Category: Omnibit

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 1-1-15

A U.S. dollar bill lasts 5.8 years on the average.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-31-15

Mountain Dew can dissolve mice.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-30-15

Pennsylvania and Texas are the only states that allow barbers to use traditional straight-razors.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-28-15

Yes Miranda, there is a Good King Wenceslas. The Bohemian ruler is buried in Saint Vitus Cathedral in Prague.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-26-15

Life begins at 40? That was the title of the best selling non-fiction book in 1933 from which we get the saying.  It’s author was Walter Boughton Pitkin. When he was born in 1878 the life expectancy was 40. When he wrote the book it had risen to 60.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-25-15

The first Christmas in the Philippines was celebrated about 1300 AD. This would be about 200 years before Ferdinand Magellan discovered the country for the western world.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-24-15

Charles Dickens wrote several other Christmas stories after “A Christmas Carol” and on a yearly basis for awhile. None of the others had much staying power, however.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-23-15

Why do children seem to have such big eyes and senior citizens small ones? It’s an optical illusion. Your eyes never grow but your ears and nose never stop.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-22-15

Way back in 1986 the average American was on the phone six times a day. Now, it might be that he is off it six times a day.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-21-15

It costs $7 million per day to operate the Gerald R. Ford class aircraft carrier. Three words: Whip Inflation Now.