Saturday, September 1, 2012

F. Y. I.

Quotable
by  Wilhelm Von Humboldt, Prussian philosopher and linguist (1767-1835)
"Our happiness or unhappiness depends far more on the way we meet the meet the events of life than on the nature of those events themselves."

State Stats
Ohio gave America its first hot dog, created by Harry M. Stevens, in 1900.

So Called
A group of storks is called a mustering.

Of Note
At more than 3,200 feet high, Angel Falls in Venezuela is the world's highest waterfall.

Going the Distance
Polar bears have been known to swim 100 miles at a strech.

Still on the Books
In Lewes, Del., getting married on a dare is grounds for an annulment.

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