Good morning world,
good morning Monday, good morning everyone, how is life treating you?
I am well, life is
good, I am happy things good by worse and thing could be better but
life is what it is so I just deal with life's shit as and when it
happens
Here are this weeks
five facts.
Winston
Churchill was a stutterer, as a child one of his teachers warned him
that of the stutter he shouldn't go into politics.
On
the 5th October 1974 4yrsmths &16 days after setting
out from Minnesota making Dave Kunste the first person to walk around
the whole world taking around 20 million steps.
Some
say the American Government's nickname “Uncle Sam” came from
Uncle Sam Wilson a meat inspector in Troy New York.
After
the French Revolution in 1789 the selling of sour wine was considered
against the national interest and anyone found doing so was promptly
executed.
The
pin that holds a hinge together is called a pintle
Damn it is now late in the aternoon
Hi Jo-Anne - I didn't know about 'a pintle' ... interesting word and thing! Take care and have a good week - Hilary
ReplyDeleteGoodness, things were tough back in 1789.
ReplyDeleteI actually knew about Churchill and Uncle Sam, but the rest were news to me.
ReplyDeleteReading your blog is educational:)
ReplyDeleteHilary......Pleased you liked the post
ReplyDeleteMargaret D......Yes it was
Karen......You knew more then me
Some say the American Government's nickname “Uncle Sam” came from Uncle Sam Wilson a meat inspector in Troy New York.
ReplyDeleteWhy did he become so popular I wonder?????
Sandie....I wondered that also
ReplyDeleteLOVED these. Always do.
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