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• Italy’s Leaning Tower of Pisa has been leaning since the time of its construction. Work began on the marble and stone bell tower of the city’s cathedral in 1173 and continued until 1372, nearly 200 years! As soon as construction had progressed to the tower’s second floor in 1178, it began to sink, due to the site’s inadequate foundation on soft ground being unable to support the weight. During the late 20th century, stabilization efforts were undertaken, removing 70 metric tons of earth from under one side, making the tower equal to its position in 1838. By 2008, engineers stated that the landmark had stopped moving for the first time in its history, and declared it stable for at least 200 years.

• The world’s tallest building can be found in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The Burj Khalifa, which stands 2,717 feet (828 m) tall, opened in January, 2010 after six years of construction. It contains 211 floors, has 57 elevators, 8 escalators, and 24,348 windows. Fifteen of the floors are occupied by the 304-room Armani Hotel. If you’re interested in staying there, be prepared to pay about $900 for a room with a double bed.

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• Xystus is an architectural term, referring to a long, covered portico, or main entrance, of ancient Greek gymnasiums. Here, athletes would exercise during inclement weather.

To the Romans, the xystus was the garden walkway in front of the porticoes, where they planted flower beds.

• Physicians are familiar with two unusual “X” words, xyster and xiphisterna. The xyster is a surgical instrument used for scraping bones, while the xiphisterna refers to the cartilage at the lower end of the body’s sternum, that long flat bone located at the center of the chest.

• The Greek word xanthos translates “yellow,” and several of our words use it for a prefix.

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FAMOUS BUILDINGS (cont’d): world’s tallest building since 2004, with a height of 1,667 feet (508 m). It is one of the world’s most stable buildings, designed to tolerate typhoon winds and earthquakes common to the area. During construction, a 6.8-magnitude earthquake occurred, sending two enormous cranes to the ground from the 56th floor, causing five fatalities. Taipei 101 had no structural damage in spite of the magnitude. Because the number “8” is associated with prosperity and good fortune in the Chinese culture, the main tower of the building has a series of eight segments of eight floors each. It’s also home to the world’s tallest sundial and the world’s largest New Year’s Eve countdown clock.

• In 2020, the Burj Khalifa will lose the title of World’s Tallest Building upon the scheduled completion of Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah Tower, or Kingdom Tower. Construction began in 2013 on the Tower, which will be the first building to reach the milestone of 1 kilometer (0.62 mile) tall.

• New York’s Chrysler Building’s tenure as the world’s tallest building didn’t last long. It opened on May 27, 1930, the first man-made structure taller than 1,000 feet (300 m). Just 11 months later, the Empire State Building, just 4 feet (1.2 m) taller, nabbed the title.

• New York City’s Empire State Building held the honor for nearly 40 years after its May, 1931 opening. It gave up the title to the World Trade Center’s North Tower in late 1970. The ESB, the first building to have more than 100 floors, was built in record time, just 410 days, by a record-breaking number of workers During the peak of construction, more than 3,500 workers were employed, including 3,439 on a single day. About 4 ½ stories were completed each week. The building cost about $41 million to build back then, equivalent to about $535 million today.

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Nothing works. Help! -- Charlene B., via email DEAR CHARLENE: Pickles sounds like a wonderful cat, a real handful! Most healthy cats love jumping up to higher perches -- it’s a natural instinct. And it’s clear that Pickles is very healthy and comfortable with his new home.

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Meantime, keep searching for a “warning” noise he responds to. Sometimes just a hiss will work. Shaking a coffee can filled with coins may work. Use the same warning noise each time, so that he associates the noise with “get off.” Training may take time, but be patient.

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• One World Trade Center, also known as the Freedom Tower, was built on the site of the original buildings destroyed on 9/11/2001. Construction began in April of 2006 and opened in November, 2014. It’s the tallest structure in New York City, and in fact, in all of the Western Hemisphere. It’s the sixth-tallest in the world. It cost nearly $4 billion to build, the most expensive building in the world at that time. About $1 billion was provided by insurance money from the 9/11 attacks. An additional $250 million came from the State of New York The Port Authority gave another $1 billion, but raised bridge and tunnel toll rates by 56% in order to raise funds.

• Chicago’s Sears Tower, now known as Willis Tower, was completed in 1973, and surpassed the Twin Towers as the tallest building, and held the title for nearly 25 years until Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s Petronas Towers were completed.

• Rome’s Colosseum was a gift to the Roman people from the Emperor Vespasian, opening in 80 AD. To celebrate the occasion, 100 days of games, gladiator combat events, and wild animal fights were held. The stone and concrete structure contained three stories with 80 arched entrances supported by semi-circular columns, and marble seats for up to 50,000 spectators.

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FAMOUS BUILDINGS (cont’d): as for fortifications defending the city. Restoration efforts got under way in the 1990s, and although two-thirds of the Colosseum has been destroyed, it remains one of the city’s most popular attractions.

• The name of James Hoban is not a wellknown one, but his accomplishment lives on.

When then-Secretary of State Thomas Jefferson organized a competition to obtain the best design for the President’s House, a striking design was submitted by this Irish immigrant.

Jefferson himself presented his own design; however, he and seven others were outdone

by Hoban, who went on to design many other public buildings on the eastern seaboard. The first cornerstone of the White House was laid in the Fall of 1792, and it took until late 1798 to complete the exterior. While George Washington supervised the construction, he never lived in it. John Adams was elected president in 1797, and he and his wife Abigail were the first residents, moving in when the home was nearly complete in 1800.

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• An olive tree varies in height, usually between 26 and 49 feet (8 and 15 m), with an average life of between 300 and 600 years. A tree will bear its white flowers after four years, but won’t produce a worthwhile harvest of fruit for 15 years.

• Olives are an ancient crop, one of the first plants mentioned in the Bible. A dove carried an olive branch to Noah on his ark to show that the flood was over. Moses ruled olive growers as exempt from military service. Ancient Greeks anointed kings with olive oil, and athletes’ bodies and hair were rubbed with oil for grooming and good health. The oil was used as a sacrificial offering, and was burned in temple lamps and in the original Olympic Games’ “eternal flame.” Olympic champions were crowned with a wreath of the plant’s leaves. Women in ancient Greece concocted eye shadow out of ground charcoal and olive oil. Oil was also applied to the skin and hair as protection from the sun as well as for a lovely fragrance.

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OLIVES (cont’d): • Egyptian pharaohs’ tombs contained carvings of olives. References to olives were discovered in a 2000-year-old Roman cookbook. Greek physician Hippocrates referred to olive oil as “the great therapeutic,” while the poet Homer called it “golden liquid,” and named the olive “gold of the ground.” (continued on next page) • The olive branch is symbolic of peace and the ancients used it to declare a truce by presenting it to their enemies. The branch is part of the flags of seven nations, four U.S. states, and the United Nations’ flag.

• The majority of olives are harvested by shaking the tree’s boughs. Raw olives are green and turn yellow and then to darker shades, including red, brown, and purple, as they ripen. A ripe olive is dark purple to black. Olives picked right off the tree are not edible, and must be cured and fermented to remove a bitter phenolic compound called oleuropein. This is accomplished by treating them with lye or a salty brine. Most canned black olives have been artificially colored to increase the blackness. Some manufacturers cure olives naturally with oil or brine and additives such as wine vinegar.

• About 90% of olives are turned into oil. About 2.25 million liters (approx. 595,000 U.S. gallons) of olive oil are consumed worldwide annually. Oil content is about 20%. Oil is a rich source of Vitamins A, B, E, and K, as well as natural anti-oxidants, Omega-6 and Omega-3.

It’s believed to help prevent heart disease, and to lower cholesterol and blood pressure, while strengthening the immune system. One extra large olive contains only 7 calories.

• The wood of the olive tree is very hard and durable, and is used for carving and furnituremaking. It’s prized for the interesting patterns in the grain.

• An olive tree found in Croatia has been dated to about 1,600 years old, and still produces about 66 lbs. (30 kg) of fruit annually, which is made into oil.

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If you are new to the Tidbits family, or need a refresher.. rules are simple, search the businesses ads in each issue and count the total # of me you spot, then email the total # of Toby‛s (me) you find w/advertisers name you found me in, along with your name, address & phone # before Saturday of that week to: tidbitsofniagararegion@gmail.com we will pick a winner by Saturday at noon of each week # of Toby‛s include ONLY the ones hidden in ads.

JERRY WADDELL FROM TONAWANDA IS OUR LUCKY WINNER OF THE HIDDEN TOBY CONTEST. JERRY CORRECTLY COUNTED 4 TOBY’S AND WON A $20 GIFT CARD FROM TOPS SUPERMARKETS OOPS!! We mis-counted ourselves and in last weeks issue reported only 3 Tobies in Issue #44, many entries, w/correct #, 4 Tobies

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This week, Tidbits moves from left to right, investigating those terms along the way.

• We use the word “left” multiple times every day, but how would you define it? Some say “relating to the side of the body in which the heart is mostly located,” but the official definition is “the side of the body to the north when the subject is facing east.” Similarly, right is “the side of the body that is turned toward the east when the subject is facing north.” So if you don’t know your left from your right, you better have a compass nearby!

• Sailors will know that port side is the lefthand side of a vessel or aircraft, as it faces forward. The right side of the vessel is the starboard side. An older version of port side is larboard, a term for the left side which dates back to about the 14th century, perhaps referring to the “loading side” of a ship, with goods loaded on that side. In the 16th century, the term “port” came into use to avoid confusion between two similar-sounding words, larboard and starboard.

• A person who supports left-wing politics believes in liberalism, while right-wing folks are conservative. But the world of hockey, these terms refer to player positions, with wingers playing primarily along the outer portion of the ice. As forwards, their function is to feed the puck to the center forward, to score themselves, to disrupt the area in front of the opponent’s net, and work along the boards and in the corners.

• A person who is left-handed is often called a southpaw, but “left-handed” can also refer to insincere comments, such as a two-faced compliment.

• Those who believe in the theory of left-brain/ right-brain dominance maintain that all people’s thinking is controlled by the side of the brain that is more dominant. A left-brained person is believed to be more logical, analytical, (coninued on next page)

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