Category: Omnibit

The Greek playwright Aeschylus (525-456 B.C.) was killed when an eagle, mistaking the dramatist’s shiny bald head for a stone, dropped a tortoise on it.

–William W. Lawrence Sr.

Yes, Robert James, some 22,000 men and women worked 24 hours a day for 24 years to build the Taj Mahal. It was worth it.

–William W. Lawrence Sr.

Napoleon Bonaparte’s brother moved to New Jersey after he quit being the King of Spain.

The Garden State had a more sensible tax code back then.

And did you know that Napoleon’s grand nephew was killed by Zulus?

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-40 degrees is the same whether Fahrenheit or Celsius.

—-William W. Lawrence Sr.

Sherlock Holmes never — repeat NEVER — said “Elementary, my dear Watson.”

At least in the original stories.

–William W. Lawrence Sr.

It takes 4,000 crocuses to make one ounce of saffron. Let’s save the crocuses!
— William W. Lawrence Sr.

Q — What is the purpose of those silk sashes worn by West Point cadet officers?
A– Except for looks, none, anymore. When first issued they served as an emergency stretcher for carrying the wounded.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

Yes, Christopher Anthony, Wisconsin residents drink the most — 26 gallons per capita per year — malt beverages in America.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

It is hard to believe that Emily Dickinson had just seven poems published during her lifetime. Most of the 1,700 poems found in the attic of her Amherst, Mass., home were published after she died.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.

It takes 700 separate steps to produce a Hummel figurine.

— William W. Lawrence Sr.