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Monday, August 20, 2012

Did you know that Rifca Stanescu became the world’s youngest grand mother at just 23?

Did you know that Rifca Stanescu became the world’s youngest grand mother at just 23?

Did you know that Rifca Stanescu, is from the village of Investi, Romania?

Did you know that Rifca Stanescu was 12 when she had her first child Maria?

Did you know that Maria gave birth to her son Ion while only 11?

 Did you know that Rifca had married jewellery seller Ionel Stanescu when she was 11 and he was 13?

 Did you know that Rifca mother also named Maria also became the world youngest great-grand at 40?







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Did you know that Wheeler won $500, 000 dollars for winning the Bass Fishing contest?

Did you know that Jacob Wheeler won the Bass Fishing contest that was sponsored by Walmart?


Did you know that Wheeler won $500, 000 dollars for winning the Bass Fishing contest?


Did you know that wheeler became the youngest angler at 21-year-old to win the Forrest Wood Cup?


 Did you know that Wheeler current resides in Indianapolis, IN ?

Did you know that the top 10 pros finished the tournament in?

1st: Fatheadz pro Jacob Wheeler, Indianapolis, Ind., 20 bass, 60-1, $500,000
2nd: Straight Talk pro Scott Canterbury, Springville, Ala., 20 bass, 52-12, $100,000
3rd: Chevy pro Bryan Thrift, Shelby, N.C., 20 bass, 52-4, $75,000
4th: National Guard pro Scott Martin, Clewiston, Fla., 20 bass, 51-12, $60,000
5th: Castrol pro David Dudley, Lynchburg, Va., 20 bass, 49-13, $50,000
6th: Chevy pro Jay Yelas, Corvallis, Ore., 20 bass, 48-4, $45,000
7th: Andy Morgan, Dayton, Tenn., 19 bass, 47-7, $40,000
8th: Troy Morrow, Eastanollee, Ga., 20 bass, 46-11, $35,000
9th: Chevy pro Dion Hibdon, Sunrise Beach, Mo., 18 bass, 46-6, $30,000
10th: Chevy pro Luke Clausen, Spokane, Wash., 18 bass, 43-11, $25,000









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Thursday, August 16, 2012

Did you know that Postmen serve over 150 million addresses six days a week?

Did you know that although your dog won’t bite you in 2009,  2,863 Postal Workers were bitten?

Did you know that you don't have to stand in in line when you go to the Post Office?

Did you know that you can buy stamps online at usps.com

Did you know that you can place a hold on your mail, change your address and apply for a passport all from the comfort of your home?

Did you know that the Post Office even offer free package pickup and free flat-rate envelopes and boxes all delivered right to your doorstep?

Did you know that Media Mail is a bargain that many people don't ask for? 

Did you know sending a 10 pound package of books from New York City to San Francisco through Media Mail cost $5/89, compared with Parcel Post $16.77? 

Did you know that Media Mail is not only books, it is also manuscripts, DVDs and CDs?



6. Did you know that UPS and FedEx charge you $10 for messing up an address? Did you know that Post Office don't charge you anything, they just send it back?


Did you know that it is better to use a ballpoint pen, because they don't run like a felt tip marker?.



Did you know that Postmen serve over 150 million addresses six days a week? 


Did you know that most postal workers don’t mind if you pull up to their trucks to get your mail earlier? Although though they do have an issue if pull up to the window and wait for them to deliver it to you!







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Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Did you know that there is a texting champ who won $50, 000?


Did you know that there has been a texting competition held for the last 5 years?

Did you know that there is a repeat texting champion?

Did you know that the contest took place in New York's Time Square?

Did you know that Austin Wierschke is the consecutive 2 time text champ?

Did you know that Wierschke, the contest's 2011 champion, beat out 10 others, aged 16 to 24, who had been winnowed down from over 100,000 competitors during preliminary rounds conducted since May?

Did you know that this year's group of competitors, flew from Montana, Texas and California among other states?
Kent Augustine (green shirt), 16, from New York

Did you know that Wierschke said that he won every round by a few seconds?

Did you know that LG sponsored the contest and gave each contestant a cell phone?

Did you know that Wierschke beat out Kent Augustine, 16, from New York to win the championship? 
Did you know that the contenders texted a line from "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" while wearing black out goggles, transcribed a phrase written backward, and completed other challenges meant to test their texting accuracy, speed and dexterity?
Did you know that Wierschke said that he could type the alphabet in less than 3 seconds?

Did you know that Wierschke said that he would use the $100,000 to pay for college?

Did you know that Wierschke said that he would not retire yet and plans on competing again next year?







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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Did you know that Phelps took the record for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games?

Did you know that Michael Fred Phelps II is the most decorated Olympian of all time with 22 medals?

Did you know that Phelps holds the all-time records for 18 gold medals , and 11Olympic medals in individual events for a male (13).

Did you know that in 2008 Beijing Games Phelps won eight gold medals?

Did you know that Phelps took the record for the most first-place finishes at any single Olympic Games?

Did you know that five of those victories were in individual events, tying the single Games record?

Did you know that in the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, Phelps won four golds and two silver medals?

Did you know that Phelps is the long course world record holder in the 100-meter butterfly, 200-meter butterfly and 400-meter individual medley as well as the former long course world record holder in the 200-meter freestyle and 200-meter individual medley?

Did you know that Phelps has won a total of 71 medals in major international long-course competition, 57 gold, 11 silver, and three bronze spanning the Olympics, the World, and the Pan Pacific Championships?

Did you know that Phelps's international titles and record-breaking performances have earned him the World Swimmer of the Year Award six times and American Swimmer of the Year Award eight times?

Did you know that Phelps unprecedented Olympic success in 2008 earned him Sports Illustrated magazine's Sportsman of the Year award?




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Friday, August 10, 2012

Did you know that Usain Bolt is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records?


 Did you know that Usain Bolt is called  "Lightning Bolt"?

Did you know that Usain Bolt ,  is a Jamaican sprinter widely known as the fastest man ever?

Did you know that Usain Bolt is the first man to hold both the 100 metres and 200 metres world records?

Did you know that Bolt also set the world record in the 4×100 metres relay?

Did you know that Bolt is the reigning Olympic champion in these three events, and a five-time World and five-time Olympic gold medalist?

Did you know that Bolt is the first man ever to defend both the 100 m and 200 m title at consecutive Olympics?











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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Did you know that James Fitzsimmons is the only Trainer, to have have trained two horses who won the Tripple Crown?

Did you know that there has been 11Triple Crown Winners of Horse Racing?
Triple Crown winner Sir Barton
Sir Barton

Gallant Fox

Omaha

War Admiral
Triple Crown winner Whirlaway
Whirlaway
Triple Crown winner Count Fleet
Count Fleet

Assault

Citation
Triple Crown winner Secretariat
Secretariat
Triple Crown winner Seattle Slew
Seattle Slew
Affirmed silks
Affirmed
Triple Crown winners trophy
Triple Crown Trophy
   
Did you know that the Triple Crown Trophy is the most prestigious Trophy in horse racing?
DateHorseJockeyTrainerOwner
1919
Sir BartonJohn LoftusH. G. BedwellJ. K. L. Ross
1930Gallant FoxEarl SandeJames FitzsimmonsBelair Stud
1935OmahaWilliam SaundersJames FitzsimmonsBelair Stud
1937War AdmiralCharley KurtsingerGeorge ConwaySamuel D. Riddle
1941WhirlawayEddie ArcaroBen A. JonesCalumet Farm
1943Count FleetJohn LongdenDon CameronMrs. J. D. Hertz
1946AssaultWarren MehrtensMax HirschKing Ranch
1948CitationEddie ArcaroBen A. JonesCalumet Farm
1973SecretariatRon TurcotteLucien LaurinMeadow Stable
1977Seattle SlewJean CruguetWilliam Turner, Jr.Karen L. Taylor
1978AffirmedSteve CauthenLazaro S. BarreraHarbor View Farm

Did you know that James Fitzsimmons is the only Trainer,  to have have trained two horses who won the Triple Crown Trophy?


Did you know that Two of Fitzsimmons  champions, Gallant Fox (1930) and Omaha (1935) won the Triple Crown?.


Did you know that Fitzsimmons sent out 155 stakes-winning horses that won more than 470 stakes races and he trained 12 champions?









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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Did you know that Tom Lee Park was named after a black man?

Did you know that Tom Lee Park is a city park located to the immediate west of downtown Memphis, Tennessee, overlooking the Mississippi River?

Did you know that the Tom Lee park is named after Tom Lee, an African-American riverworker, who saved the lives of 32 passengers of the sinking steamboat M.E. Norman in 1925?





Did you know that Tom Lee park hosts events throughout the year, perhaps most notably the major weekend events during Memphis in May?

Did you know that Tom Lee Park is a popular location for walkers, joggers, roller bladders and cyclists?



Tom Lee (ca. 1925)

Late during the afternoon of May 8, 1925, Lee steered his 28 ft (8.5 m) skiff Zev upriver after delivering an official to Helena, Arkansas.
Also on the river was a steamboat, the M.E. Norman, carrying members of the Engineers Club of Memphis, the American Society of Civil Engineers, and their families.[1]

Did you know that Tom Lee witnessed the M.E. Norman capsize in the swift current 15 mi (24 km) downriver from Memphis at Cow Island Bend. Although he could not swim, he rescued 32 people with five trips to shore?

Did you know that because Lee acted so fast that only 23 people died?

Did you know that to honor the hero Tom Lee, the Memphis Engineers Club raised enough money to purchase a house for Lee and his wife?

Did you know that Tom Lee died of cancer on April 1, 1952 at John Gaston Hospital?

Did you know that two years after his death, the park along the Memphis Riverfront was named in his honor and a granite obelisk was erected?

David Alan Clark
Did you know that in October 2006, a bronze sculpture by artist David Alan Clark [2] was erected in the park to commemorate the event and to honor the civil hero?

 The sculpture depicts the rescue of a survivor saved from drowning in the Mississippi River.[3]

Did you know that the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest, held the third weekend of May, is the world's largest pork barbecue cooking competition, attracting hundreds of competitors to Tom Lee Park from around the world?






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Did you Know

Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!