• According to the Gallup World Poll, Finland is the happiest country, followed by Iceland, Denmark, Switzerland, and the Netherlands.
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• Wherever you are in Switzerland, there is a lake less than 10 miles away.
• Italy boasts 55 UNESCO World Heritage Sites, more than any other country.
• There are no lakes or rivers in Saudi Arabia.
• The highest elevation in Denmark is only 561 feet above sea level.
• Sierra Leone, a country in West Africa on the Atlantic Ocean, is the roundest country in the world. Egypt is considered the squarest.
• Sri Lanka only became an island in the year 1480 when a cyclone swept away the land bridge that connected it to mainland India.
• 11% of Iceland is covered in glaciers, while also sporting 32 volcanic systems.
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• Kyrgyzstan, also known as the Kyrgyz Re public, is the most land-locked nation in the world. Located in central Asia, it’s bordered by Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and China, and is 1,620 miles from the closest coastline at the Indian Ocean.
• Brazil’s northernmost point is closer to Canada than to its own southernmost point.
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• China uses more electricity than any other coun try in the world. The U.S. is second.
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• Citizens of the Netherlands are the tallest in the world on average with men averaging 71.6 inches and women 67.7 inches. Citizens of Indonesia are the shortest with men averaging 64 inches and women at 60 inches.
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• Sweden has more islands than any other nation at nearly 220,000, followed by Finland, Norway, Canada, and Indonesia.
• Wellington, New Zealand, is the world’s south ernmost capital. Reykjavik, Iceland, is the north ernmost capital city.
How many years has Queen Elizabeth been on the throne? How many times has the hospital’s name changed in the drama “Grey’s Anatomy”? Where was the founder of Buddhism born?
What is the only state whose abbreviation consists of two
• Australia has more national parks than any other country with 685. Thailand is in 2nd place with 147. The U.S. has 63.
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• New York City has the most subway stations in the world with 424, followed by Shanghai.
• China has over 100 cities with populations of over 1 million. The U.S. has only ten.
• There are twice as many kangaroos in Australia than people.
• South Sudan is the world’s youngest country, es tablished in 2011 when it gained independence from England.
• Egypt has the highest percentage of vegans in the world, at about 5% of the population.
• Canada has the most coastline of any country in the world, followed by Norway and Indonesia.
• Mandarin Chinese is the most spoken language in the world, followed by Spanish, English, and Hindi.
• Zambia has the highest percentage of its land de voted to national parks, at 32%.
• Brazil has the greatest biodiversity of any country on the planet. most sparsely populated Whatworld?is country begins with the letter Y? Suez
The right field foul pole at Boston’s Fenway Park is named in honor of what player and manager?
What was the name of Chevy Chase’s character in the movie “Caddyshack”? What HBO comedy series included baseball teams named the Myrtle Beach Mermen, the Rockingham Ruckus and Los Charros de Copales?
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• The Kola superdeep borehole in Russia is the deepest hole on earth, reaching a depth of 40,230 feet which is deeper than the Mariana Trench.
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• Every panda on earth officially belongs to China.
• Finland drinks more coffee per capita than any other country, and they are followed by every other Scandinavian country.
• 58% of the world’s population lives in cities. In the U.S. 83% of the population lives in cities. In the Netherlands, it’s 92%.
• Chechnya consumes more beer per capita than any other country, at about 51 gallons per adult per year, about twice as much as Germany.
• Grenada has an underwater sculpture park sport ing 75 artworks that can only be seen by scuba divers.
• Qatar has the highest ratio of men to women, with 3.4 men for every woman.
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• Bhutan is the most mountainous country in the world with 98% of its land covered in mountains. The average elevation is 10,761 feet above sea level.
• France is the most visited country with an average of 89 million tourists each year.
• Denmark ranks as the least corrupt country.
• Suriname, the smallest independent country in South America, is the most forested country in the world, with 95% of its land area covered by trees.
• Rwanda has the highest percentage of women in parliament, with 61%. There are only two other countries where women outnumber men in gov ernment: Cuba and Bolivia.
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• About 40% of people in Vietnam have the sur name of Nguyen.
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Iowa is the only state where the eastern border and the western border are formed by rivers: the Mis sissippi on the east and the Missouri on the west.
Arkansas is bordered by six states and you can get to all six states by driving south from various points within Arkansas.
John North had a town named after him in the state of South Carolina: North, South Carolina. The smallest state, Rhode Island, has a larger pop ulation than the largest state, Alaska.
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San Jose (or San José) is the most common locality/place name in the world, with over 1,700 places being called San Jose or a variation of the name (1,716 to be exact). San Jose is a Spanish name meaning Saint Joseph.
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The average high temperature in San Diego, CA in June is 71 F. which is the same as the average high temperature in Fairbanks, Alaska in June.
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Missouri and Tennessee have the most bordering states, each with eight. Alaska and Hawaii both have no bordering states.
The Mississippi River is the longest river in the U.S. at 2,348 miles which is equal to the distance from Albuquerque, NM to Boston, MA. It takes about 90 days for a raindrop to make its way from the beginning of the river to the end.
Portions of eastern Oregon are in the Mountain Time Zone and portions of the western part of the Florida panhandle are in the Central Time Zone, which is the farthest between two points in the U.S. that are only one hour time difference.
Alaska’s coastline at 6,640 miles is longer than the coastline of the entire rest of the U.S.
• Research found that some neighborhoods contain ing more dogs had lower levels of crime, likely because of their residents' need to walk or at least let out their canines at all ***hours.
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• In 2013, a petition requesting that the U.S. gov ernment build a Death Star reached 25,000 signa tures, the amount required for an official response. That hopeful effort proved to be in vain, however, when the government replied that "the Adminis tration does not support blowing up planets."
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• Studies show that about 85% of people breathe out of just one of their nostrils at a time.
• The average person spends 38.5 days brushing their teeth.
• More than 40 buildings in New York City, includ ing the General Motors and Empire State build ings, have their own zip code.
• The auto industry used sperm whale oil as an in gredient in automatic transmission fluid until 1973, when Congress passed the Endangered Spe cies Act and banned it.
• Shout out to "The Wizard of Oz": Dominic Wilcox designed "No Place Like Home" shoes containing a small GPS unit that can be programmed with a home address. How is it activated? By clicking your heels together three times, of course! A series of LED lights on top of the left shoe will then point you in the direction of home.
• In 1775, a 78-year-old Massachusetts farmer named Samuel Whittemore fired at British sol diers and killed three. Out of ammo, he drew his sword to continue fighting and was shot in the face, bayoneted multiple times, and left for dead. But those pesky Brits had nothing on Whittemore: He was found, was patched up, and lived another 18 years.
• Swimmers sweat underwater.
• Because DEET is so widely used, a great deal of testing has been done. When manufacturers seek registration with the US Environmental Protec tion Agency (EPA) for products such as DEET, laboratory testing regarding both short-term and long-term health effects must be carried out.
Myth #1: There’s not much I can do about WNV.
• Relatively few children have been reported with severe West Nile Virus disease. By contrast, most of the deaths due to WNV were among people over 60 years old.
• Repellent with DEET can be used for both adults and chil dren, according to directions.
Truth: Mosquito control activities don’t eliminate every mosquito, so personal protection is still important.
• Being over 60 is a risk factor for developing severe West Nile disease if infected with the virus. There is a risk of get ting mosquito bites while leading an active life outdoors. This doesn’t mean you have to stay inside - it does mean that it’s important to use repellent when you go outside.
Myth #2: Kids are at the most danger of getting sick from West Nile Virus.
• It is always a good idea for children to avoid mosquito bites, but it’s also important for adults - especially older adults - to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.
• There are products with different strengths (percentage of DEET) available. The longer the protec tion you need the higher percent of DEET needed.
5 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT WEST NILE VIRUS
• Mosquitoes are usually most active from dusk to dawn. Pay close attention to protection during these hours, or avoid being outdoors if possible.
Truth: Healthy, active older adults who spend time working and exercising outdoors have been affected by severe West Nile virus infection.
Myth #4: Repellents containing DEET are not safe.
Truth: Repellents containing DEET are very safe when used according to directions.
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• Reduce mosquito breeding habitat around your house. The species of mosquito most common for transmitting WNV generally stays close to the habitat that it hatched from.
Truth: People over 60 are at the highest risk for devel oping severe West Nile disease.
Myth #5: As long as my area has a mosquito control program, I don’t have to worry about using repellent.
Myth #3: It’s only people who are already in poor health who have to worry about West Nile virus.
• Eliminate any standing water that remains longer than 7 days. Inspect your yard once a week: get rid of contain ers that aren’t being used, empty water from flower pots, change water in bird baths and maintain clean gutters.
• Grand Forks currently has a very low population of nui sance mosquitoes. This gives a false impression about the risk of WNV. Even though there are very few mosquitoes in our community, the risk of WNV is still elevated. Please take the necessary precautions to avoid mosquito bites.
Truth: There is a lot that you, personally, can do to reduce your chance of getting West Nile virus infection.
• Grand Forks Health Department maintains a proactive mos to control program designed to reduce mosquito populations and mosquito-borne diseases. However, this program can not eliminate all mosquitoes. Personal protection, such as using repellent, keeping window screens in good con dition, and control of house hold breeding sites are im portant steps for the public.
• Make it a habit to apply mosquito repellent with DEET when you’re spending time outdoors. This will reduce the number of mosquito bites you get.
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If you're a veteran or are just about to leave the service, one thing that might be on your mind is future employment in the civilian world. What are you going to do for work? How do you fill out an application when you don't know the civilian title equivalent for the jobs you seek or the skills you have? Do you wonder if your skills even have applica tion outside the military world?
If you have a medical/health care military back ground, it might take no more than a single phone call to your local hospital to find employment. And remember: If you aim for a government job, you might have Veteran's Preference Points. Those are valuable.
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Check the Veteran Jobs board at military.com, also with a classification translator, job listings and a place to upload your resume.
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Oplign, owned and operated by veterans who've been there, might have the answers you need. Oplign has a high-powered search engine computer that translates and matches the civilian job with the military veteran. Whether you're a veteran seeking a job or a civilian employer with positions to offer, Oplign can help. For the veterans infor mation, see vetlign.com, or check out the video at vimeo. com/522935777.RecruitMilitary (RecruitMilitary.com) does things in a different way with an MOS, NEC or AFSC translator. En ter your classification or just your Zip code and see what jobs are available near you. A fast look at jobs in my area showed a wide range of opportunities, from pharmacist to aviation mechanic to paint store supervisor and more. One other helpful section is the list of veteran-centric job fairs, including those that are also for military spouses.
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• Ganymede, a moon that orbits Jupiter, is the largest moon in the Solar System, and is even bigger than the planet, Mercury. Ganymede would be classified as a planet if it orbited the Sun directly. The icy-rock surface has both craters and grooves, and a molten core, which allows it to possess its own magneto sphere within that of Jupiter.
• In 1996, the Hubble Telescope detected a thin atmosphere surrounding Ganymede, which contained oxygen. However, it’s far too thin to support life.
• Number of years required to fly to Pluto in an airliner: 800
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• Speed required for a rocket to get into orbit: 17,600 mph
• Neptune’s moon Triton is the coldest known object in the solar system with an average surface tempera ture of -391° F.
• Length of a day on Jupiter: 10 hours
• Average temperature of the Moon at night: -243 F
• Dactyl is a moon less than a mile in diameter which orbits the asteroid Ida. It was discovered by the Galileo probe in 1995, in the Koronis asteroid belt between Mars and Jupiter. Before this, scientists had not known that asteroids could have moons, but since its discovery a further 24 have been found which have moons orbiting around them.
• The densest planet in the solar system: Earth
• Weight of a single teaspoon of a neutron star: 6 billion tons
• The only planet that spins clockwise: Venus
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• The longest time an astronaut has spent in space: 341 days
• “Gliese 436 b” is a Neptune-sized exoplanet located approximately 30 light-years from Earth. Immense gravitational forces have compressed the planet’s water into Ice-X, and even though the planet is around 1,000 F, Ice-X does not melt.
• Uranus was named for the Greek god of the sky who, according to Greek mythology, was the great-grandfather of Ares (Mars), grandfather of Zeus (Jupiter) and father of Cronus (Saturn).
• Length of one day on Mercury: 59 Earth days
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• What does space smell like? Here are a few descrip tions by astonauts: “Seared steak.” “Hot metal.” “Welding fumes.” “Carries a distinct odor of ozone, a faint acrid smell.” “Sulfurous.” “Just imagine sweaty feet and stale body odor, mix that odor with nail pol ish remover and gasoline … then you get close!”
• The largest moon is Jupiter’s Ganymede, and the smallest is Mar’s Deimos. Ganymede has a diam eter of 3,273 miles, and Deimos has a diameter of 7 miles.
• Since it was discovered in 1846, Neptune has made only a single orbit of the Sun, completing the circuit in 2011. It takes Neptune 165 years to orbit the Sun once.
• Length of a day on Neptune: 16 hours
• First living creatures sent into space: fruit flies
• Average temperature of the Moon during the day: 224 F
• Number of Earths that could fit inside the sun: 1 million
• Color of the sunsets on Mars: blue
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• Europa, one of Jupiter's moons, has saltwater geysers that are 20 times taller than Mt. Everest.
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While using a different pharmacy to get a much lower drug cost has one definite benefit, there is also a poten tial problem: A new pharmacist won't know you. If you only take one drug prescription to that new pharmacy, they won't know what other drugs you're taking. And therein can lie a serious outcome.
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It's called polypharmacy, and it means that we're tak ing multiple prescription drugs. Technically, the defini tion means we're taking at least five medications, but it doesn't take five to potentially create a risk. Even taking four drugs comes with an increased risk of falls, for ex ample.There
Remember that when a health care provider treats you, it's part of their job. At the end of the day, they go home. And at the end of the day, you live with the results of what they either do or don't do.
When you go for a doctor visit, take all your drugs with you in a bag, including any vitamins and over-thecounter drugs you picked up along the way. Line them up on the desk and ask the doctor (not a nurse) to verify that you should be taking all of them.
are several ways this situation can occur. We might be seeing more than one doctor for a condition and be given a prescription by one doctor and another by a different doctor with instruction to keep taking it until the next visit. We might be on a pharmacy auto-refill program that sends us drugs, which we dutifully take. We might see a doctor with a sub-par medical assistant who blithely renews all our prescriptions without ask ing. The software at the pharmacy's computer might not be updated or might not even be new enough to pick up drug contraindications and flash an alert on the screen.
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• Trying to lose weight? Many of us eat portions that are waaaaay too much. Try using a smaller size plate,
• This week we offer a hodgepodge of tips. Here’s one of my favorites: Use kitchen tongs to retrieve an item that is stuck behind a heavy piece of furniture. It is much easier than trying to move the couch. — Jo Ann
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• On Sept. 12, 1846, Elizabeth Barrett elopes with Rob ert Browning. Despite her father's dislike of Browning, calling him an unreliable fortune hunter, Elizabeth and Robert conducted a secret courtship. After a secret wed ding at St. Marylebone Parish Church, the two moved to Italy, where Elizabeth's former weak health improved dramatically.
• On Sept. 13, 1963, Texas-born entrepreneur Mary Kay Ash launches a cosmetic company in Dallas. Mary Kay Inc. would become a cosmetic empire with revenue of more than $3.5 billion and salespeople in dozens of countries. Mary Kay became renowned for an award system designed for women, including mink coats, diamond rings and pink Cadillacs.
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On Sept. 14, 1901, U.S. President William McKin ley dies after being shot in Buffalo, New York. When McKinley was operated on, doctors had failed to find the bullet, and gangrene soon spread throughout his body.
• On Sept. 15, 1935, German Jews are stripped of their citizenship, reducing them to "subjects" of the state. German Jews were excluded from high-profile voca tions, from public office to journalism and teaching, even farming. Jews found it difficult even to buy food.
• On Sept. 16, 1940, the first peacetime draft in the his tory of the United States is imposed on men between the ages of 21 and 36. There were 20 million eligible young men; 50% were rejected the very first year for health reasons or illiteracy.
• On Sept. 18, 1981, the 20,000-car parking lot at Canada's West Edmonton Mall makes the Guinness World Records as the largest parking lot in the world. However, Dubai was said at the time to be building a 40,000-space parking lot at their mall, but it only has 14,500 slots today.
• On Sept. 17, 1976, NASA publicly unveils its first space shuttle, the Enterprise, during a ceremony in California. In 1977, the Enterprise became the first space shuttle to fly freely when it was lifted to a height of 25,000 feet by a Boeing 747 airplane and then re leased, gliding back to Edwards Air Force Base on its own accord.
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If a fetus sucks its left thumb while in the womb, it will grow up to be left-handed.
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Lefty father & righty mother: 18.2% male / 15.3%
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For every 4 left-handed women, there are roughly 5 left-handed men.
According to one study, women in their 30s and 40s were far more likely to have left-handed chil dren than younger women. A study of 2,228 col lege freshmen found that those whose mothers were aged 40 and over when they were born had more than twice the rate of left-handedness as those with moms who had them at 30 or younger.
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• Britain’s monarch and the first and second in line for the throne are all left-handed: Queen Elizabeth II, Prince Charles, and Prince William all favor their left hand.
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The chances of being born left-handed are geneti cally influenced as follows:
If both parents are left-handed: 27% male / 21.4%
“Left” comes from the Old English word “lyft” which means “weak.” The French word for left “gauche” means clumsy. The word “sinister” comes from the Latin “sinistro” which means left.
• “The Simpsons” creator Matt Groening is lefthanded which may be why character Ned Flan ders has his own left-handed item store, called The Leftorium.
• About half of the top hitters in baseball have been left-handed. In golf, only 4% of the top players are left-handed.
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• 0.5% of guitarists played left-handed.
• About 50 percent of dogs favor their left paws. The percentage is about the same for cats. Kan garoos appear to be almost exclusively leftpawed.
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• Countries that have the least left-handed peo ple: South Korea (2.0%), Mexico (2.5%), Chi na (3.5%), Japan (4.7%), and Taiwan (5.0%).
• Countries that have the most left-handed people: The Netherlands (13.2%), United States (13.1%), Belgium (13.1%), Canada (12.8%), and United Kingdom (12.24%).
• In a 1998 full-page ad in “USA Today”, Burg er King claimed it developed the “left-handed whopper,” a burger with the same fixings, but turned 180 degrees so it would not drip on lefthanded customers. It was an April Fools’ prank.
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• Of the 9 most recent U.S. presidents, 5 were left-handed: Joe Biden (R), Donald Trump (R), Barack Obama (L), George W. Bush (R), Bill Clinton (L), George H. W. Bush (L), Ronald Reagan (L), Jimmy Carter (R), Gerald Ford (L). Ronald Reagan was left-handed but was forced to write right-handed. Gerald Ford was left-handed, but switched back and forth.
• In 1996, a Belgian study on 1,700 pairs of twins found that nearly 21% were left-handed. This is 5% more than the general population of lefties.
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