Category: Omnibit

You never heard of Clement Wragge? Most folks haven’t. He was a 19th Australian weatherman who is credited with naming hurricanes. He preferred Biblical names like Sacar, Talmon and Uphaz.
–William Lawrence Sr.

The Celts were renowned for their chariots except they called them karros.

And that is from where we get the word “car”.

–William Lawrence Sr.

It was  Mary Kay Miesmer who said if all grandchildren grew up to meet their expectations the world would be inhabited by geniuses.
— William Lawrence Sr.

The Duke of Windsor is often credited with inventing the Windsor knot for neckties. The credit for the invention, however, should go to his father, who was Duke of York before he became King George V.

–William Lawrence Sr.

There were 22 Americans aboard Admiral Horatio Nelson ’s ship “Victory” at the battle of Trafalgar in 1805. With a bit of help from the British they defeated the French and Spanish fleets.

— William Lawrence Sr.

The dog that played Toto was paid $125 per week while filming “The Wizard of Oz.”

— William W. Lawrence Sr

The words “under God” were not in the Pledge of Allegiance until it was added in 1954.

— William W. Lawrence Sr

An apple a day really does keep the doctor away because of its high level of antioxidants.

— William W. Lawrence Sr

Of the first 29 astronauts, 26 were Boy Scouts.

— William W. Lawrence Sr

You’ll eat about 70,000 pounds of food during your lifetime. That’s the weight of about seven elephants!

— William W. Lawrence Sr