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• It sounds strange to say that rain keeps the earth dry, but that’s exactly what it does. The process that generates precipitation gathers moisture from the air and concentrates it in clouds, which later deposit the water in the form of rains. If this moisture didn’t condense to form rain, then the atmosphere would be unbearably humid. The entire earth would be heavily covered with moisture, and life, as we know it probably couldn’t exist.

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• In Gary, Indiana, it’s against the law to take a streetcar or go to a theater within four hours after eating garlic.

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• Did you ever hear of “American Flag” or “Licorice Lulu”? They’re the names of flavors of chewing gum that were made and sold more than 100 years ago. These gums were made in Maine by two brothers named Curtis. Back in 1848, they began making gum from the sap of spruce trees. It was America’s first chewing gum, and it was packaged under the name of “State of Main Pure Spruce Gum.”

• The fighting fish of Siam make their egg nest out of spit and bubbles.

• Christopher Columbus is a famous name in U.S. history. But did you ever hear of Bartholomew Columbus? Chris and Bart were brothers. They planned the ocean voyage together, and both traveled about Europe trying to raise money for the trip. But then, Chris got the money he needed and sailed without his brother. No one

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• A baby sea lion cannot swim from birth. It has to be taught by its mother.

• Ants sometimes get drunk. This happens when ants drink nectar from the bodies of certain beetles. Then, “undrunk” ants carry a drunken ant to some water and toss it in. The drunken ant sobers up quickly after his dunking.

• Guinea pigs did not originate in Guinea, nor are they members of the pig family.

• There are full-grown sharks that measure only five inches long.

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• If all the eggs of a female fly hatched, she would be the mother of 131,000,000,000,000,000,000 baby flies in six months.

• Once U.S. President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt was on a hunting trip in Mississippi. One day a bear cub was brought into camp for the president to shoot. Roosevelt refused. Because of Teddy Roosevelt’s liking for the bear cub, toy bears are called “Teddy Bears” to this day.

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• Since serving soda water on Sundays was against the law in the 1800s in most U.S. towns, some drugstore owners could not serve ice cream sodas. Instead, they served a concoction with ice cream, nuts, fruit, and syrup but no soda water. These “sundaes” on Sunday became so popular that they were soon served every day of the week.

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SYMBOLISM

Musicians call it a sharp, the telephone com-

pany says it’s a pound sign. In England they

call it a crosshatch or hash, except for Brit-

ish Telecom operators who refer to it as the

“square key.” And some of us remember when

it was just a plain ol’ number sign or a tic-tac-

toe grid. However, this being the 21st century

and all, the symbol requires an appropriately

high-tech name, which is why people “in the

know” call the # symbol an octothorpe.

Speaking of pound signs, the British have a

bone to pick with us. It seems that on their

American-made computer keyboards, the oc-

tothorpe is in a place where the pound-ster-

ling sign used to be on British typewriters.

How did £ get to be the symbol for pound,

anyway? Before the gold standard, English

money was based on a pound weight of silver

(which is why they still refer to it as “ster-

ling”). The Latin word for weight is “libra,” so

the Brits took a stylized letter L as their mon-

etary symbol. By the way, libra is also why

we use “lb.” as an abbreviation for the weight

unit “pound”.

The percent sign is something we learned to

dread in math class, but loved to see at de-

partment store sales. The symbol was used

beginning no later than the 15th century to

indicate profit, loss, taxes and interest. The

idea of charging a portion per one hundred on

goods dates back to the Middle Ages, when

even the Roman emperor Augustus levied a

tax on slaves sold. At one time, the taxed

amount was written out as “XX per cento,”

which was later abbreviated as “P cento.” As

time went on, different symbols were scrawled

using a combination of the P and C characters

to indicate “per cento.” An Italian manuscript

dated 1425 shows an entry marked “per

0/00,” showing an early incarnation of the

modern percent symbol. The “per” was

soon dropped, as was the extra zero in the

denominator, leaving % to stand on its own.

How did the dollar sign come to represent

U.S. currency? Until 1794, the Spanish dollar

was the main coin in circulation in America.

Properly known as the peso de 8 reales, it was

commonly abbreviated as a lower case “p”

and “s”, with the “s” written to the right and

above the “p.” Often the two letters crossed

one another, and eventually, they melded into

one symbol. It is a small bone of contention

among international computer geeks that the

standard key boards feature the dollar sign

and not the symbol of their native currency.

They feel that it’s just another example of

American domination on popular culture.

The cent sign evolved after the dollar sign,

and was simply designed as the letter “c” (for

cent) with a vertical line through it to match

the dollar sign. Today’s computer users may

notice the lack of a cent sign on their key-

boards. (Some of us will remember our old

typewriters that featured the ¢ above the nu-

meral six on the keyboard.) With the advent

of computers, programmers needed certain

symbols that were regularly used in coding to

be readily available. The cent sign was of no

use to them, and was therefore replaced on

modern keyboards with the circumflex (^).

The “at” sign was so under used when it was

added to the keyboard that it was stuck in an

odd spot (over the “2”) and wasn’t even giv-

en a name. The @ symbol was only used in

English-speaking countries until the Internet

came along. Suddenly, the little symbol that

resembled a snail was used worldwide by any-

one who wanted to send email. Even though

the @ is one of the most-used character keys

on the keyboard, it still doesn’t have an of-

ficial name. (Suggestions are welcome, send

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To Your Good Health By Paul G. Donohue, M.D.

DEAR DR. DONOHUE: My husband had blood work for a cholesterol study. It included something called lipoprotein (a), something we never heard of. It was over the normal value. I called my doctor, but he was on vacation, so I left word for the covering doctor. A phone call came from his secretary, who said: “He didn’t say anything, so I guess it’s OK.” I want answers. Will you explain this to me? -- F.

ANSWER: Lipoprotein (a), spoken as “lipoprotein little a,” is another cholesterol fraction that is an independent risk for artery clogging and heart attacks. It’s different from LDL cholesterol (bad cholesterol) and HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol). Frankly, at the present, doctors fi nd it hard to counsel patients about lipoprotein (a), so most don’t order it.Now emphasis is placed on lowering LDL cholesterol (your husband’s value is very good) and raising HDL cholesterol (again your husband’s was very good). I will trade places with him if he wishes, and I’ll take his lipoprotein (a) reading to boot. I can tell you what lowers lipoprotein (a). Niacin does. There is no proof, however, that lowering it lowers the risk

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of a heart attack. Daily exercise of 30 minutes also brings it down, if the doctor approves of exercise for a person. As does losing weight if that applies. A low-fat diet high in vegetables, fruits and grains is another way of reducing lipoprotein (a). From his other cholesterol values, I’d say he must be doing some of this anyway. All of this, except for niacin, is the much-preached recipe for heart health regardless of lipoprotein (a).Until told otherwise, put lipoprotein (a) on a back burner. The booklet on cholesterol explains this topic that is talked about to excess. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 201W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient’s printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery.***DEAR DR. DONOHUE: None of my 21 grandchildren has had their tonsils out. All of my seven children did. Is this no longer done? I wish doctors would make up their minds about these things. -- B.B.

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• In a single summer afternoon in 1935, Jesse Owens broke four world records! He set or tied marks in the 100-yard dash, the 220-yard hurdles, the 220-yard dash and the broad jump. Since then all of Jesse Owens’ records have been bettered, but never has another athlete broken four records in a single day.

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• Bulldogging is a popular rodeo event. In it, a cowboy on horseback chases after a steer. He then jumps from his horse, grabs the steer by the horns and tries to wrestle the steer to the ground. But where did bulldogging get its name? One story claims that a famous cowboy Bill Pickett invented bulldogging. History says that Pickett used to grab his steer

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: It never seems to amaze me. I’m talking about the people who do not get their critters fi xed. I know some very educated people whose pets have litter after litter. What are they thinking? Where and when will it end?It is never right or a good thing to allow your critters to have a litter. Never! Take a look at our overcrowded animal shelters. It just breaks my heart at the number of animals they have to put down. These “educated” people tell me, “Oh, I fi nd homes for all my babies.” That’s beside the point! If you don’t have babies to give away for free, then people will have to adopt a critter from the shelter that is fi xed and won’t reproduce any more unwanted and unloved animals. Get all your pets fi xed!If you can’t afford to get them fi xed, fi nd a program that will help you pay for it or take them to your local shelter. Please! -- Dee in Palmyra, N.Y.

DEAR DEE: Thank you for making an important point so forcefully. Litters of puppies and kittens are very cute, but they add to an already huge population of dogs and cats, most of which are never adopted and end up in shelters, where they’re often euthanized. Unless you are an AKC-certifi ed, professional breeder, you have no business allowing your pets to procreate. I have heard many excuses from pet owners as to why they don’t spay or neuter. “Oh, it would be cruel.” “Oh, my Maximilian would lose his confi dent personality if he were neutered.” And of course, “My pet is well-behaved and indoors most of the time, so she’ll never get pregnant.”Don’t let yourself be swayed by these fantasies. Learn the facts about spaying and neutering.

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A: It’s great that you’re being a good neighbor, and hinges can be a quick fix. Bring a helper to hold the cabinet door in place and make the job go faster.Once you have permission from your neighbor, unscrew the hinges from the cabinet frame and door. Place the door in a safe place, put the bro-ken hinges in your pocket, and head for the hard-ware store.You’ll want to purchase two new hinges that closely match the original hinges, and screws (if they don’t come with the hinges). You’ll also need a utility knife, a screwdriver (most likely a Phil-lips head), an electric drill with a range of drill-bit sizes (borrow one if you don’t want to buy it at this time, although I highly recommend having one of your own), wood putty and wood stain to match the color of the cabinet. Pick up some wood glue and a small pack of wooden golf tees, too.In a perfect world, not only will you find the exact replacement hinges and screws, but the screw holes in the door and cabinet frame won’t be marred by years of use. In the real world, you will probably need to re-drill the screw holes (if the hinges are the same) or drill all new holes if the hinges are larger or smaller.If you just need to re-drill the original screw holes: Coat the pointy end of a golf tee with wood glue and carefully tap into a hole until it’s tightly wedged. Let the glue dry, then cut away the rest of the tee so that the remainder is flush with the wood surface. Now, drill a new pilot hole using a drill bit slightly smaller than the diameter of the screw you’re going to use.If you can’t use the original holes due to the new hinge size, carefully mark the location on the cab-inet frame and the door where the new hinges will go, and mark the screw drill locations exactly. (Have your helper hold the door in closed position while you measure and mark -- you must be pre-cise so it hangs correctly.) Drill new holes. Fill the old holes with wood putty, let that dry, sand and stain or paint the old hinge area.Install the hinges on the cabinet door first, then attach the hinges to the frame while your helper holds the door in place.

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