Category: Omnibit

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-3-15

The first draft of West Side Story was called East Side Story.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-2-14

You can associate Daniel Webster with the Devil, but Jenny Lind? Believe it! The Swedish Nightingale and The Great Orator once sang a duet that lasted for five encores.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 1-1-15

It was the Babylonians that celebrated the first New Year. That was 4,000 years ago.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-31-14

Auld Lang Syne in English literally means “old long since”.

 

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-30-14

Estivation is the opposite of hibernation. It’s when the bears open their eyes, yawn, stretch and get up.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-29-14

About half of all accidental deaths in Tudor England were by drowning. People fell into rivers or down wells as they searched for water. About 10 percent of accidental deaths back then involved horses.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-27-14

215,000 Soviet citizens died fighting for Nazi Germany.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-26-14

Bandy season starts in Sweden at 1:15 p.m. the day after Christmas. What’s is bandy you ask? It’s like ice hockey except it’s played on a frozen surface the size of a soccer field and they use a small round ball instead of puck.

Maybe you can call it street hockey with ice skates.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-25-14

“Wassail” is from the Old Norse “ves heill”–to be of good health. They had a tradition of visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-23-14

Q — What are the odds of their being a white Christmas in New York City on any given year?

A — Just 1 in 4. One suspects it’s even less in Philadelphia.