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by Janet Spencer On April 12, 1799, the world’s first combcutting machine, designed to turn ivory into combs, was patented by Phineas Pratt. Come along with Tidbits as we comb our hair! HAIR FACTS • Hair is mostly made up of a protein called keratin, the same substance that forms the outer layer of skin and the fingernails. In animals, horns, hooves, claws, feathers, beaks, porcupine quills, and whale baleen are all also made of keratin. • Hair is the fastest growing tissue in the body, and bone marrow comes in second. • Hair grows faster during warm weather than cold, faster during sleep, and fastest between the ages of 16 to 24. • How many hair follicles are there on an average adult? 5 million. 100,000 are on the scalp. There are some 580 hairs per square inch on a man’s face. You shed scalp hairs at the rate of 70-100 per day. • Hair never grows on the lips, palms, and soles. These are the only areas on the body with no hair follicles. • Combing is less detrimental than brushing. • It’s impossible to repair a split end, aside from cutting the hair. FAST FACTS ABOUT HAIR • Hairs live two to six years before falling out, to be replaced by a new hair. Because of this, it’s rare for hair to reach lengths exceeding several feet. Hair will be replaced at least 12 times during a normal life span. • A strand of hair is stronger than a copper wire of equivalent diameter. A typical strand of hair can withstand a weight of about six pounds (2.7 kg) before breaking. An entire head of hair can hold about two tons. • Whereas people of African decent have the lowest hair growth rate, and Asian hair grows the fastest, it’s also true that African people have the densest hair of all. In terms of texture, blond hair is the finest, while black hair is the coarsest. Black hair is the most common hair color worldwide. • About 13 percent of the Scottish population has red hair, the largest percentage in the world. Worldwide, about 1 percent of the population has red hair, the rarest hair color. • Hair is composed of carbon (50%), oxygen (21%), nitrogen (17%), hydrogen (6%), and sulfur (5%). Darker hair tends to have more carbon present than lighter hair. • It’s not true that the “baldness gene” comes from the mother’s side of the family. The responsible genes can come from either side of the family, but it’s definitely true that the more family members with hair loss problems, the higher your chance of developing such issues yourself. Over 50% of men have male pattern hair loss by age 50. • A horse, a mouse, and a human all have approximately the same number of hair follicles. Humans and chimpanzees have the same number of follicles as well, but chimpanzees have thick hair while human body hair is short. MORE HAIR TRIVIA • Hair is one of the definitive traits of mammals. Only a few mammals are regarded as being generally hairless, including the elephant, rhino, hippo, walrus, pig, whale, dolphin, porpoise, (Continued next page)
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1. Is the book of Hebrews in the Old or New Testament or neither? 2. From Genesis 33, where did Jacob build a house and make booths for his cattle? Beersheba, Succoth, Jerusalem, Kidron 3. On the seventh day of the creation week, what did God do? Created man, Divided the oceans, Named the animals, Rested 4. From Ecclesiastes 4:9, two are better than “what” because they have a good reward for their labor? None, One, Few, Many 5. On which “Mount” did Moses receive the Ten Commandments? Sinai, Zion, Carmel, Pisgah 6. Whose two sons were Hophni and Phinehas? Ichabod, Eli, Jehoiada, Mattan
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and naked mole rat. • The reason we still have hair in our armpits and groin is to provide a larger surface area for odors to cling to, providing chemical advertising. • The longest documented hair was measured in 2004. It belonged to Xie Qiuping from China, and measured 18.5 feet (5.6 m) long. FIRST “NEW & IMPROVED” • Richard Harris was the first person to offer a home permanent for sale. Unfortunately, his first product, called Noma (because it used No Machines) was an inferior product and damaged some hair. Harris reformulated the product and changed the name to Toni because ‘tony’ was a slang term meaning classy. He invented the slogan “new and improved” and was back in business again. • He travelled from town to town giving beauty shop operators free Toni permanent waves so that when customers inquired about them, they could point to their own hair and say, “I’ve got a Toni myself!” Beauty shop operators, worried that they would be run out of business by the new craze in home permanent waves, resisted. Florida made it a crime to do beauty work outside a beauty parlor, and the Kentucky Hairdressers’ Association tried to arrest housewives for operating a beauty parlor without a license. • Housewives retaliated by forming Toni Clubs and making hairdressing a social occasion. Ten years after his disastrous Noma experience, Harris sold Toni to the Gillette corporation for $20 million. IT’S A FACT • The permanent wave was invented in 1906. 74 women tried out the six-hour technique the first year, and 5,000 did it the following year. HAIR DYE • In the 1960s, only “hussies” dyed their hair. Shirley Plykoff was the first woman to enter the Advertising Hall of Fame when she created Clairol’s “Does she— or doesn’t she?” ad campaign. Before this campaign, only 7% of American women dyed their hair. Afterwards, 50% did. BARBER BITS • A man let his hair grow out for two years so he could get a particular style of haircut when it was long enough. However, the barber he chose did a horrible job, in his opinion, so he filed suit for $10,000. He claimed his social life was a wreck and people made fun of him. He had to wear a hat at all times to hide the haircut, and was seeing a psychiatrist to help him through the trauma. The judge said his hair would grow back and dismissed the charges. • In 1956, 40% of barbershop customers were asking for the flattop crew cut. World War II made the crew cut popular, and Elvis Presley doomed it. • Richard Savaria was in jail in Billings, Montana facing a charge of felony theft. He stepped out of a line of prisoners and fled from two deputies, making a clean escape. Just two hours later a local barber called police to report that a new customer had shown up in his shop requesting a shave and a haircut. The barber was suspicious of the man and requested police come check the guy out. Sure enough, it was the escaped prisoner. What tipped the barber off? The handcuffs the guy was wearing!
1. Who is the only pitcher to strike out more batters in tossing a no-hitter than the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw, who struck out 15 during a game in 2014? 2. How many times did Hall of Famer Willie Mays hit 40 or more homes runs in a season? 3. Name the only player from the University of Illinois to be chosen No. 1 overall in the NFL Draft? 4. Which was the last NBA team before the Miami Heat (2011-14) to appear in four consecutive NBA Finals? 5. Of the seven hockey Canada Cups/World Cups, the Canadian men’s team has won five. Which countries have won one each? 6. In how many consecutive Olympics did Germany win a gold medal in the two-man bobsled before its eighth-place finish in 2014? 7. In 2014, golfer Bernhard Langer set a record by winning the Senior British Open by 13 shots. Who had held the event mark?
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* Researchers at Yale University have determined that the most recognizable scent to American adults is coffee, followed by peanut butter in the No. 2 spot. * In 1941, the British entered World War II, much to the relief of the USSR. One Soviet admiral was so grateful for the help that when a British naval captain on the submarine HMS Trident commented that his wife had a hard time pushing the baby carriage through the snow in Britain, the admiral declared, “You need a reindeer!” -- and presented the sub’s crew with one. Dubbed Pollyanna, the reindeer spent six weeks aboard the sub, where it reportedly liked to sleep under the captain’s bed. Pollyanna eventually ended up at the Regents Park Zoo. * The state of Mississippi takes its name (unsurprisingly) from the river. But how did the river get its name? Etymologists say that the modern pronunciation is from a French variant of “meshi-ziibi,” which in Algonquian Ojibwa means “big river.”
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4/22/2015 - Share Our Treasures Art Auction 1:00 pm preview; auctionArt begins. bid, and buy! Registration is Proceeds $80.00 perbenefit boat. The event 4/22/2015 - Share1:30 Ourpm Treasures Auc-Come, Library by go Friends is open welcomed. to all ages. Sponsored All proceeds to bention programs and services. Auction item donations of the Library. Donald W. Reynolds Library Serving Baxter County, 300 Library Hill, Mountain efit Children’s Homes, Inc. of Arkansas. Home, Arkansas. For info visit www.baxlib.org
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Contact Gary Cupp for more Come, bid,– and buy! Proceeds benefit 4/22/2015 BRMC Health Fair and KTLO Senior Arkansas. Expo information atFair/Senior Expo at the Baxter Baxter Medical Center, isAuction hosting the Annual Health LibraryRegional programs and services. County Fairgrounds on Wednesday, Aprilby 22nd, (870) from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 Gary p.m., and Thursday, 239-4031 email at: gary.cupp@ item donations welcomed. Sponsored April 23rd 7:30 a.m. to 3:00W. p.m. in the main exhibit building. childrenshomes.org Friends offrom the Library. Donald Reynolds
Library Serving 300 Library 4/25/2015 – PlantBaxter Sale! –County, Baxter County Master Gardeners 4/26/2015 – Plant Mtn Home Kiwanis April Club 25th, Fish Hill,Baxter Mountain Home, Arkansas. For will infohold their The County Master Gardeners annual Sale Saturday, Fryat the Baxter County Fairgrounds visit 9:00 www.baxlib.org from a.m. to 12 noon. The sale will take place Horticulture Building, 1507 Fairgrounds Drive, Mountain Home, Arkansas. The sale will include flowers, vegetables, herbs, Ground covers, and even some Kiwanis Clubbushes, in Mountain Home, 4/22/2015 – BRMC Health Fair andnative KTLOplants,The trees all grown by the Master Gardeners. Prices are very competitive, so come early because Arkansas is having a fish fry on Sunday, Senior Expo the best plants go quickly. Master Gardeners will be on site to advise you on the care and 26th, between 11the a.m.car. and 3:00 p.m. planting of your purchases. They will even help April you get your plants to The proceeds at Bamboo Gardenthroughout RestaurantMountain in MounBaxter Regional Medical Center,Gardeners’ is hostingeducational from the sale benefit the Master programs Home and the county. More info go to: tain Home across from Town and Country the Annual Health Fair/Senior Expo at www.baxtercountymg.com the Baxter County Fairgrounds on Wednesday,
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4/25/2015 – Casting for Kids Bass Classic April 22nd, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and $10.00 Adults and $5.00 for Children- Kids Registration is $80.00 per boat. The event is open to all ages. All proceeds go to benefit 4 and under eatat“free”. Thursday,Homes, April 23rd 7:30 a.m. to 3:00 Children’s Inc. from of Arkansas. Time: 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Henderson, Arkansas. p.m. in the main exhibit building. Contact Gary Cupp for more information at (870) 239-4031 or email Gary at: gary.cupp@childrenshomes.org 4/29/2015 – 7th Annual Plein Air On the 4/26/2015 – Mtn Home Kiwanis Club Fish Fry Master Gardeners The Kiwanis Club in Mountain Home, Arkansas is having a fish fry on Sunday, April 26th, Event activities be in Cotter Big between 11 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. at Bamboo Garden Restaurant inwill Mountain Homeat across The Baxter County Master Gardeners from Town and Country Discount Foodswill off 9th Spring Street. Park $10.00 Adults and Plant $5.00 Sale for ChildrenKids 4 andContact: under eat “free”.Barksdale for more inforSandy hold their annual Saturday, April 4/29/2015 – 7th Annual Plein Air On the White River sale will take place at the Baxter County Event activities will be in Cotter at Big Spring Park Fairgrounds Horticulture Building, 1507 Contact: Sandy Barksdale for more information at: (870) 424-0151
Fairgrounds Drive, Mountain Home, Arkan- 5/1-2/2015- 14th Annual Cotter Trout FestMay 1st and 2nd, 2015 sas. The sale will include flowers, vegeta5/1-2/2015Annual Cotter Trout Fest- May 1st and 2nd, 2015 bles, herbs,14th native plants, Fun ~ Food ~ Great Music and Entertainment! Fun ~ Food ~ Great Music and EntertainGround covers, bushes, and even some Kid’s Fishing Hole, Fly-casting demonstrations, festival food to die for, Auctions, Classic Car ment! trees all brown the Master Gardeners. Show, live musicby throughout the day! Kid’s Fishing Hole, Fly-casting demonstraPrices are very competitive, come early Vendors of all kinds displayingso art, jewelry, photography and unique hand made crafts. Location at best Big Spring below the Cotter Rainbow bridge. tions, festival food to die for, because isthe plantsPark go quickly. Master Music by Cut Throat Trout. kicks off the event FridayCar 4:30 p.m. live music Auctions, Classic Show, Gardeners will be on site Entertainment to advise you on throughout the day! the care and planting of your purchases. If you know of events, activities and interesting Ozark stories within the north central ofinformation all kinds displaying art, jewelry, They willarea evenplease help you get your plants to meVendors Arkansas don’t hesitate to email with your to: the car. The proceeds from the sale benefit photography and unique hand made crafts. the Master Gardeners’ educational prokentj@tidbitsofnorthcentralarkansas.com grams throughout Mountain Home and the Location is at Big Spring Park below the Please be sure info and go thank business owner who carries the “Family Friendly” Cotter Rainbow bridge. county. More to: the www.baxtercounTidbiits of North Central Arkansas paper and how much you enjoy “good news”. Music by Cut Throat Trout. Entertainment tymg.com kicks off the event Friday 4:30 p.m.
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* On April 25, 1719, Daniel Defoe’s fictional work “The Life and Strange Adventures of Robinson Crusoe” is published. The book, about a shipwrecked sailor who spends 28 years on a deserted island, is based on the experiences of Alexander Selkirk, a Scottish sailor who spent four years on a small island off the coast of South America in the early 1700s. * On April 21, 1816, Charlotte Bronte, the only one of three novelist Bronte sisters to live past age 31, is born. Charlotte’s two older sisters died of illness while at Clergy Daughter’s School. The grim institution found its way into her masterpiece “Jane Eyre” (1847). * On April 26, 1913, 13-year-old Mary Phagan is found molested and murdered in the Atlanta pencil factory where she worked. Her murder led to one of the most disgraceful episodes of bigotry, injustice and mob violence in American history -- the lynching of her innocent Jewish boss, Leo Frank. * On April 22, 1934, George “Baby Face” Nelson kills Special Agent W. Carter Baum during an FBI raid in northern Wisconsin. The famed gangster was born Lester Gillis but wanted to be known as Big George Nelson. Unfortunately for him, his youthful looks led everyone to call him “Baby Face.” * On April 24, 1940, bestselling mystery novelist Sue Grafton, creator of private eye Kinsey Millhone, is born. Starting with “A Is for Alibi” in 1982 and titling each of her books with letters of the alphabet in order, Grafton is currently up to W, for “Wasted.” * On April 23, 1967, Soviet cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov is killed when his parachute lines tangle during his spacecraft’s landing. Komarov plunged to the ground from 23,000 feet. * On April 20, 1980, the Castro regime announces that all Cubans wishing to emigrate to the U.S. are free to board boats at the port of Mariel west of Havana, launching the Mariel Boatlift. The first of 125,000 Cuban refugees from Mariel reached Florida the next day. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
Childproofing Blinds Q: A friend told me that the cords on my apartment blinds weren’t safe, and that kids or my cat could get tangled up in them. I’m not sure what to do to make them safe -- should I replace the blinds? -- Val in Duluth, Georgia A: Window blinds manufactured for sale in the U.S. are required to have a safety feature installed to prevent children or pets from getting tangled up in the pull cords. Older window blinds manufactured before 1991 may not have this feature. The blinds’ manufacturer should include instructions for cord safety. If you can’t locate them, you can find general information at websites like the Window Covering Safety Council at windowcoverings.org. Look on the pull cords of your window blinds for cord stops. These are small round plastic discs threaded through the cords. Here’s how to use them to make the pull cords safer, from the WCSC (www. windowcoverings.org/how-to-retrofit/): 1. Lower the blind to its proper closed length and tug the cords slightly to the right to lock them in position. 2. To install a new cord stop, pinch together a section of the pull cord (near the top of the cord) and slide the plastic disc over the pinched-together cord so that you create a loop threaded through the disc 3. Keeping the loop large for now, bring the bottom part of the same pull cord through the loop and then tug it into a loose halfknot under the disc. 4. Adjust the disc until it is about 2 inches below the blinds’ head rail and tighten the knot. Repeat with the other cords. 5. The bottom of each cord shouldn’t hang past the bottom window sash when the blinds are closed. Shorten them by cutting each cord above the plastic tassel to a safer length, then re-threading the tassel onto the cord and securing with a knot tied on the end. If you have young children or adventurous pets, consider replacing the blinds with safer cordless models as soon as possible. TIP: A quick add to your advice on calibrating digital thermostats: Check the batteries. If they’re worn out, the thermostat behaves erratically. -- Denis in Cedar Rapids, Iowa Send your home tips and questions to ask@ thisisahammer.com. (c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.
Fishing Report, White/Norfork River Hi Gang, Wow! The weather is nice and the fishing is very good. It is awe-inspiring on the river right now. Spring flowers and trees are popping out everywhere and the Gobblers are thundering out across the hollows. The river levels are high to medium , clear and fishing well. There is a fair amount of water coming in from all of the creeks and other feeder streams. That adds some color to the water and a lot of natural food for the fish. Just like cheese dip at a party the fish cannot get enough and just eat like crazy. That setup makes it easy for the fishermen.
That’s how the Spring fishing is here and now is the time to get out on the water and enjoy the great fishing. Work the banks and near the creek mouths for dependable action. Use natural baits or artificials that mimic them. Brighter or flashy lures and flies will produce better in the colored water. Tite-Lines Nick Kopcha 314-609-5507 nkopcha@centurytel.net Rose’s Resort and full service Trout Dock http://www.rosestroutdock.com 870-499-5311
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WIGS • In ancient Rome, vain women had marble statues made of their heads. Many wealthy women also equipped their statues with removable marble wigs, so they could be changed to match the hairstyles. • Queen Elizabeth I of England suffered from smallpox at the age of 29. She survived the illness, but her hair did not and she was bald from then on. To hide the condition, she began to wear ornate and elaborate wigs. As a result, wigs became all the rage across England and Europe, a fashion that lasted for centuries. • King Louis XIV employed 40 wigmakers and needed an entire corridor to hold all his wigs. His personal barber was the only human being ever allowed to see him bald. • Many people powdered their wigs with flour to absorb grease and dirt and make them look cleaner. This led to a shortage of flour in Marie Antoinette’s day, adding to the social unrest and riots that led to the French Revolution. When wig-powdering in England led to a flour shortage in 1795, Parliament decided to tax every citizen who used hair powder. Huge sums were raised before wig-wearing went out of style. • In 1765, men in London began to give up their wigs in favor of natural hair. This worried wigmakers, who staged a demonstration by marching through the streets to the palace. They presented a petition to King George, asking him to force all adult males to wear wigs by royal edict. An opposing group staged a counter-demonstration in which they pretended to represent the wooden leg-makers. They petitioned the king to have a leg removed in order to promote their trade. The King got the point and denied both petitions. • In 1766 an observer wrote, “’Tis almost impossible to make the ladies understand that heads bigger than one’s body are ugly.” • During a skirmish with the Osage Indians, a commander was stunned and slightly wounded by a blow. He fell from his horse, and an Indian came over. The Indian was fascinated by the commander’s stunning head of white hair, and he grabbed a handful in preparation for scalping the man. The commander leapt to his feet and ran off, leaving the surprised Indian holding a handful of hair. He’d never seen a wig before and was convinced it was a magical scalp because it had fallen off in his hand. The wig became his prized possession and he was henceforward known as Paw-Hu-Scah, meaning “white hair.” When he became chief, the town that grew up around his settlement was named Pawhuska, Oklahoma. • A wigmaker in Sydney, Australia branched into a new area: providing false hairpieces for the chest of men who are “bald” on their chest. He reportedly made a model that would even stay on in the water. • In Rome, there were few natural blondes, so the government declared that blonde hair would henceforth be known as a badge of sin. Wicked ladies were licensed, taxed, and required to dye their hair blonde or wear yellow wigs. Today, we still feel that blonds “have more fun.” —Joke— • William Rose Benét was looking through the window of a wig shop. Two identical toupees were displayed on wig stands. “They’re as alike as toupees in a pod,” said Benét to his companion.
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Facetime and Selfies Inspire Portrait Art Back in third grade, a Weekly Reader article caught my attention. It was about the telephones of the future and how they would enable us to actually see the people we were talking to. As I read, I wondered what I’d do if I was in my PJs with spoolie curlers in my hair when the phone rang. It was in the science-fiction realm, and it was exciting stuff. Now, in the 21st century, FaceTime phone calls and selfie photos sent off in a nanosecond are the everyday. Let FaceTime and selfies inspire your kids to get into some artful fun, drawing selfportraits with you. Here are some tips and steps for making portrait art: * Take and print a photo of your child from the shoulders up to use as reference for the self-portrait. * Encourage your child to feel her face/head contours, nose, cheekbones, eyebrows and ears with her fingers. Together, talk about the location of these features. The combination of the tactile, the visual and a little discussion builds on understanding of shape and position. Plus, there is the added benefit and fun of real face time: to look -- really look -at one another. * Now let your child transfer that knowledge of “face basics” to a drawing of himself/ herself. On a large sheet of watercolor paper, sketch a portrait with a pencil using the photo as a guide. Be sure to include neck and shoulders so that it doesn’t look like a floating balloon head! * Go over the pencil lines with a black marker, or use a color crayon. Press heavily. * Use a standard watercolor paint kit to paint the self-portrait. Be sure the paint is very watery so that it appears transparent on the paper. Don’t worry if the paint goes over the lines, as it adds to the natural look. Let dry. * Frame the artwork in an inexpensive frame or matting from a craft store. Add hook and wire to the back and hang on the wall. As the collection grows, start a gallery wall with portraits from each of your children. Add new versions as they grow. Extra idea for beginners: Set your preschooler in front of a large mirror or on a stool in front of the bathroom mirror. As she looks in the mirror, talk about her facial features, hair, freckles, etc. Let her use a thin paintbrush and tempera paints to paint a “selfie” on the mirror. Wash later with soap and water. *** Donna Erickson’s award-winning series “Donna’s Day” is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www. donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna’s Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is “Donna Erickson’s Fabulous Funstuff for Families.” (c) 2015 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.
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HAIRY INVENTORS: QUIZ • In 1855 a boy was born in Wisconsin and his mother called him King. Forty years later, King was angry to find his straight razor was too dull to shave well. Back then, men shaved with razors that had to be sharpened often. What a man really needed, King thought, was a razor that was so cheap that dozens of them could be purchased and each one could be thrown away when it became dull. The idea of a disposable razor was born. Toolmakers and engineers told him it was impossible. • Then he teamed up with an inventor named Nickerson, and they perfected the design. In 1903 the first disposable razors went on sale. That year only 51 razors and 168 blades sold, but in 1904, sales totaled 90,000 razors and 12 million blades. The government ordered 3.5 million razors and 36 million blades during World War I. King died in 1932, a millionaire. The company he founded, named after his last name, is one of the largest manufacturers of shaving supplies in the world. What was King’s last name? (Answer at bottom of page) HAIRY INVENTOR #2: QUIZ • Jacob was a career soldier who found shaving difficult. The disposable razor was issued to all soldiers, but it required water, shaving cream, a basin, and a towel– items not readily available in combat. Jacob wanted a way to shave that required nothing but the razor, so he decided to invent an electric shaver. He drew up plans and sent them to manufacturers, but no one was interested, so he did it himself. • His first model was a two-handed affair, one to hold the motor and one to hold the razor. It was introduced in 1929 but sales were slow and he nearly went bankrupt. HAIRY INVENTOR #2 (cont’d) • In 1931 Jacob introduced a smaller one-handed model, and sold about 3,000 electric razors for $25 each. He invested every extra penny in advertising, and more than 1.5 million had sold by the time he died in 1937. • The business got a big boost during World War II when a steel shortage made Gillette’s disposable razors hard to come by. Jacob named the company after himself, a German word which means ‘elegance.’ Name it. (Answer at bottom of page) HAIRY INVENTOR #3: QUIZ • By the time John was 21, he was already balding. It was 1898 and shampoo didn’t exist. John was sure his hair loss could be blamed on the poor quality of soaps available. He decided to find a soap that would save his hair. So he got a degree in chemistry and spent ten years experimenting. He found the problem with the soaps people used on their hair was that the pH balance was wrong. By 1930 he introduced pH-balanced shampoos for both oily and dry hair, naming the product after himself. It was America’s first shampoo. • When customers failed to flock to his product, John hired an artist to create beautiful full-color illustrations of ordinary women with extraordinarily shiny hair, placing the ads prominently in large magazines. It worked. • Alas, the shampoo did not keep John’s hair from falling out, but he became a very rich bald man. In recent times, commercials for John’s shampoo launched the careers of famous models, including Brooke Shields, Kim Basinger, Christie Brinkley, Cheryl Tiegs, and Cybill Shepherd. What’s the name of John’s shampoo? (answer below) Answer: Gillette invented disposable razors. Answer: Schick invented electric razors. Answer: Breck invented shampoo.
BIBLE TRIVIA ANSWERS:
1) New; 2) Succoth; 3) Rested; 4) One; 5) Sinai; 6) Eli
1. Nolan Ryan struck out 17 in a no-hitter in 1973 and 16 in a ‘91 no-hitter. 2. Six times, including a high of 52 in 1965. 3. Quarterback Jeff George, in 1990 by Indianapolis. 4. The Boston Celtics, 1984-87. 5. The Soviet Union won in 1981, and the U.S. won in 1996. 6. Three consecutive Olympics (2002, ‘06, ‘10). 7. Bob Charles won by seven shots in 1989.
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Tidbits速 of North Central Arkansas