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January 4 has been designated National Trivia Day, so come along with Tidbits as we delve into the most trivial of facts!

TRIVIAL DRIVEL• On an average day in New York City, almost a million people use taxis.• Washington, D.C., has the lowest marriage rate in the U.S., along with New Jersey. Nevada has the highest, and Hawaii is second.• Liza Minnelli, daughter of Judy Garland, married Jack Haley, Jr, the son of Jack Haley who played the Tin Man in “The Wizard of Oz.”• Steven Spielberg was just 26 years old when he directed “Jaws.”• The average American business lunch lasts 67 minutes, but the average French business lunch lasts 124 minutes.• When Hitler’s associate Ernst Hanfstaengl told him that his short mustache was unfashionable, Hit-ler responded: “If it is not the fashion now, it will be because I wear it.”• Only 2% of the world’s population is naturally blonde.

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• There are no rivers in Saudi Arabia.• The average home buyer looks at 14 homes before making a purchase.• The average American lives in 30 different abodes over the course of a lifetime.• Former U.S. president Jimmy Carter has gone on record saying he witnessed a UFO.• Between 1900 and 1920, Tug of War was an officially sanctioned Olympic event.• Diamonds are simply crystallized carbon (like coal or soot) and will burn at a temperature of 1652° F. (900° C.)• Red wines are fermented from grapes that still have their skins on. White wines come from grapes with no skins.• When Walt Disney went to collect his Acad-emy Award for the film “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs” he was handed one regular sized award statue and seven little tiny ones.• The term ‘carpet’ comes from the Latin word ‘carpere’ meaning ‘to pluck’ probably because carpets were made from ‘plucked’ fabric. Carpet has the same Latin root as ‘carpe diem’ meaning ‘pluck/seize the day.’• Caterpillars completely liquefy inside the co-coon as they transform into moths.• Humans can survive longer without food than they can without sleep.• Months that start on a Sunday will always have a Friday the 13th.• The State of Florida is bigger than England.• Ants stretch when they get up in the morn-ing.

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Spear Shack Rentals. All set up and heated. Spears & decoys. Waubay, SD $85/person. Also Fish Shack rentals or bring your own shack. Stocked walleye & perch pond. Bring a kid or take a Vet fishing. Catch and release. Call Don 605-770-9211 0125

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• About 7 to 12 million slaves were transferred from Africa to the Americas between the fifteenth and nineteenth centuries.• Men outnumber women in U.S. prisons by about 25 to 1.• Michael Jackson’s 1988 autobiography “Moonwalk” was edited by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.• Horses can’t vomit.

• Koalas sleep up to 22 hours a day.• The sentence, “The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog,” which uses every letter in the English alphabet, was developed by Western Union to test communication systems.• One out of every five people on the planet is Chinese.• On Valentine’s Day, nearly 189 million stems of roses are sold in the U.S.• The little dot over the lowercase letter ‘i’ is called a tittle.• The mask used by Michael Myers in the origi-nal “Halloween” movie was actually a Captain Kirk mask painted white.• About 10% of the world’s bird species live in Thailand, a greater diversity than in all of Europe or North America.• Voice actor Thurl Revenscroft sang “You’re a Mean One, Mr. Grinch” and was also the voice of Tony the Tiger.• The Corduroy Appreciation Club celebrates 11-11-11 as ‘The Day That Most Resembles Corduroy.’• Bug repellent doesn’t repel mosquitoes; it simply masks your body odor with a new scent that female mosquitoes dislike.• Rome was the first city to reach a million people.

• Fortune cookies were invented by a cook in San Francisco in 1920.• The bladder of a male lobster is located in its head. When they fight, they squirt each other in



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the face with urine.• The oldest living organism on earth ever veri-fied was a Great Basin bristlecone pine tree in Nevada called Prometheus that was measured by a ring count to be about 4,900 years old when it was cut down in 1964.• George Washington was a redhead.• Michigan has more shoreline than the entire eastern seaboard of the U.S.• Texas is larger than every country in Europe.• The characters Bert and Ernie on “Sesame Street” were named after Bert the cop and Ernie the taxi driver in Frank Capra’s film “It’s A Won-derful Life.”• When director George Lucas was mixing soundtrack for the film “American Graffiti” he numbered the reels of film starting with an R and numbered the dialog starting with a D. When the sound designer requested Reel 2, Dialog 2 by requesting “R2D2” George liked the way it sounded so much that he worked it into his Star Wars project.• The Sahara desert is larger than the continen-tal U.S.• Whales, dolphins, and porpoises move by plunging their tails up and down, unlike fish, which move their tails from side to side.

• In 1949, brothers Forrest and Leroy Raffel cre-ated a restaurant that sold roast beef sandwiches. They spelled out the initials “Raffel Brothers” (RB) to create the name Arby’s.• The deadliest natural disaster in the U.S. was the Galveston hurricane of 1900, which killed between 8,000-12,000 people.• China and the U.S. are about the same size but China’s population is four times larger. • Thomas Jefferson first introduced French fries to the White House.

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• It was 20th-century Ameri-can poet, physician, educator, researcher and essayist Lewis Thomas who made the following sage observation: “We haven’t yet

learned how to stay human when assembled in masses.”• Those who study such things say that when Jell-O is hooked

up to an EEG machine, the movements registered are almost identical to those produced by the human brain.

• Historians claim that notorious pirate Blackbeard made him-self fearsome to enemies by tying lighted fuses into his beard.

• In a survey conducted in five major U.S. cities, men were

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asked to choose which activity they’d rather do: spend a roman-tic evening in a hotel with a sexy woman, or go to the Super Bowl. Three-quarters of respondents chose the football game.

• There were no domestic cats in North America until they arrived with voyagers from Europe.

• You’ve probably noticed that St. Pauli Girl beer has on its label the image of a buxom blond beauty. You probably aren’t aware, however, that the beer was named after the St. Pauli neighborhood of Hamburg, Germany -- a notorious red-light district. So while you may think the lovely image is that of a simple serving girl, it’s not out of the question that the lady’s occupation may have been somewhat less savory.

• If you’re planning to wrap a mummy in the proper Egyptian manner, you’ll need about 500 feet of linen to finish the job.

• Parts of Australia have been undergoing an intense drought for more than a decade. The water shortage has been so severe that in 2002, the nation’s environmental minister issued a plea for those in affected areas to shower with a partner in order to conserve the scarce resource.

•••Thought for the Day: “The higher we soar,

the smaller we appear to those who cannot fly.” -- Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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• On Jan. 9, 1493, Christopher Colum-bus, sailing near the Dominican Republic, sees three “mermaids” -- in reality mana-tees -- and describes the mythical half-female, half-fish creatures as “not half as beautiful as they are painted.”

• On Jan. 7, 1785, Jean-Pierre Blanchard and John Jeffries travel from England to France in a gas balloon, be-

coming the first to cross the English Chan-nel by air. They nearly crashed as their balloon was weighed down by extraneous supplies such as silk-covered oars.

• On Jan. 4, 1847, Samuel Colt rescues his faltering gun company by winning a contract to provide the U.S. government with 1,000 of his .44 caliber revolvers. The heart of Colt’s invention was a mech-anism that combined a single rifled barrel with a revolving chamber that held five or six shots.



Q: I have a set of eight collector plates, all featuring locomotives. Do they have any value, and where would I sell them? -- Steve, Mason City, Iowa

A: There seems to be a glut of collector plates, and selling them is more than just a little dif-ficult. Almost every antique mall I visit has stacks of these plates, many in original boxes and most with so-called certificates of authenticity. My suggestion is to show them to dealers in your area to see if there is any interest.

• • •Q: I have three Native American baskets that were purchased on the Navajo Reservation in

Northern Arizona during the 1930s. Can you recommend someone who can help me place a value on them for insurance purposes? -- Laura, Sierra Vista, Arizona

A: Deborah and Alston Neal are owners of “Territorial Indian Arts & Antiques,” a Scotts-dale business since 1969. Alston is the basket expert, and he can help you. This is one of the better stores dealing in Indian crafts and antiques that I have found, and it has an international reputation. Contact is 7077 E. Main Street, No. 7, Scottsdale, AZ 85251; 480-945-5432; www.territorialindianarts.com and [email protected].

• • •Q: I have a collection of about 65 back issues of Reader’s Digest from the 1930s, ‘40s and

‘50s. Are they worth keeping? -- Sally, Cheyenne, WyomingA: Although the issues might be interesting, they don’t seem to be of much interest to maga-

zine collectors. While other publications from this same period such as Saturday Evening Post, Colliers, Look and Life are considered quite collectible, the older issues of Reader’s Digest sell for only $2 or $3 depending on condition and content. Based on this information, only you can determine if your copies are worth keeping.

• • •Q: When I was in grade school during the 1950s, I received a pack of 12 pencils with the

Coca-Cola logo. I got them as a prize for a spelling contest. Are they rare, and should I keep them? -- Carol, Tyler, Texas

A: According to “Kovels’ Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide” by Ralph and Terry Kovel (Krause Books), your pencils are worth about $30. To a Coca-Cola collector, perhaps even more.

Write to Larry Cox in care of KFWS, 628 Virginia Drive, Orlando, FL 32803, or send e-mail to [email protected]. Due to the large volume of mail he receives, Mr. Cox can-not personally answer all reader questions, nor does he do appraisals. Do not send any materials requiring return mail.


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daily: 8 gallons (30 l)• Gallons of urine produced daily: 30 (113 l)• Pounds of manure produced daily: 60 (27 kg)• Distance of world record toss of a cow chip: 266 ft (81 m)• Number of times an average cow stands up and sits down daily: 14• Percent of DNA genome cows share with hu-mans: 80• Normal lifespan of a cow: 20-25 years• Typical lifespan of a beef steer: 2 years• Number of cows in the U.S.: 90 million• Number of people in the U.S.: 318 million• Percent of U.S. beef cows in Texas: 13%• Approximate percent of food budget Ameri-cans spend on dairy products: 12%• Average number of people killed by cows in U.S. annually: 20• Average number of people killed by bee stings in the U.S. annually: 60• Number of 7-ounce (200 g) servings of beef a typical cow will yield: 1,000• Average annual consumption of beef by



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Americans: 61 lbs. (27 kg)• Average annual consumption of poultry by Americans: 97 lbs. (45 kg)• Approx. number of cows consumed by Mc-Donalds per day: 2,500• Percent of U.S. cattle purchased by McDon-alds: 1

• Number of cows a typical American will eat in a lifetime: 350• The Latin word ‘caput’ meaning ‘head’ is the origin of the word ‘capital’ meaning ‘a principle sum of money.’ That word went into the Anglo-Norman language as ‘catel’ and the Old French language as ‘chatel.’ That evolved into the word ‘cattle’ because a person measured wealth in

terms of how many head of livestock they owned. The Old English word ‘feoh’ also meant cattle or property, and survives as our word ‘fee.’• Cattle were domesticated some 10,000 years ago, descended from a species of wild ox called aurochs which is now extinct. DNA studies have shown that it’s likely the 1.4 billion cattle that now inhabit the earth are descendants of a single herd of auroch. • Christopher Columbus brought cattle with



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Eating well is another part of a healthy lifestyle. Here are some sug-gestions for a healthier way to shop and eat by using technology to make better choices:

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• Interested in trying a new diet? The Paleo diet is based on the types of foods presumed to have been eaten by early humans, consisting chiefly of meat, fish, vegetables and fruit, and excluding dairy or grain products and processed food. PaleoCentral (iOS and Android) has been touted as the “perfect” app for Paleo beginners. It helps you know what you can and can’t eat on this lifestyle plan. It also includes a beginner’s guide for get-ting started and understanding how the diet works.

Try this Paleo diet recipe for Bacon, Egg and Spinach Quiche with a Sweet Potato Crust, and stay healthy the high-tech way this year!

PALEO DIET QUICHE 4 sweet potatoes, peeled and sliced into thin rounds (rounds should be thin enough to bend easily)

2 tablespoons olive oil 1 teaspoon salt 1 teaspoon ground black pepper 1 garlic clove, minced 1 small onion, diced 2 cups baby spinach 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg 1/8 teaspoon cayenne pepper 5 large eggs, beaten 3 bacon slices, cooked and crumbled

1. Heat the oven to 400 F.2. Place sweet potatoes in a 9-inch

pie dish. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of the olive oil. Season with 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon black pepper. Toss everything together until coated. Arrange the sweet potato slic-es in the pie dish in an overlapping circular pattern to form a “crust” for the quiche. Place in oven and bake 15 to 20 minutes or until sweet potatoes are tender when pierced with a knife. Set the crust aside to cool. Lower the oven heat to 375 F.

3. Meanwhile, place 1 tablespoon of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and onion. Cook until the onion and garlic are soft and fragrant, around 5 minutes.

4. Add the spinach, the remaining salt and pepper, nutmeg and cayenne pepper. Saute until wilted, 2-3 min-utes. Set aside to cool.

5. In a bowl, combine beaten eggs with the spinach mixture and bacon. Pour over the sweet potato crust, and place in the oven. Bake 30 to 35 min-utes, or until the eggs are set; serve warm. Serves 4.

***Angela Shelf Medearis is an

award-winning children’s author, culinary historian and the author of seven cookbooks. Her new cook-book is “The Kitchen Diva’s Diabetic Cookbook.” Her website is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva! on Facebook. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis.

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At the Community Center -January 5 - 12pm Senior Citizens LuncheonJanuary 7 - 12pm EDA Meeting

At the Legion -Sunday - Meat Raffle / Thursday - Taco Night / Friday - Bingo

At Big Stone City School -January 4 - School Resumes, K-8th GradesJanuary 6 - Preschool ResumesJanuary 15 - End of Q2: 12:30pm dismissal

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Puzzle Answershim on his second journey in 1493. Texas long-horns descended from the cattle explorer Coro-nado brought with him in the year 1540.• Cows have nearly panoramic vision, being able to see 300 degrees from side to side. This helps them spot predators as they graze. Their sense of smell is highly developed and it’s been estimated they can catch a whiff of a predator at a distance of six miles (9.6 km).• Cows have 32 teeth, but they are all located on the bottom part of the jaw. The top part of the mouth is a hard platform of skin which serves as a grinding pad.• Cattle are ruminants, meaning they have a di-gestive system that allows them to digest difficult

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Monday, January 4th- School resumes. BBB with WSS at Waverly, 7th and 8th at 5:00 pm, JV at 6:15 pm, varsity to follow. Tuesday, January 5th- GBB and BBB with St. Martins at Waubay, girls play at 4:30 pm and boys play at 5:30 pm. Thursday, January 7th- BBB with GPL at Summit at 6:15 pm.Friday, January 8th- School is in session (Thursday Schedule). GBB with GPL in Watertown at 6:15 pm. Saturday, January 9th- BBB at Langford at 6:15 pm.

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foods by regurgitating and re-chewing the cud. The cud is then re-swallowed and further di-gested by specialized microorganisms in the four different compartments of the stomach, called a rumen. They can digest things such as almond shells and shredded newspaper.

TRIVIA ABOUT TRIVIA• In ancient Greece, it was common to find stat-ues of the god Hermes (messenger of Zeus) or the goddess Hecate (goddess of childbirth, wil-derness, and land of the dead) at the street cor-ners. • Hermes’ name originated with the Greek word ‘herma’ meaning a stone cairn used to mark roads and pathways. The Greeks thought that the spirit of Hermes would reside inside these piles of stones, protecting and guiding travelers. • Hecate’s job was to ensure that people didn’t take the wrong road, so pillars were erected at crossroads to please her. • The cairns and pillars built for Hecate and Hermes were also considered to be altars, so passersby could pay homage to the two gods as they traveled, hoping for a safe journey. Travel-ers customarily added stones to the cairns to win the favor of the gods. • Of course, any time roads and pathways meet, people also meet, and they pass the time gab-bing. With so many cairns and pillars handy, they could chat with each other and worship the gods at the same time. • Altars and statues of Hermes and Hecate were so plentiful that Hecate became known as Triodi-tis, which is Greek for ‘one who is worshipped where three roads meet.’ • When the Romans began to adopt Greek gods as their own, they re-named Trioditis, giving her a new name that meant ‘three roads’ in Latin.

• Eventually Trioditis’ new Roman name en-tered our language meaning ‘useless or obscure knowledge’ such as those petty details exchanged

where three roads meet. Her name was Trivia, and that's how a word that means ‘three roads’ came to mean ‘things of little importance.’

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SchoolJanuary 4 - Wrestling: Practice 3:50pmJanuary 4 - Basketball: Boys B-Squad vs Richland-Colfax 6:00pmJanuary 4 - Basketball: Boys vs Richland-Colfax 7:30pmJanuary 5 - Wrestling: Practice 3:50pmJanuary 5 - Basketball: Girls 7/8 @ Ortonville 4:45pmJanuary 5 - Basketball: Girls @ Ortonville 7:30pm

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DEAR PAW’S CORNER: My sister-in-law insists on bring-ing her yappy, ill-tempered lap dog, “Mitsi,” to our house every Christmas through New Year’s. Mitsi gets along with no one but her owner, frightens our two cats and barks at everyone in the

Visiting Dog Ruins HolidaysBy Sam Mazzotta

house during dinner, nonstop. I love having my brother and his wife over, but Mitsi is making things hellish. How can I politely ask her to leave Mitsi in a kennel during visits? -- Barked Out in Birmingham, Alabama

DEAR BARKED OFF: I don’t know that there’s a way to tell your sister-in-law to leave her dog at home that would be taken well. Mitsi clearly is a full member of their family and travels with her.

Can a compromise be reached instead? Ask her if Mitsi can be placed in a separate room during mealtimes while they are visiting. She’ll probably still bark, but at least it won’t be right in your ear.

You also need to discuss how Mitsi is stressing out the cats. Sometimes people think it’s funny when a visiting dog chases the family pets around, but it’s not fun for those pets. It’s like having a schoolyard bully walk right into your home. Try to keep the discussion civil.

Ultimately, you’ll have to decide what level of compromise to ask for in order to keep peace in your house, and you’ll have to be firm. Your sister-in-law takes her relationship with her dog seri-ously; she should respect your concerns as well. That discussion probably won’t be comfortable, but if Mitsi’s barking and bullying are making the holidays a living hell, you need to say something.

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