Thursday, March 18, 2010

F. Y. I.

Quotable
By  Bill Cosby
"I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody".

State Stats
The swallowtail butterfly is the official state insect of Oregon.

The Philly File
Philadelphia architect Frank Furness liked patterns in red so much, he had his shirts made of red-checkered cloth.

Did You Know ?
The modern bikini, invented by French engineer Louis Reard in 1946, was so named because it was created the same year the atomic bomb was tested on Bikini Island.

Table Tidbits
Each American eats 22 pounds of tomatoes yearly, with more than half of that consumption in the form of ketchup and tomato sauce.

No Kidding
The Museum of Modern Art in New York hung Henri Matisse's painting "LeBateau" upside down for 46 days before noticing the mistake.

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