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DID YOU KNOW...
One of the most infamous precognitive dreams in history was President
Lincoln's in 1865. The president dreamed of his own demise just a few days
before he was assassinated in Ford’s Theater on April 14, 1865.


1. Jane eats a simple uncooked meal twice a day, sleeps only six hours a
night, wears simple clothing, neither smokes nor drinks alcohol, is
celibate, and has neither bank account nor investments. What spiritual value
is she practicing?
2. Strange words are These ; ANAMNESIS ...
a. - a degenerative state of the cell nucleus
b. - the ability to recall past occurrences
c. - ring or echo with sound
d. - lacking order or coherence
3. The movie "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" starring George Clooney, is
essentially a modern retelling of which ancient work of literature?
4. For which group was Hank Ballard the lead singer in 1960-1961?
5. The Qing dynasty was the last in China. What dynasty, known for its
highly prized ceramic ware, preceded it?
6. What was the British name for the city of Mumbai, India ?
7. What country music queen was married when she was 14, had four children
before she was 21 and was a grandmother when she was 29?
a. - Kitty Wells
b. - Tammy Wynette
c. - Wanda Jackson
d. - Loretta Lynn
8. Strange words are These ; CACHET...
a. - an indication of approved or superior status
b. - failure of one testes to descend into the scrotum
c. - liqueur poured over shaved ice
d. - the state that precedes vomiting

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
Joyce Kilmer ( 'I think that I shall never see, a poem as lovely as a
tree.' ) was killed in action during WWI .
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1. asceticism
2. - b
3. The Odyssey
4. The Midnighters
5. the Ming Dynasty
6. Bombay
7. - d
8. - a

TRUTH !!
Sergeant Joyce Kilmer (b.1886) was a part of the 165th infantry and was
killed in action near Ourcy, July 30, 1918.
 
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