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A stitch in time would have confused Einstein. |
Confucius Say: Stitch In Time
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Sep 082016
Random Riddle: 9-8-2016
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Sep 082016
Joke Of The Day: High Blood Pressure
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Sep 082016
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When a physician remarked on a new patient’s extraordinarily ruddy complexion, he said, “High blood pressure, Doc. It comes from my family.”
“Your mother’s side or your father’s?” “Neither,” he replied. “It’s from my wife’s family.” “Oh, come now, how could your wife’s family give you high blood pressure?” He sighed. “You oughta meet ’em sometime, Doc!” |
Sep 072016
American History: Opha Mae Johnson
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Sep 072016
Opha Mae Johnson (February 13, 1900 – January 1976) was the first woman to enlist in the United States Marine Corps. She joined the Marine Corps Reserve August 13, 1918.
By luck of being the first person in a line of 305 women waiting to enlist, Opha Mae Johnson of Kokomo, Indiana became the first woman to join the Marines in 1918. The Marines were looking to fill office and clerical roles in the States while all battle-ready male Marines were shipped to the frontlines of World War I. To help fill the vacancies, the Marines Corps opened enlistment to women for the first time–two years before women could even vote!