Those Cigarettes Will Kill You Her husband introduced her to smoking, offering cigarettes after meals, but she did not smoke outside these post-meal occasions. Calment continued smoking in her elderly years until she was 117. She enjoyed chocolate, sometimes indulging in a kilogram (2.2 lb) per week. After the meal, she smoked a cigarette and […]
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UC#2 suggested we look into some familiar and unfamiliar books that have a large number of translations. Our starting point is a Wikipedia article that ranks books by translations. But before we get too far, we sense that the internet is turning on us. The Top Ten #1: The Bible We discussed an interesting translation […]
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Mustache Edition
Mr. Ram Singh Chauhan American Mustache Institute The American Mustache Institute (AMI) is an advocacy organization and registered 501(c)(3) not-for-profit originally based in St. Louis, Missouri. In 2013, it moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. When founded in 1965, AMI was the only organization in the world working towards facial hair advocacy. AMI’s full-time staff supports more […]
WLBOTT was honored to sponsor this year’s SiPaGo gathering- The Sisterhood of the Pagan Goddesses. The gathering was held amongst the mesquite and fire ants outside of Killeen, Texas, on a recent clammy and sultry Saturday (heat index: 113F). Our sponsorship included an all-you-can eat perogy buffet, discounted balls of twine, and arts & crafts. […]
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Centered Square Number
Let’s talk a little more about 41…. WLBOTT: Yesterday two Elders of WLBOTT celebrated their 41st wedding anniversary (to each other). Can you tell me some special properties for the number 41? Chat: Congratulations on the Elders’ 41st wedding anniversary! That’s a wonderful milestone. Here are some interesting properties and facts about the number 41: […]
We asked the Royal Family to review WLBOTT. They did not disappoint.
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Leonard Cohen’s “Joan of Arc”
Joan of Arcby Leonard Cohen Now the flames they followed Joan of ArcAs she came riding through the darkNo moon to keep her armor brightNo man to get her through thisVery smoky night She said, “I’m tired of the warI want the kind of work I had beforeWith a wedding dress or something whiteTo wear […]
The Diomede Islands, also known in Russia as Gvozdev Islands, consist of two rocky, mesa-like islands: The Russian island of Big Diomede (part of Chukotka), also known as Imaqłiq, Inaliq, Nunarbuk or Ratmanov Island. The U.S. island of Little Diomede (part of Alaska) or Iŋaliq, also known as Krusenstern Island. The Diomede Islands are located […]
The WLBOTT research team investigated the politest and rudest countries. There seems to be a lot of subjective bias, but luckily we don’t care. Nice Site 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 US News andWorld Report Australia Spain New Zealand Canada Italy Portugal Ireland Greece Finland Thailand Yahoo Finance Canada Thailand […]
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What is Nog?
Merry Christmas, WLBOTTers! Today we explore Nog. In essence, a nod to a nog. But this got really heavy really quickly…. If we’re asking questions like this, we’re only one step away from: Which brings us to The Big Dog Luckily, truth is available in many flavors…. Eggnog On Cereal Isn’t the 21st Century, for […]