ready. Wishing everyone a happy day. 
Dinner at the Eagles tonight. 
