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STRANGE BUT TRUE by Samantha Weaver ● It was British author Oscar Wilde who made the following sage observation: “Some cause happiness wherever they go; others whenever they go.” ● Those who study such things say that if you drink 100 cups of coffee in a row, it’s likely to kill you. ● You might have heard that George Washington’s dentures were made of wood, but in fact, they were made of hippopotamus ivory. ● In 1900, a prairie dog colony was found in Texas. That’s not surprising -- prairie dogs are fairly common out West -- but this colony was unique. Researchers say it was the largest colony ever discovered, providing a home to 400 million prairie dogs and stretching over 25,000 square miles. ● If you’ve read “Alice in Wonderland” or seen any of the numerous adaptations of it, you probably know about the Mad Hatter. But did you ever wonder why he was mad? It seems that haberdashers (those who make hats) at one time used mercury to cure the felt they needed for the hats. Long-term exposure to mercury causes madness, hence the phrase “mad as a hatter.” ● Martin Van Buren was the first president to be born a citizen of the United States. ● To earn a world record, a woman named Sonya Thomas ate 65 hardboiled eggs in 6 minutes, 40 seconds. ● The female long-tailed shrew gives birth to exactly one litter of pups in her lifetime -- and promptly dies.

Coghlan was buried in a Galveston cemetery. On September 8, 1900, a hurricane struck Galveston, flooding the town, killing 6,000, and swamping the cemeteries. Many coffins floated into the Gulf of Mexico. The coffin of Charles Coghlan was caught by the current. Seven years later, a fishermen from Prince Edward Island noticed a box in the water. He towed it to shore, chipped off the barnacles, and discovered the body of Charles Coghlan. He had floated to shore only a few miles from his birthplace. He was re-buried on his native soil with honor. A TRUE STORY • The Mermaid sailed from Sydney, Australia in October of 1829, heading for the other side of the continent. On the fourth day, a heavy storm struck. The ship was driven relentlessly into a reef that smashed her bottom. The captain shouted to abandon ship, and all aboard jumped into the water and began swimming towards a large rock 200 feet away. Everyone made it there safely, where they awaited rescue. • The Swiftsure rescued them all on the third day and continued her course to New Guinea. Five days later, the Swiftsure was caught in a strong current and swept into the rocks. It broke up and the order to abandon ship was again given. All on board were saved and they were picked up later the same day by the schooner Governor Ready. • Three hours later the Governor Ready caught fire, forcing all on board to abandon ship once again. Everyone crowded into the lifeboats— and then along came the cutter Comet, which had been blown off course by a storm. The crew of the Comet loaded the crews and passengers of all three vessels on board, regarding them with suspicion. Obviously, one of them was cursed.

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a compulsory military service act two months later, however, 20,000 Puerto Ricans were drafted to serve during World War I.

● On Feb. 26, 1928, R&B legend Antoine “Fats” Domino is born in New Orleans. His most memorable hit was “Blueberry Hill” in 1956. After Hurricane Katrina, This word means: In ancient France the he reported missing from his home town bell wouldwas ring each night, signaling the citizens to the ‘couvre-feu’Lower meaning cover Ninth Ward, but luckily had in ﬁres, giving us this word. been rescued early in the storm.

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● On Feb. 28, 1983, the celebrated sitcom “M*A*S*H” bows out after 11 seasons. Its title came from the initials for the “Mobile Army Surgical Hospital,” an isolated forward compound that received wounded soldiers and was staffed by the show’s cast of doctors and nurses.

1. Witches on the broomsticks gave us the expression ﬂyby-night. 2. ‘Lock, stock, and barrel’ referred to an entire gun. 3. Knights offering their lances to the highest bidder gave us the word ‘freelance.’ 4. A farmer plowing out of ‘de lira’ must be ‘delirious.’ 5. Echo was a Greek nymph who could only repeat what she had just heard.

he difﬁcult thickets and the easy woods where the trees are thin.

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