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Dec. 29, 2004 DID YOU KNOW THAT QUICKEST AND EASIEST WAY TO GET A JOB DONE IS GIVE IT TO THE LAZIEST PERSON ON THE CREW. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE EDGE OF A DIME HAS 180 INDENTIONS ON ITS RIM. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE EYES OF AN OSTRICH ARE BIGGER THAN ITS BRAIN? DID YOU KNOW THAT MILITARY BASES AND BATTLESHIPS, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ONE ARE ONLY NAMED AFTER DEAD PEOPLE. THE USS RONALD REGAN WAS THE ONLY EXCEPTION AT THE TIME. DID YOU KNOW THAT A DOG CAN WALK FARTHER THAN A HORSE, BUT A HORSE CAN RUN FARTHER THAN A DOG. DID YOU KNOW THAT DURING THE CIVIL WAR, CONFERATE PRISONERS THAT DEMONSTRATED A SPECIAL SKILL, WERE OFFER A RELEASE IF THEY WOULD WORK FOR THE UNION ARMY. DID YOU KNOW THAT ONE GALLON OF WATER WEIGHTS 8.34 POUNDS. DID YOU KNOW THAT YOU SHOULD NEVER MIX LIQUID AND CRYSTAL DRAIN CLEANERS. ONE IS CAUSTIC THE OTHER IS ACIDIC. THE REACTION IS VERY DANGEROUS. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE SHARK IS THE ONLY CREATURE IN THE SEA THAT CAN BLINK BOTH EYES INDEPENDENTLY OF EACH OTHER. DID YOU KNOW THAT ALL FIFTY STATES ARE LISTED ACROSS THE TOP OF THE LINCOLN MEMORIAL ON THE BACK OF THE FIVE DOLLAR BILL. DID YOU KNOW THAT FEBURARY 1865 WAS THE ONLY MONTH IN RECORDED HISTORY THAT DID NOT HAVE A FULL MOON. DID YOU KNOW THAT RACECAR, LEVEL, AND KAYAK ARE SPELLED THE SAME FRONTWARDS OR BACKWARDS. DID YOU KNOW THAT IN THE FLINTSTONE VITAMINS, THERE IS NO BETTY RUBBLE. DID YOU KNOW THAT TIGERS NOT ONLY HAVE STRIPED FUR, BUT THE SKIN IS STRIPED AS WELL. DID YOU KNOW THAT WINSTON CHURCHILL WAS BORN IN A LADIES ROOM DURING A DANCE. DID YOU KNOW THAT DISCONTIUED COINS AND CURRENCY OF U.S. DENOMINATION INCLUDED THE HALF DIME, THE TWO CENT PIECE, GOLD PAPER DOLLAR, THE SILVER PAPER DOLLAR, AND FRACTIONAL PAPER CURRENCY. DID YOU KNOW THAT THERE ARE ONLY TWO WORDS IN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE THAT HAVE ALL FIVE VOWELS IN ORDER: ABSTEMIOUS AND FACETIOUS. DID YOU KNOW THAT THE ONLY WINTER COLD ENOUGH TO FREEZE NIAGARA FALLS SOLID WAS 1932. DID YOU KNOW THAT ON THE CANADIAN TWO DOLLAR BILL THE FLAG FLYING OVER THEIR PARLIAMENT BUILDING IS THE AMERICAN FLAG. ------------ About the author: WARREN SMITH, BORN SEPTEMBER 1956. HE IS CURRENTLY LOOKING FOR AN AGENT TO HANDLE HIS WORKS. WRITTEN FROM THE DIARY OF A UNITED STATES MARSHAL WHO WORKED THE DAKOTA TERRITORY FROM 1860 TO 1878. THEY FOUR BOOKS WRITTEN SO FAR ARE BLEND OF HISTORY, ADVENTURE, HUMOR, IMAGINATION, ALL FROM THE LIFE OF A TRUE WESTERN HERO WHO SOMEHOW SLIPPED THROUGH THE CRACKS OF HISTORY. ACCORDING TO THE DIARY HE WAS FASTER THAN HICKOCK OR EARP, AND JUST LIKE THEM NEVER SENT A DEPUTY TO DO WHAT HE COULDN'T DO HIMSELF. Email: WARREN.SMITH@CONAGRAFOODS.COM Tell a friend about this site! ------------ All articles are EXCLUSIVE to Useless-Knowledge.com and are not allowed to be posted on other websites. ARTICLE THIEVES WILL BE PROSECUTED! |
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