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William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-2-15
It was Paul Newman who played Billy the Kid in the 1958 movie “The Left Handed Gun” that was left handed. Billy the Kid was right handed.
And his real name was not William H. Bonney but Henry McCarty.
And he was not born in Wheeling, W. Va. That’s only in the Billy Joel song.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 9-1-15
William Penn lost his hair as a child after a bout of smallpox. He wore a wig until college.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-31-15
What is a turnspit dog? It was a specially bred canine that was placed in giant “hamster” wheels to rotate the axle of a spit-roast on a fire. Every quality British kitchen in the 16th century had one.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-29-15
President George W. Bush really is “straight outta Compton.” He lived in that ill-famed California town as a youth.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-28-15
The toughest critter on earth is not the honey badger or the wolverine but something called the tardigrade. The tardigrade holds the record for surviving the highest temperature by a living thing at 151 C (303.8 F) and the lowest which is -273 C (-459.4 F) which is a touch above absolute zero.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-27-15
All right Miranda, tell us why black sheep have a sharper sense of smell than white sheep. We don’t know why either, they just do.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-26-15
Laika was the first dog in space. The communists let her die up there.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-25-15
What is a haibōru? It is what the Japanese call a “highball”.
William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 8-24-15
A great white shark is thought to be able to live 100 years.
The life expectancy in 14th century Europe reached less than 20 years old in some cities. It was the time of the Black Death and rather serious famines. It was when global warming ended and global cooling started.