Literacy inhibits dementia. That’s what The Lancet found, anyway. Thank you Theodore Dalrymple.
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Literacy Inhibits Dementia William Lawrence Sr Omnibit
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Theodora William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-26-19
Theodora, who was the wife of Emperor Justinian I of the Byzantine Empire, was one of the greatest and most influential women in history.
Her farther was a bear trainer.
Theodora William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-26-19
Chrysippus William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-25-19
The philosopher Chrysippus died from laughing. He saw a donkey eating figs and directed a servant to give it some wine to wash them down. He thought the joke so funny he began laughing uncontrollably. The fit caused him to die.
Chrysippus William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-25-19
Oldest phone number — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-24-19
The oldest phone number in the world in continual use reportedly belongs to the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City. It is 212-736-5000. When the numbers were seven-digit-long and alphanumeric it was PE6-5000. Before that? Pennsylvania 6-5000.
The second most famous phone number also has an exchange associated with Pennsylvania namely Dublin Borough in Bucks County. It’s 267-867-5309.
Get it?
You got it.
Oldest phone number — William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-24-19
Jim Thorpe when Army William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-23-19
Dwight Eisenhower’s football career basically ended when he injured his while trying to tackle Jim Thorpe when Army played the Carlisle Indian School in 1912.
Albeit both Bushes flew in the military, Ike was the only president to have a pilot’s license.
Jim Thorpe when Army William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-23-19
Bernardo O’Higgins William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-22-19
Bernardo O’Higgins was the man who freed Chile from Spain.
He was the illegitimate son of the Irish-born Viceroy of Peru. His mother was the a daughter of an influential member of the Chillan city council.
Bernardo O’Higgins William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-22-19
Footprints on the moon William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-20-19
The footprints on the moon will last practically forever but how many are there? It’s hard to say. We know that 12 men walked on it and spent more than 70 hours outside the module on the lunar surface ranging from the 2 hours, 31 minutes and 40 seconds enjoyed by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin in Apollo 11 to 22 hours by Eugene Cernan and Harrison Schmitt on Apollo 17. And of course some of that time included driving the Lunar Rover were they would be leaving tire tracks and not footprints.
We know, though, that all the footprints are American.
Footprints on the moon William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-20-19
Ark of the Covenant William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-19-19
No Indiana Jones, the Ark of the Covenant is not in the basement of the Pentagon but in the catacombs of an Ethiopian church — at least according to legend.
The church is the Chapel of the Tablet at Our Lady Mary of Zion. The guard of the Ark — the only person who is allowed to see it — must be a virgin and never leave the premises least the Ark be unguarded. The new guard is chosen by the previous one before his death.
Ark of the Covenant William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-19-19
Igor Kenk William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-18-19
Igor Kenk William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-18-19
Igor Kenk of Toronto is said to be the greatest bicycle thief.
When he was arrested in 2008, he had 2,865 bikes stashed in his bike shop and in various warehouses.
His method was to point out the bikes he wanted stolen to a mentally ill accomplice who he paid with drugs.
Kenk, before his arrest, was considered an intellectual and hung out with the classical music crowd.
Hat tip Outside magazine.
Igor Kenk William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-18-19
Franklin Township William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-17-19
Franklin Township in Bergen County, New Jersey is not named for Ben but for his traitorous son William.
Franklin Township William Lawrence Sr Omnibit 7-17-19