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Seward's Folly
Some geography facts about Alaska.

William Henry Seward, served as secretary of state during the administration of Lincoln. Seward continued as secretary of state under President Andrew Johnson. During the Johnson, administration he became famous for the negotiation of the treaty by which the United States purchased Alaska from Russia. This achievement is often called "Seward's Folly."

Alaska is the largest state in the United States. Alaska is also the northernmost, westernmost, and easternmost state in the U.S. It is easy to see that it is the northernmost and westernmost. BUT how can it be easternmost state as well? The long line of the Aleutian Islands extend past the 180 degree line of longitude. This places some islands in the Eastern Hemisphere. Thus Alaska is the westernmost and easternmost US state.

Bonus Fact: On the night an assassin shot Lincoln, an attempt was also made on Seward's life.

A cheerful heart is good medicine,
but a crushed spirit dries up the bones.
Proverbs 17:22 (NIV)

"What sunshine is to flowers, smiles are to humanity. These are but trifles, to be sure; but, scattered along life's pathway, the good they do is inconceivable."

Joseph Addison

 

Up In Smoke

The coast guard recently stopped a boat off the California coast that was loaded with marijuana. There was so much of the stuff that they were in a quandary as to how to dispose of it. Finally they located a company on the nearby shore that had a huge kiln with a tall chimney rising high into the sky and they made a deal with the owners to burn the hemp.

For a time all went well, but suddenly a flock of birds flew right through the smoke pouring out of the top of the stack. As it turned out, these were terns that were native to the area and were endangered. So naturally, the environmentalists had to follow them to see what had happened.

And of course, they discovered that NO TERN WAS LEFT UNSTONED.

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Dog Talk

Two poodles were chatting.

"I can't figure it out," said the first dog. "I'm in perfect physical shape, but I'm constantly anxious."

The second dog says, "Why don't you go to a psychiatrist?"

To this the first dog remarks, "How can I? I'm not allowed on the couch!!"

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Brothers

Two boll weevils grew up in South Carolina. One went to Hollywood and became a famous actor. The other stayed behind in the cotton fields and never amounted to much.

The second one, naturally, became known as the lesser of two weevils.

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The Ultimate In Cooperation...


A priest and a rabbi operated a church and a synagogue across the street from each other. Since their schedules intertwined, they decided to go in together to buy a car.

After the purchase, they drove it home and parked it on the street between them.

A few minutes later, the rabbi looked out and saw the priest sprinkling water on their new car. It didn't need a wash, so he hurried out and asked the priest what he was doing. "I'm blessing it," the priest replied.

The rabbi considered this a moment, then went back inside the synagogue. He reappeared a moment later with a hacksaw, walked over to the back of the car and cut off two inches of the tailpipe.

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Dafynition

Q.: What do you get if you cross Lee Iacocca with Dracula?

A.: AUTO EXEC . BAT:

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TRUE FACT ...

Humans begin laughing at two to three months of age. Six year olds laugh about 300 times per day, while adults laugh from 15 to 100 times per day.

SOURCE: NYT, Dr. William F. Fry, Stanford University

It has recently been discovered that research causes cancer in rats.

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