William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-22-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-22-14

The Romans knew that honey prevents wounds from getting infected.

It’s because when the  glucose and glucose oxidase that are in honey are diluted with water and exposed to oxygen they create hydrogen peroxide.

The Romans didn’t know that.

It should be noted that if the if the wound is deep, tightly covered with dressing, or is not discharging pus, this doesn’t happen.

The Romans knew that honey prevents wounds from getting infected.

 Hat tip Robert Wagner at Quora.com

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-20-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-20-14

Yes Miranda, freezing rain is different than sleet. Sleet is frozen rain. Freezing rain is liquid that freezes when it hits the ground or a power line.

freezing rain is different than sleet

 

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-19-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-19-14

Q. What moves faster uphill than downhill?
A. A forest fire

William Lawrence Sr. Omnbit 12-18-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnbit 12-18-14

Yes, Anthony, Theodore Roosevelt was, indeed, the first American president to fly in an airplane. But not until 1910, after he had been out of the White House for over a year.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-17-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-17-14

 

Bottoms Up! The Chinese were drinking beer– or something like it — 2300 B.C.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-16-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-16-14

Should come as no surprise that the shell of the cashew nut contains an irritating poison. The cashew is a relative of poison ivy.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-13-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-13-14

Yes Anthony, Americans do consume 33 percent of the world’s coffee. but man for man, Swedes drink more coffee than we do.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-12-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-12-14

Birch beer was originally an alcoholic beverage.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-11-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-11-14

A Texan named Plennie Wingo in 1932 walked 8,000 miles from Santa Monica, Calif. to Instanbul, Turkey, backwards. He must have won the bet.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-10-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-10-14

Q. What was the original name of Los Angeles?
A. Say El Pueblo De Nuestra Senora La Reina De Los Angeles De Porciuncula real fast. It means “The Village of Our Lady the Queen of the Angeles of Little Portion.”