Thursday, April 13, 2006

Random Facts

1.) Spinach consumption in the U.S. rose 33% after the Popeye comic strip became a hit in 1931.
2.) President George W. Bush was once a cheerleader!
3.) Car accidents rise 10% during the first week of daylight savings time.
4.) Each year, approximately 250,000 American husbands are physically attacked and beaten by their wives.
5.) Leonardo DiCaprio got his first ‘onscreen kiss’ from a man!
6.) The best recorded distance for projectile vomiting is 27 feet.
7.) About half of all Americans are on a diet on any given day.
8.) Farmers in England are required by law to provide their pigs with toys!
9.) The U.S. Army accidentally ordered an 82 year supply of freeze-dried tuna salad mix for troops in Europe.
10.) Napoleon constructed his battle plans in a sandbox.
11.) The U.S. army packs Tabasco pepper sauce in every ration kit that they give to soldiers.
12.) More than ten people a year are killed by vending machines.
13.) In a year, the average person walks four miles to make his or her bed. (One more reason why you shouldn't make your bed.)
14.) In Kentucky, 50% of the people who get married for the first time are teenagers.
15.) In England, in the 1880's, 'Pants' was considered a dirty word.
16.) Coconuts kill more people in the world than sharks do. Approximately 150 people are killed each year by coconuts.

Thanx for reading

Monday, April 10, 2006

Pondering...

1 Thessalonians 1:6

You became imitators of us and of the Lord; in spite of severe suffering, you welcomed the message with the joy given by the Holy Spirit.

Satan uses the good
things in our lives
to keep us from
the better things that
God has in store for us.
~ Anonymous