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July 28th, 1976
On this day in 1976: White Sox John Odom (5 inn) & Francisco Barrios (4 inn) no-hits A's
Sports Facts
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Ignorant men raise questions that wise men answered a thousand years ago.
Philosophy
How can you tell if...
Q: How can you tell if a blonde used a computer? A: There's Wite-Out all over the screen.
Humor
2 Timothy 2:15
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Bible
July 27th, 1937
On this day in 1937: 32nd Davis Cup: USA beats Great Britain in Wimbledon (4-1)
Sports Facts
Walter Scott
O, what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!
Philosophy
What did the...
Q: What did the computer do at lunchtime? A: Had a byte!
Humor
James 1:19-20
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Bible
July 26th, 1947
On this day in 1947: 46th Women's French Championships: Patricia Todd beats Doris Hart (6-3, 3-6, 6-4)
Sports Facts
Henry Ford
Obstacles are those frightful things you see when you take your eyes off your goal.
Philosophy
Yo mamma is so fat that when...
Yo mamma is so fat that when she sat on a laptop, the hardware turned into software!
Humor
Acts 11:19-30
Now those who were scattered because of the persecution that arose over Stephen traveled as far as Phoenicia and Cyprus and Antioch, speaking the word to no one except Jews. But there were some of them, men of Cyprus and Cyrene, who on coming to Antioch spoke ...
Bible
July 25th, 1939
On this day in 1939: NY Yankee Atley Donald sets AL rookie record with 12 consecutive win
Sports Facts
Rabindranath Tagore
Everything comes to us that belongs to us if we create the capacity to receive it.
Philosophy
Teacher: "I asked you to draw a...
Teacher: "I asked you to draw a cow and grass, but I only see a cow. Where is grass?" Student: "The cow ate the grass, sir."
Humor
Colossians 3:1
If then you have been raised with Christ, seek the things that are above, where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.
Bible
July 24th, 1967
On this day in 1967: Race riots in Detroit force postponement of Tigers-Orioles game
Sports Facts
July 24th, 1941
On this day in 1941: Red Sox Lefty Grove, 41, wins his 300th game
Sports Facts
Michelangelo
The greater danger for most of us lies not in setting our aim too high and falling short; but in setting our aim too low, and achieving our mark.
Philosophy
Scientists have proven that there are two...
Scientists have proven that there are two things in the air that have been known to cause women to get pregnant: their legs.
Humor
Romans 14:1
As for the one who is weak in faith, welcome him, but not to quarrel over opinions.
Bible
July 23rd, 1965
On this day in 1965: Dick Stuart homers in a major league-record 23rd different park
Sports Facts
Franklin D. Roosevelt
There are many ways of going forward, but only one way of standing still.
Philosophy
Grandma and Grandpa were visiting their kids...
Grandma and Grandpa were visiting their kids overnight .When Grandpa found a bottle of Viagra in his son's medicine cabinet, he asked about using one of the pills.The son said, "I don't think you should take one Dad, they're very strong and very expensive.""How ...
Humor
Romans 13:8-10
Owe no one anything, except to love each other, for the one who loves another has fulfilled the law. For the commandments, "You shall not commit adultery, You shall not murder, You shall not steal, You shall not covet," and any other commandment, are summed ...
Bible