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| There was an elderly couple who in...
There was an elderly couple who in their old age noticed that they were getting a lot more forgetful, so they decided to go to the doctor. The doctor told them that they should start writing things down so they don't forget. They went home and the old lady ...
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| Heinrich Heine
You cannot feed the hungry on statistics.
| Philosophy |
| Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the Lord require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
| Bible |
| January 29th, 1982
On this day in 1982: Old Dominion ends Louisiana Tech's women's basketball rec 54-game win streak
| Sports Facts |
| A 3 years old boy sits near...
A 3 years old boy sits near a pregnant woman.
Boy: Why do you look so fat?
Pregnant woman: I have a baby inside me.
Boy: Is it a good baby?
Pregnant woman: Yes, it is a very good baby.
Boy: Then why did you eat it?!
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| W. H. Auden
When I find myself in the company of scientists, I feel like a shabby curate who has strayed by mistake into a room full of dukes.
| Philosophy |
| 1 John 1:9
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
| Bible |
| January 28th, 1975
On this day in 1975: 1975 NFL Draft: Steve Bartkowski from University of California first pick by Atlanta Falcons
| Sports Facts |
| During lunch at work, I ate 3 plates of beans...
During lunch at work, I ate 3 plates of beans (which I know I shouldn't). When I got home, my husband seemed excited to see me and exclaimed delightedly, "Darling I have a surprise for dinner tonight." He then blindfolded me and led me to my chair at the dinner ...
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| Gertrude Stein
The nineteenth century believed in science but the twentieth century does not.
| Philosophy |
| 2 Corinthians 7:14
For whatever boasts I made to him about you, I was not put to shame. But just as everything we said to you was true, so also our boasting before Titus has proved true.
| Bible |
| January 27th, 1961
On this day in 1961: 49th Women's Australian Championships: Margaret Court beats Jan Lehane O'Neill (6-1, 6-4)
| Sports Facts |
| A pick pocket was up in court...
A pick pocket was up in court for a series of petty crimes. The judge said, "Sir, you are hereby fined $100." The lawyer stood up and said, "Thanks, your honor, however my client only has $75 on him at this time, but if you'd allow him a few minutes in the ...
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| Paul Valery
The folly of mistaking a paradox for a discovery, a metaphor for a proof, a torrent of verbiage for a spring of capital truths, and oneself for an oracle, is inborn in us.
| Philosophy |
| 1 Corinthians 10:31
So, whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do all to the glory of God.
| Bible |
| January 26th, 1985
On this day in 1985: Edmonton Oiler Wayne Gretzky scores 50th goal in 49th game of season
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| Why is it that your...
Why is it that your nose runs but your feet smell?
| Humor |
| Jean Rostand
Science has made us gods even before we are worthy of being men.
| Philosophy |
| Habakkuk 2:2-3
And the Lord answered me: "Write the vision; make it plain on tablets, so he may run who reads it. For still the vision awaits its appointed time; it hastens to the end - it will not lie. If it seems slow, wait for it; it will surely come; it will not delay. ...
| Bible |
| January 25th, 1930
On this day in 1930: 23rd Women's Australian Championships: Daphne Akhurst Cozens beats Sylvia Lance Harper (10-8, 2-6, 7-5)
| Sports Facts |
| Maria, a devout Catholic, got married and...
Maria, a devout Catholic, got married and had 15 children. After her first husband died, she remarried and had 15 more children. A few weeks after her second husband died, Maria also passed away. At Maria's funeral, the priest looked skyward and said, "At ...
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| Frederick Douglass
Where justice is denied, where poverty is enforced, where ignorance prevails, and where any one class is made to feel that society is an organized conspiracy to oppress, rob and degrade them, neither persons nor property will be safe.
| Philosophy |
| Proverbs 9:10
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom, and the knowledge of the Holy One is insight.
| Bible |
| January 24th, 1976
On this day in 1976: Cleveland Cavaliers biggest margin victory-43 pts (beat Milwaukee 132-89)
| Sports Facts |
| January 23rd, 1994
On this day in 1994: AFC Championship Game: Buffalo Bills beat Kansas City Chiefs 30-13
| Sports Facts |