Sunday, November 20, 2011

F. Y. I.

Actually Said
by  Elizabeth Hurley, model
"Nothing irritates me more than chronic laziness in others.  Mind you, it's only mental sloth I object to.  Physical sloth can be heavenly."

Modern Marvel
The Hoover Dam, the largest single public works project in the history of the U.S., contains enough concrete to pave a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York.

Presidents' Files
Calvin Coolidge was the only president born on the Fourth of July.

States Stats
Rayne, La., is known as "The frog Capital of the World."

Swan Song
The last song that Elvis Presley ever performed publicly was "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at his final concert in Indianapolis in June 1977.

Still on the Books
In Denver, Colo., it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your next-door neighbor.

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