Did you know - - - - --John Montagu, Earl of Sandwich, invented the sandwich in 1762 when he got hungry but didnt want to leave the table during an all-night poker match. He asked his butler to put slices of roast beef between two slices of bread so his fingers wouldnt get greasy while he was playing cards. --Before the Civil War, Robert E. Lee served as superintendent of West Point, where he dismissed a young cadet who had no future in the Army--but who did become one of Americas greatest artists--James McNeill Whistler (who painted Whistlers Mother.) --The only country that refused to join the United Nations is Switzerland. --The only country that requires all able-bodied women to serve a stint in the army is Israel. --Flies are the only insects to have two wings; all other insects have four. --Today in 1901, on her birthday, widow Anna Edison Taylor, a 63-year-old schoolteacher, became the first person to go over Niagara Falls in an old wooden pickle barrel and survive. Between 1901 and 1995, 15 people have gone over the falls; 10 of them survived. No matter the method, going over Niagara Falls is illegal, and survivors face charges and stiff fines on either side of the border. Make somebody happy today: Mind your own business. (Ann Landers) If ignorance is bliss, why arent there more happy people? (Philip Howard)
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 17:27:01 +0000