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Friday, May 6, 2011

Random Facts 23

Flirting in Little Rock, Arkansas, can land someone in jail for 30 days. Wolves are the largest members of the Canidae family, which includes domestic dogs, coyotes, dingoes, African hunting dogs, many types of foxes, and several kinds of jackals. A commemorative tower was built in Scotland for a... Sign in to see full entry.

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Giant Gippsland Earthworm

On Apr 20, as one of the random facts, I mentioned about a worm in Australia, which can grow to 10 feet. It's only found in Gippsland, hence, it's name. It was discovered in 1878 & belongs to the Phylum Annelids, the segmented worms, which includes earthworms, rag worms, and leeches. For more... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Quotes for Today--Nature

I love to think of nature as an unlimited broadcasting station, through which God speaks to us every hour, if we will only tune in~George Washington Carver I am not bound for any public place, but for ground of my own where I have planted vines and orchard trees, and in the heat of the day climbed... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 22

Unlike other animals, wolves have a variety of distinctive facial expressions they use to communicate and maintain pack unity. From 1861 to 1985, more than 26 million people left Italy (mostly from the overcrowded south) to seek a better life. Only one in four came home again. During the first half... Sign in to see full entry.

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Woman Gets to Keep Her Therapy Kangaroo

A depressed Oklahoma woman, Christie Carr, met Irwin, a disabled red kangaroo, at an animal sanctuary where she was volunteering. She offered to take him home & nurse him back to health. She thought she might lose him, but, the city council of Broken Arrow, unanimously voted to create an exotic... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Quotes for Today--Courage

Courage is what it takes to stand up and speak; courage is also what it takes to sit down and listen~Winston Churchill Courage is doing what you're afraid to do. There can be no courage unless you're scared~Edward Vernon Rickenbacker Courage is not simply one of the virtues, but the form of every... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 21

Hollywood’s first and arguably best canine superstar was Rin Tin Tin, a five-day-old German Shepherd found wounded in battle in WWI France and adopted by an American soldier, Lee Duncan. He would sign his own contracts with his paw print. Hollywood’s first and arguably best canine superstar was Rin... Sign in to see full entry.

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Strawberry Fields

On Apr 19, under Random Facts, there was one about the Beatle's song, Strawberry Fields, being inspired by an orphanage. I looked it up, but, it had closed in 2005. Please click here to learn more about it. Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, May 2, 2011

Quotes for Today--Vices

Never support two weaknesses at the same time. It's your combination sinners - your lecherous liars and your miserly drunkards - who dishonor the vices and bring them into bad repute~Thornton Wilder There are two types of people in this world, good and bad. The good sleep better, but the bad seem to... Sign in to see full entry.

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Random Facts 20

Edvard Munch’s famous painting The Scream is thought to show a volcanic sunset caused by the massive eruption of Krakatau in Indonesia in 1883. The blood-red sunset could be seen as far away as Norway, where Munch lived. Queen Elizabeth II had 12 wedding cakes. The one she cut at her wedding was... Sign in to see full entry.

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