A way past in time both my wife and I had been acquainted with a strange fellow called Casper Milquetoast. The roly-poly chap in his middle years had a peculiar way of entering into a conversation. It seemed that he had a habit of remembering a witty saying of a an anecdote and only when the subject of the confab reached the subject akin to his saying or joke he would burst out with words to an accolade of laughs of compliments; the rest of the time he would keep quiet just waiting his chance to pop in. Then one day he came across the knowledge that "'Peanuts' are one of the ingredients of dynamite". But alas and alack the word 'peanut' wasn't mentioned and for a week or two he didn't partake in any going conversations. Until the evening when he sat at a bar among a group of fellows and the cute little waitress served them their ordered drinks. Then they were served a bowl full of peanuts which gave him the opportunity to utter his knowledge, but no, as the charming little darling serving them said to the group quite sweetly "Here are some peanuts for a nosh, but beware they might be explosive!' And to the horror of the chap she explained with a lilting laughter that peanuts are used in making dynamite.

Ah well never mind. Now, did you know?
1) Winston Churchill was born in a ladies room during a dance.
2) In the annals of American history there was a man called John Harrison who was the son of a president (William Henry Harrison) and the father of a president (Benjamin Harrison}.
3) The winter of 1932 was so cold that Niagara Falls froze completely solid.
4) There were six kings name 'George' that have ruled Great Britain George 1 (1660-1727) George II (1683-1760), George III (1732-1820) the king was known as Mad King George and he was blamed for the loss of the American colonies. - George IV (1762-1936) George the V (1865-1936) George the VI (1895-1952), His daughter Elizabeth became Queen Elizabeth II, the present ruler.
5) There are more chickens than people in the world
6) There are 293 ways to make change for a dollar count them if you don't believe me.
7) The simple word of hat comes from an ancient European word 'kadh' which meant 'to shelter or cover'.
8) The tallest recorded true giant in modern times was a Robert Wadlow of Alton, Ill who grew to be eight feet, eleven feet tall.
9) A shark is the only fish that can blinks with both eyes skeptics should look at sharks' eyes to see if I am correct.
10) And the last bit of knowledge Women blink nearly twice as men!

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