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| All human activity is prompted by desire. Bertrand Russell |
| I admit Dole would have the kids asleep earlier. Justin Schorr, NYC parent, on what it would be like to have Bob Dole as a fill-in parent, 1996 |
| Celebrity was a long time in coming; it will go away. Everything goes away. Carol Burnett |
| Do not regret growing older. It is a privilege denied to many. Anonymous |
| Abuse is the weapon of the vulgar. Samuel Griswold Goodrich |
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| Coins : Most popular More than 250 billion pennies with Lincoln's head have been minted in the 80 years since the premiere issue of this coin in 1909 for the 100th anniversary of Lincoln's birth. If lined up, the 250 billion coins would stretch 2,808,586 miles, and if piled up (17 to an inch) they would tower 220,851 miles into space. |
| Musical Instruments : Most valuable cello - The highest auction price for a violoncello is 682,000 pounds (approximately $1.2 million) at Sotheby's, London on 22 Jun 1988 for a Stradivarius known as "The Cholmondeley," which was made in Cremona, Italy c. 1698. |
| Continents : Largest peninsula - The world's largest peninsula is Arabia, with an area of about 1.25 million sq mi. |
| Medical Extremes : Heaviest organ - The skin is medically considered to be an organ. It weighs around 5.9 lb in an average adult. The heaviest internal organ is the liver at 3.3 lb. This is four times heavier than the heart. |
| Automobiles : Fastest steam-powered On 19 Aug 1985 Robert E. Barber broke the 79-year-old record for a steam car driving No. 744, Steamin' Demon , built by the Barber-Nichols Engineering Co, which reached 145.607 mph at Bonneville Salt Flats, UT. |
