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 Back in the early 60’s when President Kennedy put an embargo on Cuba, he waited until he took possession of 1,200 Cuban cigars.

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Dale Evans was married at the age of 14.

At 15 she gave birth to a baby boy. Shortly after her husband wanted his freedom and they divorced. They were married for 2 years.

Dale was married 4 times, her 4th was to Roy Rodgers.

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When the Panama Canal was being built people were dying so fast, at an average of 500 per day from malaria and other diseases they ran out of graves.

 

So the French bought 55 gallon drums from Cuba, put the dead bodies in the barrels and sold them throughout Europe as medical cadavers which in turn helped pay for the digging of the canal.

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The "S" on Superman's clothing does not stand for Superman.

On the plant where he comes from the "S" stands for Hope.

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Cass Elliot (Mama Cass) of the Mamas & Papas died in her sleep at age 32. Sources state her death was due to a heart attack. Elliot died in a London flat, No. 12 at 9 Curzon Place, Shepherd Market, Mayfair, which was on loan from singer/songwriter Harry Nilsson. Four years later, The Who's drummer Keith Moon died in the same flat at the same age.

Elliot lost 80lbs by 'fasting' 4 days a week. It is believe do to the fasting it made her heart weak which cause the heart attack.  Rumors had it for decades that she die chocking on a ham sandwich which is false. During the autopsy nothing was found in her throat.

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John R. "Johnny" Cash was an American singer-songwriter, actor, and author who was considered one of the most influential musicians of the 20th century.

 

Although he is primarily remembered as a country icon, his songs and sound spanned other genres including rock and roll and rockabilly—especially early in his career—and blues, folk, and gospel. This crossover appeal won Cash the rare honor of induction in the Country Music Hall of Fame, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame.

 

He traditionally began his concerts with the phrase "Hello, I'm Johnny Cash.", followed by his standard "Folsom Prison Blues".

 

Additionally, he most always dressed in black earning him the nickname "The Man in Black”.

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnny_Cash
 

 

 

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#42 From the Brooklynn Dodgers won the 1947 World Series by stealing home plate.

This awesome player/person the first black professional baseball player is none other then Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson

Additionally, #42 is the only number ever retired by the National Baseball league.

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Total length of galvanized steel wire used in both main cables on the Golden Gate Bridge is 80,000 miles

 

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http://goldengatebridge.org/research/factsGGBDesign.php

 

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The fortune cookies were made by a San Francisco bakery, Benkyodo. David Jung, founder of the Hong Kong Noodle Company in Los Angeles, has made a competing claim that he invented the cookie in 1918. San Francisco's mock Court of Historical Review attempted to settle the dispute in 1983.

 

And each one contains a lie!  :)

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There are 84 people in the world who’s combined wealth is more than the combined wealth of the rest of the people in the world.

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On 22-Nov-63 the morning John F. Kennedy was shot it was raining in Dallas, TX.

While it was raining, the roof on the Presidential Limo was on.  Just prior to the start of their procession through Dallas the rain stopped and the roof was remove.

If the roof would have been left on, the shooter would not have been able to see him in the limo.  With it off, JFK was an open target.

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A glass of booze and a cigarette always in Dean Martin's hand was actually his trade mark.

 

The "booze" that he drank on stage during his performances was really apple juice.

 

He was known to be a fairly responsible drinker in real life!

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Racine use to have many movie theaters.

 

These are the ones I can remember:

 

Granada                Rialto

Venetian                Uptowner

West Racine

 

Marcus Brothers Theaters

     Perry & Washington Ave

     Rapids Dr. & Mount Pleasant

     Regency Mall

 

Westgate Outdoor - Ohio & Washington

Mid City Outdoor – Hy32 & Chicory Road

 

Going south is the Keno Outdoor – Hy 32 South of Kenosha

Going north was the 41-Twin Outdoors – 27^th Street in Franklin, WI

 

Crow Kills on the Highway

This is very important to know about the CROW KILLS on the highways across the nation.

 

Researchers for the Massachusetts Turnpike Authority found over 200 dead crows near greater Boston recently, and there was concern that they may have died from Avian Flu.

 

A Bird Pathologist examined the remains of all the crows, and, to everyone's relief, confirmed the problem was definitely NOT Avian Flu. The cause of death appeared to be vehicular impacts.

 

However, during the detailed (and probably very costly I might add) analysis it was noted that varying colors of paints appeared on the bird's beaks and claws. By analyzing these paint residues it was determined that 98% of the crows had been killed by impact with trucks, while only 2% were killed by an impact with a car.

 

Did you know that paint is different on trucks than on cars?

 

I don't know how do they know that stuff? ... Scary Hey?

 

MTA then hired an Ornithological Behaviorist to determine if there was a cause for the disproportionate percentages of truck kills versus car kills.

 

The Ornithological Behaviorist very quickly concluded the cause:

 

when crows eat road kill, they always have a look-out crow in a nearby tree to warn of impending danger. They discovered that while all the lookout crows could shout "Cah",

 

........... not a single one could shout "Truck."

 

Absolutely amazing!

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The “King of Rock & Roll”, Elvis Presley was almost dethroned!

A new up and coming Rocker, Jerry Lee Louis was writing and singing songs and was climbing the charts extremely fast.

Elvis was drafted into the army which didn’t help his career during this time.

In 1957 as Jerry Lee Louis got to the top, this crazy guy went and married his 13 year old cousin!  He was dropped like a hot rock around the world.

Elvis was discharged from the army and wrote a song named ‘Teddy Bear’ which put him right back on top.

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Sales on Black Friday where down compared to last year but sales on Saturday were up 37% compared to last year.

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Jack Ruby, who shot Lee Harvey Oswald tried to comment suicide by sticking his finger in an electrical socket!

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Robert F. Stroud, The Bird Man of Alatza never had any birds while on the Rock.

All his work with birds was done while he was imprisoned at Leavenworth.

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It has been 30 years since Kenny Rodgers and Dolly Parton sang “Island in the Stream”.

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Pryor to the model “T” Ford, people (most) never traveled more than 25 miles from their home in their entire life time.

The model “T” came in 3 colors, Black, Black and Black