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| Javelin: Too Much Distance
When Uwe Hohn set a world record in the javelin throw of 104.80 m (343.8 ft), the International Amateur Athletics Federal decided to re-design the throwing spear to shorten tosses during competition. While we hate to see old records invalidated by changes ...
| Sports Facts |
| No Collective Mind
Just as there is no such thing as a collective or racial mind, there is no such thing as a collective or racial achievement. There are only individual minds and individual achievements - and a culture is not the anonymous product of undifferentiated masses, ...
| Philosophy |
| Horse Memories
Q: What did one horse say to the other horse?
A: Your pace is familiar but I can't remember your mane.
| Humor |
| Peter on David
Acts 2:29-30
29 Peter: "Fellow Israelites, I can tell you confidently that the patriarch David died and was buried, and his tomb is here to this day.
30 But he was a prophet and knew that God had promised him on oath that he would place one of his descendants ...
| Bible |
| First Olympic Marathon
When the Olympic Games were revived in Greece in 1896, Spyridon Louis of Athens won the race in front of his countrymen in a time of 2:58:50. He never competed in a major race again and the silver cup given to Louis for his victory was sold for 541,250 pounds ...
| Sports Facts |
| American Government Policy
The policy of the American government is to leave their citizens free, neither restraining nor aiding them in their pursuits.
-- Thomas Jefferson
| Philosophy |
| The Cubs Lose Again
Overheard at Wrigley Field in Chicago: "At least the Cubs are trying. They installed a new pitching machine the other day. Unfortunately it beat them in a practice game, 4-1."
| Humor |
| The Greatest Joy
3 John 1:4
I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.
| Bible |
| Fastest Tennis Serve
Ivo Karlovic of Croatia holds the record for the fastest tennis serve officially documented at 156 miles-per-hour. That's faster than the average winning speed at the Indianapolis 500 many years and more than 50 mph faster than the fasted baseball pitch on ...
| Sports Facts |
| On Quality
Be a yardstick of quality. Some people aren't used to an environment where excellence is expected.
--Steve Jobs
| Philosophy |
| Peter Summarizes Christ's Life
Acts 2:22-24
22 Peter: "Jesus of Nazareth was a man accredited by God to you by miracles, wonders and signs, which God did among you through him, as you yourselves know.
23 This man was handed over to you by God’s deliberate plan and foreknowledge; ...
| Bible |
| Teacher Romance
Q: A physics instructor was dating a biology teacher, but things didn't work out. Why did they break up?
A: Because there was no chemistry...
| Humor |
| No brotherly love, I'm sure
Because they both lost so many players to WWII military service, the Pittsburgh Steelers and Philadelphia Eagles combined to become the Steagles during the 1943 season
| Sports Facts |
| Self-Interest
The principle of self-interest rightly understood is not a lofty one, but it is clear and sure. It does not aim at mighty objects, but it attains without excessive exertion all those at which it aims. As it lies within the reach of all capacities, everyone ...
| Philosophy |
| The Wife of Noble Character (Bonus Verses!)
Proverbs 31:10-11
10 A wife of noble character who can find? She is worth far more than rubies.
11 Her husband has full confidence in her and lacks nothing of value.
| Bible |
| Peter Begins to Lead
Acts 2:14-21
14 Peter stood up with the Eleven, raised his voice and addressed the crowd:
“Fellow Jews and all of you who live in Jerusalem, let me explain this to you; listen carefully to what I say.
15 These people are not drunk, as you suppose. ...
| Bible |
| Speed of Light
Light travels faster than sound, which is why some people appear bright until you hear them speak.
| Humor |
| Things you may not want to see
People in nudist colonies play volleyball more than any other sport
| Sports Facts |
| U.S. Budget Woes
I could end the [U.S budget] deficit in 5 minutes. You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election.
-- Warren Buffett on CNBC
| Philosophy |
| God's Treatment of the Wicked
Psalm 7:12-13
12 If a wicked person does not repent, God will sharpen his sword; he will bend and string his bow.
13 He will prepare his deadly weapons and shoot his flaming arrows.
| Bible |
| Engineering the Human Body
Three engineering students gather to discuss the possible designers of the human body.
One says, "It was a mechanical engineer. Just look at all the joints."
Another says, "No, it was an electrical engineer. The nervous system has many thousands of electrical ...
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| Greatness in less than an hour
In 1935 Jesse Owens broke four world records in 45 minutes
| Sports Facts |
| Getting Ready
We are always getting ready to live, but never living.
-- Ralph Waldo Emerson
| Philosophy |
| Wisdom is Precious
Proverbs 8:8-11
All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
9 To the discerning all of them are right; they are upright to those who have found knowledge.
10 Choose my instruction instead of silver, knowledge rather than ...
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| Medical Career
The guidance counselor asked a teenaged student, "What do you want to be when you grow up?"
"A doctor," the young man said immediately.
"And why's that?"
"Because it's the only profession where you can tell women to take off their clothes and then ...
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