Sunday, August 11, 2013

F. Y. I.

Love Lore
The Celts believed the apple to be a symbol of love because it lasted so long after being picked.

Quotable
by  William James, American philosopher and psychologist (1842-1910)
"The greatest weapon against stress is our ability to choose one thought over another."

Animal Smarts
A middle-aged pig can be as smart as a 3-year-old human being.

Still on the Books
In Richmond, Va., it is illegal to flip a coin in a restrauant to see who pays for a coffee.

Table Tidbits
Americans eat about 17 billion quarts of popcorn every year, enough to fill the Empire State Building 18 times.

Box Office Bucks
The first movie to gross more than $100 million was "Jaws" in 1975.


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