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Did You Know

  • Alexander the Great and Julius Caesar were both epileptic.

  • Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952, but he declined.

  • An earthquake on December 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards.

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  • All babies are color blind when they are born.

  • A person infected with the SARS virus has a 95% - 98% chance of recovery.

  • Crayola is a French word that means Oily chalk.

Quips

Don't let worry kill you. Let the Church help.

Filed Under: Church Notices


Weight Watchers will meet at 7.30 pm at the Presbyterian Church. Please use the large double doors at the side entrance.

Filed Under: Church Notices


Our next song is: "Angels We Have Heard Get High."

Filed Under: Church Notices


Fun Book Titles

  • Neck Exercises
    - by G. Rarff

  • My Years in a Lunatic Asylum
    - by I. M. Nutty

  • Falling from a Window
    - by Eileen Dowt

  • Peek-a-Boo!
    - by I. C. Hugh

  • How to Feed Elephants
    - by P. Nutts

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Good Question

  • If love is blind, why is Lingerie so popular?

  • If CON is the opposite of PRO, is congress the opposite of progress?

  • How come wrong numbers are never busy?

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World Firsts

  • 1st meeting of the Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America.

    Wednesday February 6, 1861

  • Filed Under: → Politics


  • The 1st successful United States educational magazine "Academician", starts publishing in New York City.

    Saturday February 7, 1818

  • Filed Under: → Education


  • The 1st recorded race meet in England happens at Roodee Fields, Chester.

    Friday February 9, 1540

  • Filed Under: → Sports


Events

  • A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

    Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

    Saturday February 18, 2017

  • Filed Under: → Deaths


  • The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

    According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

    Monday September 4, 2006

  • Filed Under: → Deaths


  • Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

    They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

    Thursday February 23, 2017

  • Filed Under: → Deaths


  • When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
    - African Proverb

  • When elephants fight, it is the grass who suffers.
    - African Proverb

  • When you have given nothing, ask for nothing.
    - Albanian Proverb

World Firsts

  • The Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for their 1st United States tour.

    Friday February 7, 1964

  • Filed Under: → Entertainment


  • Richard Johnson is the 1st Vice President chosen by the United States Senate. It happened during the Van Buren administration.

    Wednesday February 8, 1837

  • Filed Under: → Politics


  • The 1st recorded race meet in England happens at Roodee Fields, Chester.

    Friday February 9, 1540

  • Filed Under: → Sports


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Wise Words

  • Indecision is like a stepchild. If he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
    - African Proverb

  • Listen or thy tongue will keep thee deaf.
    - American Indian Proverb

  • When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
    - African Proverb

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Good Question

  • If fire fighters fight fire and crime fighters fight crime, what do freedom fighters fight?

  • Does killing time damage eternity?

  • Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo. How come nobody will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down?

Filed Under: → Good Question