William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-9-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-9-14

Kansas City, Mo. has the least predictable weather in the United States. The city with the most predictable weather is Honolulu

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-8-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-8-14

Ever hear of Imhotep? He was an Egyptian who lived about 2700 B.C. and who is recognized as the world’s first medical doctor to be known by name.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-6-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-6-14

What does India, China and Russia have in common? At one time or another they were ruled by Mongols.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-5-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-5-14

Chistopher comes from the  Greek name Χριστοφορος   meaning “bearing Christ”. It has been in general use in English since the 15th century. It has been in use in North America since 1492.

Chistopher comes from the  Greek name Χριστοφορος (  meaning "bearing Christ". It has been in general use in English since the 15th century. It has been in use in North America since 1492.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-4-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-4-14

The heaviest athlete of all time was William S. Cobb, a wrestler from Macon, Ga. He weighed 802 pounds in 1962.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-3-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-3-14

A cord of wood (a pile four feet high and eight feet wide) will provide enough material to make well over 4 million postage stamps.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-2-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 12-2-14

Sarah Porter Hillhouse was the first woman in the United States to own and edit a newspaper. It was the Washington (Ga.) Gazette.

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-1-14

William Lawrence Sr. Omnibit 12-1-14

December comes from the Latin word decem meaning 10. It was the 10th month of the Roman Calendar.

 

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-29-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-29-14

The founders of Wilkes Barre, Pa, thought they were in Connecticut when they made their city.

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-28-14

William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 11-28-14

Here’s a gift for the guy who has everything. The little country of Bhutan, north of India, once issued a postage stamp that was a tiny phonograph record. It played the Bhutanese national anthem.