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| No one will dare maintain that it is better to do injustice than to bear it. Aristotle |
| I must govern the clock, not be governed by it. Golda Meir |
| Love is like quicksilver in the hand. Leave the fingers open and it stays. Clutch it, and it darts away. Dorothy Parker |
| Wisdom is ofttimes nearer when we stoop than when we soar. William Wordsworth |
| TRUTH, n. An ingenious compound of desirability and appearance. Discovery of truth is the sole purpose of philosophy, which is the most ancient occupation of the human mind and has a fair prospect of existing with increasing activity to the end of time. Ambrose Bierce |
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| Pigs : Largest producer - The world's leading producer of hogs in 1991 was China, with 365 million head from a world total of 768.1 million. As of 1 Dec 1991 there were 57 million head of hogs farmed in the United States. The leading state was Iowa with 14.8 million head. |
| Walking : Greatest distance in 24 hours - The greatest distance walked in 24 hr is 140 miles 1,229 yd, by Paul Forthomme (Belgium) on a road course at Woluwe, Belgium on 13-14 Oct 1984. The best by a woman is 125.7 miles, by Annie van der Meer at Rouen, France on 30 Apr-1 May 1984 over a 1.185 km lap road course. |
| Badminton : Shortest game In the 1969 Uber Cup in Tokyo, Japan, Noriko Takagi (later Mrs Nakayama; Japan) beat Poppy Tumengkol (Indonesia) in 9 min. |
| Airships : Greatest distance - The FAI accredited straight-line distance record for airships is 3,967.1 miles, set by the German Graf Zeppelin LZ127 , captained by Dr Hugo Eckener, between 29 Oct and 1 Nov 1928. From 21-25 Nov 1917 the German Zeppelin L59 flew from Yambol, Bulgaria to a point south of Khartoum, Sudan and returned, covering a minimum of 4,500 miles. |
| Hovercraft : Longest journey - The longest hovercraft journey was one of 5,000 miles, by the British Trans-African Hovercraft Expedition, under the leadership of David Smithers, through eight West African countries in a Winchester class SRN6, between 15 Oct 1969 and 3 Jan 1970. |
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