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| Search Results | Category |
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| December 11th, 1966
On this day in 1966: Al Nelson sets NFL record returning missed field goal, 100 yards
| Sports Facts |
| Climate Change
According to a news story, if global warming continues, in 20 years the only chance we'll have to see a polar bear is in a zoo. So in other words, nothing is going to change.
| Humor |
| December 10th, 1983
On this day in 1983: Last NFL game at Shea Stadium; Steelers beat NY Jets 34-7
| Sports Facts |
| Ralph Waldo Emerson
Bad times have a scientific value. These are occasions a good learner would not miss.
| Philosophy |
| Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
| Bible |
| Destructive Moisture
Why does moisture destroy leather? When it’s raining, cows don’t go up to the farmhouse yelling, “Let us in! We’re all wearing leather! We’re going to ruin the whole outfit here!”
| Humor |
| December 9th, 1992
On this day in 1992: Sri Lanka's third-ever Test Cricket victory (v NZ by 9 wkts)
| Sports Facts |
| Carl Sagan
Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
| Philosophy |
| Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect.
| Bible |
| If I'm on the Course and Lightning Starts...
The pastor at a local church says, "If I’m on the golf course and lightning starts, I get inside fast. If God wants to play through, I let him."
| Humor |
| December 8th, 1961
On this day in 1961: Larry Costello scores 32 consecutive pts without a miss (NBA rec)
| Sports Facts |
| Arthur M. Schlesinger
Science and technology revolutionize our lives, but memory, tradition and myth frame our response.
| Philosophy |
| Ephesians 5:25
Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her,
| Bible |
| Don't Knock the Weather.
Don’t knock the weather. If it didn’t change once in a while, nine tenths of the people couldn’t start a conversation.
| Humor |
| December 7th, 1984
On this day in 1984: Allan Border's 1st Test Cricket match as captain (v WI Adelaide)
| Sports Facts |
| Stephen Hawking
Scientists have become the bearers of the torch of discovery in our quest for knowledge.
| Philosophy |
| 1 Corinthians 13:4
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant
| Bible |
| Lew Schneider on Sunblock
We use a really strong sunblock when we go to the beach with the kids. It’s SPF 80: You squeeze the tube, and a sweater comes out.
| Humor |
| December 6th, 1930
On this day in 1930: 13th PGA Championship: Tommy Armour at Fresh Meadows CC Flushing
| Sports Facts |
| Albert Camus
Without culture, and the relative freedom it implies, society, even when perfect, is but a jungle. This is why any authentic creation is a gift to the future.
| Philosophy |
| Romans 3:23
For all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,
| Bible |
| Winter Punderland
As we waited for a bus in the frosty weather, the woman next to me mentioned that she makes a lot of mistakes when texting in the cold.I nodded knowingly. “It’s the early signs of typothermia.”
| Humor |
| December 5th, 1987
On this day in 1987: 53rd Heisman Trophy Award: Tim Brown, Notre Dame (WR)
| Sports Facts |
| Erik Erikson
In the social jungle of human existence, there is no feeling of being alive without a sense of identity.
| Philosophy |
| Ephesians 4:15
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
| Bible |