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Thursday February 23, 2017

Dancing in public is now legal throughout Henryetta, Oklahoma. City leaders voted Tuesday to abolish an ordinance on dancing. The dance ordinance, with a penalty of $25, prohibited dance halls within 500 feet of a church or public school.

In February, resident Joni Insabella decided to host a dance above her store, which is within 500 feet of a church. The city's Chamber of Commerce posted abou ...

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A one ounce milk chocolate bar has 6 mg of caffeine.

A volcano has enough power to shoot ash as high as 50 km into the atmosphere.

A dime has 118 ridges around the edge, a quarter has 119.

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The Vicar is on vacation. Massages can be given to the Church Secretary.

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The Minister unveiled the Church's new donations campaign on Sunday: "I upped my Pledge - Up Yours".

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The 1991 Spring Council Retreat will be hell May 10 and 11.

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Fun Book Titles

Peek-a-Boo!
- by I. C. Hugh

School Meals
- by R. E. Volting

Apologizing Made Simple
- by Thayer Thorry

How to Feed Elephants
- by P. Nutts

Falling from a Window
- by Eileen Dowt

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Good Question

How long will a floating point operation float?

If a fly has no wings would you call him a walk?

If there are 52 weeks in a year, how many weeks are there in a light year?

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World Firsts

The 1st wireless message sent from a moving train to a station is received.

Sunday February 7, 1915

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France recognizes the United States of America and signs a treaty of aid in Paris; it's the 1st U.S. treaty.

Friday February 6, 1778

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The Beatles land at New York's JFK airport, for their 1st United States tour.

Friday February 7, 1964

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Events

The man known as the 'Crocodile Hunter' died after his chest was punctured by a stingray barb while diving off Australia's northeast coast. The 44 year-old colourful personality was filming a documentary about the Great Barrier Reef when tragedy struck.

According to friend and colleague, John Stainton, Steve Irwin swam too close to the ray while he was diving off his boat "Croc One" near Batt Reef, northeast of Port Douglas.

Monday September 4, 2006

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A father and son in Alabama were killed when they crashed into each other in a head-on collision. Jeffrey Morris Brasher and his son Austin Blaine Brasher of Bankston, Alabama, died early Saturday morning.

Jeffrey Brasher was driving a 2006 Ford pickup and his son was driving a 2004 Chevrolet truck when they collided on a highway head-on, said Alabama State Trooper Jonathon Appling.

Saturday February 18, 2017

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Relatives of a 91-year-old Ohio woman who died this week are giving her the last word with a sassy, occasionally profane obituary that starts with the basics, "I was born. I lived. I died.", and instructs people to "Wait the appropriate amount of time" before trying to claim her stuff.

They wrote it in Jean Oddi's perspective, recapping the people important to her, adventures she had and her favorite activities, including playing cards and teaching her granddaughter "dirty songs".

Thursday February 23, 2017

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Until lions have their own historians, tales of the hunt shall always glorify the hunter.
- African Proverb

When there is no enemy within, the enemies outside cannot hurt you.
- African Proverb

If you refuse to be made straight when you are wet, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
- African Proverb

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World Firsts

Aurora Ski Club of Red Wing, Minnesota became the 1st United States Ski Club.

Tuesday February 8, 1887

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1st meeting of the Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America.

Wednesday February 6, 1861

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Jean-Bertrand Aristide is sworn in as Haiti's 1st elected President.

Thursday February 7, 1991

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Wise Words

Where there is no shame, there is no honor.
- African Proverb

Indecision is like a stepchild. If he does not wash his hands, he is called dirty, if he does, he is wasting water.
- African Proverb

If you refuse to be made straight when you are wet, you will not be made straight when you are dry.
- African Proverb

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Good Question

When a doctor doctors a doctor does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as the doctor being doctored wants to be doctored, or does the doctor doing the doctoring doctor as he wants to doctor?

If a fly has no wings would you call him a walk?

You know that little indestructible black box that is used on planes. Why can't they make the whole plane out of the same material?

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