Monday, April 26, 2010

F. Y. I.

Morning Crunch
Apples, not caffeine, are reportedly more efficient at waking you up in the morning.

No Kidding
Beethoven was called "hopeless as a composer" by his teacher because he awkwardly handled the violin and, rather than improving his technique, preferred playing his own compositions.

State Stats
Bloomer, Wis., is the Jump Rope Capital of the world.

The Philly File
Oysters were consumed in such mass quanties in the 19th century that discarded shells were used to pave streets and build wharves along the Delaware River.

Quotable
By Benjamin Disraeli formerBritish prime minister (1804 - 1881)
"The greatest good you can do for another is not just to share your riches but to reveal to him his own".

Did You Know ?
It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky.

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