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* Arkansas is the only US State that begins with the letter “a” but does not end with “a.”
* Only three angels are mentioned by name in the Bible: Gabriel, Michael, and Lucifer.
* Dr. Seuss pronounced “Seuss” such that it rhymed with “rejoice.”
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If you’re thinking of opening up your own online store, then chances are you are or soon will be looking at various ecommerce software packages. Someone in that position would do well to look into the Ashop Commerce shopping cart software.
This shopping cart software features 50 editable themes so that you don’t necessarily have to […]

Cell phones.
Note I said cell phones and not “cells”. Their very name is number one on the list of things about them that make me nuts. Most people don’t see a problem with sentences like, “Do you have a cell?” The word cell is defined as:

a small room, as in a convent or prison.
any of […]

* Of all the East Coast States, New Hampshire has the shortest coastline, about fourteen miles. New Hampshire is also the only State name that has four consecutive consonants in it (in the same word).
* Ontario is the only Canadian Province that borders the Great Lakes.
* Alaska has the longest border with Canada of all […]

I’ve been a “big guy” for most of the last 30 years. When I was 12 or so, I stood 5′7″ and weighed in at 190 lbs. By the time I finished high school I was 6′1″ and tipped the scales at 210 lbs. I’ve been right around there for most of my adult life, […]

* Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were the [only] two left-handed Beatles.
* Chris Ford scored the first ever NBA three-point shot.
* Maine is the only state that borders only one other US State.
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I recently learned that people are actually able to get paid for blogging and that got me excited. Imagine, someone actually willing to pay me for my opinion!
Smorty.com is one such place. Smorty connects advertisers to bloggers who write opinions or reviews with links back to the advertiser’s site.
To an advertiser, the links in those […]

From the “That’s just sick” department:
I’ve heard it said for years that it takes all kinds of people to make the world go ’round, but I don’t understand why this kind is necessary…
Canada seeks man with groin-kick request
GUELPH, Ontario - Police in Ontario are looking for a man who allegedly approached women and asked […]

* Betsy Ross was born with a fully formed set of teeth. Betsy Ross’s other contribution to the American Revolution, beside sewing the first American flag, was running a munitions factory in her basement.
* The only real person to be a Pez head was Betsy Ross.
* Andy Warhol created the Rolling Stone’s emblem depicting the […]

I ran across this article talking about how the news media tends to downplay certain news items that, frankly, should be shouted from rooftops.
I don’t doubt for a moment that this goes on because I have seen with my own eyes when the news changes radically - and not just because of an update, or […]