Facts are to the mind what food is to the body. -Edmund Burke
Tag: Facts
A Rare Mind
It is a rare mind indeed that can render the hitherto nonexistent blindingly obvious. The cry ‘I could have thought of that’ is a very popular and misleading one, for the fact is that they didn’t and a very significant and revealing fact it is too. -Douglas Adams
Political Speech
Born: November 7, 1913 – Died: January 4, 1960
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I try not
to mention
he’s not my
president’s
by his name
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Facts or fiction
Some believe fiction
versus the facts
Makes for the ill-informed
Belief
Mosquitoes
Wisdom
“There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.”
– Friedrich Nietzsche,
Useless Fact 3
Donald Duck comics were banned from Finland because he doesn’t wear pants.
Source: tealdragon
Useless Fact 2
A quarter has 119 grooves on its edge, a dime has one less groove.
Source: tealdragon
Useless Fact
111,111,111 x 111,111,111 = 12,345,678,987,654,321
Source: tealdragon
Shortest/Longest Sentences
From the email archive.
Get It Right Before You Speak
When I was listening to the radio this morning, the mid-morning, early-afternoon DJ, announcer or whatever they are called, was making mention of Autumn beginning this Saturday, the 20th. Well, it does not start on that date. It is September 23, the same day as my late father’s birthday was. Then about an hour later she said the same thing again, about the date that Autumn begins.
I was tempted to take a wake over to the radio station, which is just around the corner from where I live, and tell her or someone to tell when the correct date is. I mean, is it too much to take a look at the calendar to see what day the new season begins.
Its just one of those things in life that bugs the shit out of me.
A Pondering Mind 9/15/2014
Useless Fact
Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
Source: tealdragon
Useless Fact
The first toilet ever seen on television
was on “Leave It To Beaver.”
Source: tealdragon
Useless Fact
Lorne Greene had one of his nipples bitten off by an
alligator while he was host of “Lorne Greene’s Wild Kingdom.”
Rhymes
No word in the English language rhymes with mouth, orange, silver, and purple.
Isaac Asimov
Isaac Asimov is the only author to have a book in every Dewey-decimal category.
Source: tealdragon.net
My Likes
Here are some of the things that I like.
Black coffee: Most of the time I like it strong. No sugar, as it does it kills the flavor.
Crosswords: On line and on paper, using a pen with black ink.
Books: Mostly novels and old literature.
TV: I’m very picky about what I watch. Old Law & Order, NCIS, Burn Notice, Chicago Fire, Chicago PD, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Law & Order: Criminal Intent, Everybody Loves Raymond and Seinfeld.
Sports on TV: Baseball, college football, its more exciting than the NFL, which do watch. Also college basketball.
Happy people.
Winter and Autumn.
Walking, except when there is to much ice on the pavement.
Favorite foods: Chicken, Pasta, Pork Roast.
1% Milk.
Bottled water.
Rainy days.
Newspaper: The Boston Globe. Digital and the print editions.
Ice cream: When I’m in the mood for it.
Clothes: T shirts, sweatshirts on the loose fitting, and jeans.
Holding the door open, for both men and women.
Writing: When I get my act together, and hopefully get into a routine.
There are more things I like, but the list above, tells you a little something about me.
I will do a follow up post, concerning my dislikes.
Liberal
What do our opponents mean when they apply to us the label
Liberal? If by Liberal they mean, as they want people to believe,
someone who is soft in his policies abroad, who is against local
government, and who is unconcerned with the taxpayer’s dollar,
then … we are not that kind of Liberal. But if by a Liberal
they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone
who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who
cares about the welfare of the people — their health, their
housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights, and
their civil liberties — someone who believes we can break
through the stalemate and suspicions that grip us in our policies
abroad, if that is what they mean by a Liberal, then I’m proud
to say I’m a Liberal.
— John F. Kennedy
The above quote by the 35th President of the US, should be heeded
by the right-wingers, and the so-called Tea Party politicians. Sadly
it is not their want. They rather see people lose their jobs, deny them
health care, food and other necessities of life.
They get their jollies off, bashing the current president, repeatedly
lying for just about everything he says and does. It just doesn’t make
any sense at all.
I could go on, but I’m sure you’ll get what I am saying.
Quote found on Wisdom Quotes
Facts
Source
Booby Trap
Booby Trap spelled backward is “Party Boob.”
Ben and Jerry’s send the waste from making …..
Ben and Jerry’s sends the waste from making ice cream to local pig farmers to use as feed. Pigs love the stuff, except for one flavor: Mint Oreo.
Full Moon
February 1865 is the only month in recorded history not to have a full moon.
Source: http://www.tealdragon.net/
Little Known Facts About Some U.S. Presidents
Some interesting and little known facts concerning the U.S. Presidents. I will post more in a future post.
All seen on Daily Picdump
Instant Coffee Is Coffee Powder…
Orange Juice Tastes Bad After Brushing…
I found this out a long time ago…
Starbucks Spends More On Health…
Coffee Loses Caffiene…
Random Fact #21
Random Fact #20
When commercial telephone service was introduced between New York and London in 1927, the first three minutes of a call cost $75.00.
Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm
Random Fact #19
One-fourth of the people who lose their sense of smell also lose their desire for sexual relations.
Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm
Random Fact #18
The bubbles in Guinness beer sink to the bottom – no one knows why.
Source: freewebs.com/thesilentteen/randomfacts.htm
Random Fact #17
Canadians eat more Kraft macaroni and cheese packaged dinners than any nationality in the world.
Source: freewebs.com/thesilenteen/randomfacts
Random Fact #16
White Out was invented by the mother of Mike Nesmith (formerly of the Monkees).
Source: tealdragon.net
Random Fact #15
Women are 37% more likely to go to a psychiatrist than men are.
Source: cs.cmu.edu
Random Fact #14
Random Fact #13
Canada is an Indian word meaning “Big Village”.
Source: tealdragon.net
Random Fact #12
315 entries in Webster’s Dictionary will be misspelled.
Source: randomfactsblog
Random Fact #11
Barbie’s measurements if she were life size: 39-23-33.
Source: tealdragon.net
Random Fact #10
The first known contraceptive was crocodile dung, used by Egyptians in 2000 B.C.
Source: tealdragon.net
The 3 Stages Of Life
Random Fact #9
Synonym
Random Fact #8
Random Fact #7
Stressed is Desserts spelled backwards.
Random Fact #6
A cow produces 200 times more gas a day than a person.
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Source: randomfactsblog
Now You Know #1
Random Fact #5
Since 1495, no 25-year period has been without war.
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Source: randomfactsblog
Random Fact #4
An onion, apple and potato all have the same taste. The differences in flavor are caused by their smell.
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Source: randomfactsblog
Random Fact #3
Hippocrates, the Father of Medicine, suggested that a woman could enlarge her bust line by singing loudly and often.
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Source: randomfactsblog
Random Fact #2
It takes about seven minutes for the average person to fall asleep.
Random Fact #1
An educated mind must not go to waste. So with that said, I will be posting random facts, so we can all be smarter.
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A whale’s penis is called a dork.
Little Known Fact
