30.3.10
So what have you done with your life?
An eighteenth-century German named Matthew Birchinger, known as "the little man of Nuremberg," played four musical instruments including the bagpipes, was an expert calligrapher, and was the most famous stage magician of his day. He performed tricks with the cup and balls that have never been explained. Yet Birchinger had no hands, legs, or thighs, and was less than 29 inches tall.
29.3.10
27.3.10
Inflation:
It costs more to buy a new car today in the United States than it cost Christopher Columbus to equip and undertake three voyages to and from the New World.
24.3.10
Yes he did.
Story: This is Barry Bonds, accused of using steroids to break the home run record in the majors. The fans are referring to Babe Ruth, who was a previous owner of the record back in the 1920's before all this drug stuff...very clever.
21.3.10
Rainbows:
A rainbow can be seen only in the morning or late afternoon. It can occur only when the sun is 40 degrees or less above the horizon.
20.3.10
Fast Speeds...
The first automobile race ever seen in the United States was held in Chicago in 1895. The track ran from Chicago to Evanston, Illinois. The winner was J. Frank Duryea, whose average speed was 7.5 miles per hour.
12.3.10
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