Monthly Archives: July 2006

The Toilet Paper Timeline

The earth is over 5 billion years old. Life first originated in the oceans 3.4 billion years ago. The dinosaurs died out 65 million years in the past. Human recorded history stretches back 10,000 years in time. These numbers are … Continue reading

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World’s Longest Marriage

A BRITISH couple are celebrating the world’s longest marriage — of 83-AND-A-HALF YEARS.  Bill Jones is 105 and his wife Eluned is 102. The couple, from Slough, Berks, have a son aged 83, a granddaughter, two great-grandchildren and a great-great … Continue reading

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Lunch at the White House

On a recent trip to the Washington, D.C. area an old college friend who works at the White House graciously invited me to eat at the White House Mess in the West Wing, which is operated by the U.S. Navy. … Continue reading

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