Category: Omnibit

Zabibah and the King was the best selling novel in Iraq in 2000. It was written by Saddam Hussein. It’s probably not a coincidence that it was the best seller.

— William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 10-6-17

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service allows about 1,000 bald eagles to be killed a year by windfarms. They want to quadruple it. 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 10-5-17

You are probably aware that Abner Doubleday invented baseball. Did you know, however, that he attended West Point, and as captain of artillery at Fort Sumter fired the first Union shot of the Civil War.

–William Lawrence Sr.

Ever hear of Dr. John S. Pemberton? He invented Coca Cola.

–William Lawrence Sr.

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.