- There are two things I've learned: There is a God. I'm not Him!
- I don't have to attend every argument I am invited to.
- A journey of a thousand smiles begins with a single map.
- Lead your life so you won't be ashamed to sell the family's parrot to the town's gossip.
- Did it ever occur to you that nothing occurs to God?
- Life is 10% of what happens to you. 90% of how you respond to it.
- Life is like an onion; you peel off one layer at a time and sometimes you weep.
- Sometimes the majority only means that all the fools are on the same side.
- Funny how a $100 "looks" so big when you take it to church,
but so small when you take it to the mall. - The youngest Pope was 11 years old.
- A snail can sleep for 3 years.
- Maine is the only state whose name is one syllable.
- Almonds are members of the peach family.
- The world's youngest parents lived in China and were 8 and 9 years old in 1910.
- A polar bear's skin is black. It's fur is not white, but actually clear.
- The shortest war in history was between Zanzibar and England in 1896.
Zanzibar surrendered after 38 minutes. - China has more English speakers than the United States.
- Elephants usually perform at a circus at the age of 2.
- Elephants eat about 3 bales of hay a day and 25 pounds of oats/bran everyday.
- Elephants drink between 50 to 75 gallons of water each day.
- Elephants toe nails are attached to the skin and not directly to the toe bones.
- Captive breeding programs for the elephants are essential if the Asian elephant is to survive.
- Try sharpening scissors by cutting some aluminum foil dozen or so times.
- Place a sheet of fabric softener inside luggage or sleeping bags to keep them smelling fresh.
- Lint brushes are great for removing deodorant from a shirt or blouse.
- A tricky zipper? Try rubbing it with a graphite pencil.
- If sliding glass door doesn't slide, try cleaning the track with furniture polish.
- Bees visit around 2 million flowers to make one pound of honey.
- Honey never spoils or goes bad.
- In 1893 F.W. Rueckheim and his brother louis sold the first Cracker Jacks.
- In 1912 they started putting a prize in every box.
- The first prizes were bright whistles, spinning tops, and even Presidential trading cards.
- Bingo was the name of the Sailor Jack's dog.
- In 1908, "Take me Out To The Ballgame" made Cracker Jack as American as apple pie.
- Fall is actually the best time to get your garden ready for Spring.
- Arizona and Hawaii stay on Standard Time 365 days a year.
- In the 30s and 40s a Crate Crimper was turned into one of the safest ways to get eggs to market.
- Delaware on December 7, 1787 was the first state in the U.S.
- Square dancing is one of America's oldest folk dances.
- There really was a John Henry who was born in Alabama.
- Coca-Cola Company began in 1899.
- Coca-Cola's bottle is often referred to as a "hobble skirt" bottle.
- In 1896 Leo Hirshfield came to America from Austria andstarted Tootsie Rolls.
- Hirshfield name his candy after his 5 year old daughter whom he camed :Tootsie."
- In 1978 Saudi Arabia had to import five tons of sand from Holland (for use in swimming pools)
- Mel Blanc, the voice of Bugs Bunny, was allergic to carrots!
- Never argue with an idiot - people might not be able to tell the difference.
- Never cut what you can untie.
- Never slap a man who chews tobacco.
- Never judge a book by its movie.
- Never try to outsmart a woman, unless you are another woman.
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