One good reason to only maintain a small circle of friends is that three out of four murders are committed by people who know the victim.
~ George Carlin ~
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's full name is Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald.
He was named after his distant relative Francis Scott Key, who wrote the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner."
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The plural of cul-de-sac is culs-de-sac.
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The national animal of Scotland is the unicorn.
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The Antikythera mechanism, discovered by sponge divers in 1900, is sometimes called the world's first analog computer. Designed to calculate dates and predict astronomical phenomena, it was so advanced nothing surpassed it for almost 1500 years.
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A group of ferrets is called a business
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The dot over your lowercase “i” is called a tittle.
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During World War II, the term security blanket was slang for measures meant to keep military information secret, or covered up.
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In a 2004 episode of Sesame Street, Cookie Monster revealed that before he started eating cookies his name was Sid.
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Fredric Baur invented the Pringles can. When he passed away in 2008, his ashes were buried in one.
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Nintendo was founded in 1889. Before it sold video games, the Japanese company specialized in playing cards.
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According to a 2010 study, people fluent in multiple languages almost always swear in their native tongue.
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Dolphin calves are typically born tail first, rather than head first, so they don’t drown during the birthing process.
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There's a five-story, blood-red waterfall in Antarctica.
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During WWII, La-Z-Boy manufactured seats for tanks, torpedo boats, gun turrets, and armored cars.
I wonder if they reclined.
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Fish cough.
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Although the bobcat is rarely seen, it is the most common wildcat in North America.
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LEGO has an underground vault with every set ever made.
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Good morning everyboomie.
There's some great trivia for you.
And I always thought Cookie Monster's first name was Oreo.
We had another super nice day here. It was great for walking the park with the dogs. We got up to the mid 60s.
Later I got on my treadmill and ran 5 miles.
It took me 70 minutes, but I figure that's not bad for 68,,,,,,and a bad foot.
So, if you don't see me here tomorrow, it's probably because I keeled over with a heart attack.
I did find out that Elvis's 'Good Luck Charm' has the perfect beat time for my running speed. 'American Pie' by Don McClean does too.
So much better than 'Are You Lonesome Tonight'.
Have a happy day everyone.
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We reached 40 degrees late afternoon after a cold day. 
Have a Super Hump Day everyone. 
Many years ago, on a trip to Niagara Falls, saw a couple holding farret that were leashed. Very cute and, according to them, easy to take care of. If we didn't already have dogs, doing so might have been a consideration.
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