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IT'S NOT WAR, IT'S THE OLYMPICS You can learn a lot -- and argue a lot, too -- watching the Olympic Games. Really, the Olympic Games are the greatest things that the world does in concert. Some would argue the World's Fair or World Cup, but taken in its entirety they cannot match the pageantry or the sheer spectacle the Games provide. The World's Fair (next hosted by Dubai in 2020) ceased to be relevant at about the same time the ice-cream cone was invented, and a city chosen as a World Cup venue doesn't feel the impact either economically or psychologically that an Olympic host city experiences. The only time you see the world come together, all at once, holding the ﬂag of their country and smiling is at the Olympic Games. The only other time the human race comes together en masse holding a ﬂag, it's a war -- and they're really there to shoot you.

"The Biathlon is the most ridiculous sport there is," charged the liberal, tenured professor, aptly positioned to my left. "Skiing with guns. What's next? Hand grenades and ice dancing?" Having once dated a mountain girl, I reminded him that skiing and shooting were a perfect combination. I knew of hunters who cross-country skied while hunting grouse, for instance. There used to be a deer-hunting event in the Olympics, too. And there is little doubt that those in the biathlon are athletes. "These are the best hunters in the world. If we lived near the ice cap, these are the guys you want to have with you -- someone who can outlast their prey and take it down with one neatly placed bullet," I observed, rather astutely. Plus, I argued, target shooting was very sporting, and hunting was a great recreational pursuit. "Well, I'm vegetarian," said the young student on the discussion panel. "Why would we need guns if we didn't kill animals?"

4. When was the last time before 2016 (Kentucky's Malik Monk) that a player scored at least 47 points in a game against the University of North Carolina's men's basketball team? 5. The Vegas Golden Knights, in their inaugural NHL season (2017-18), set a record with an eight-game winning streak. Name either of the two teams that won five in a row in their first NHL season. 6. Who did the U.S. men's hockey team beat in the final game to secure the Olympic gold medal in 1960? 7. Brooks Koepka, in 2017, tied a men's U.S. Open record for lowest score to par (16 under) in winning the event. Who else did it?

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Grapefruits are one of the only citrus strains that came from the West Indies, not Southeast Asia. Grapefruit is a hybrid of a pummelo (citrus grandis) and the sweet orange (citrus sinensis). In 1823, grapefruit made its way to the United States in the form of seeds brought by either Spanish or French settlers to Florida. It is believed that grapefruit were brought to South Texas by visiting Spanish missionaries. Grapefruit gets its name because the fruit grows in bunches, like grapes.

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POINTING WHICH FINGER? You are probably asking yourself, "What was that all about?" Just because the government shutdown ended shortly after it began, it doesn't mean that it won't happen again in just a few weeks -- and it definitely doesn't mean that our great leaders in Washington covered themselves in glory. Quite the opposite. They can't even guarantee that they can handle their most rudimentary job, which is to keep the federal government functioning. When all is said and done, the bulk of the debate was about who would be held responsible for this debacle. It wasn't about the merits of the issues, but almost exclusively about how this mess could be exploited. Before they got down to business, what we witnessed was our top politicians all talking past the others, trying to push the poll numbers their way. Here we had Donald Trump marking his one-year anniversary as president by presiding over a breakdown that he had a large hand in creating. From the moment he was sworn in, actually long before that, he set a tone that makes it far too difficult to find the compromises that are essential for a democracy to operate. His insistence on constant, hateful confrontation makes civility impossible.

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