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More people live in New York City than in 40 of the 50 states.

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The word “Pennsylvania” is misspelled on the Liberty Bell.

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There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of liquid.

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There’s a town in Washington with treetop bridges made specifically to help squirrels cross the street.

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In 1872, Russia sold Alaska to the Unites States for about 2 cents per acre.

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It would take you more than 400 years to spend a night in all of Las Vegas’s hotel rooms.

Western Michigan is home to a giant lavender labyrinth so big you can see it on Google Earth.

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There’s an island full of wild monkeys off the coast of South Carolina called Morgan Island, and it’s not open to humans.

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There’s enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to build a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York City.

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Arizona and Hawaii are now the only states that don’t observe daylight savings time.

Boston has the worst drivers out of the nation’s 200 largest cities. Kansas City has the best drivers.

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Kansas produces enough wheat each year to feed everyone in the world for about two weeks.

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Oregon’s Crater Lake is deep enough to cover six Statues of Liberty stacked on top of each other

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The Empire State building has its own zip code.

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The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office has its own quirky gift shop called Skeletons in the Closet.

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The Library of Congress contains approximately 838 miles of bookshelves—long enough to stretch from Houston to Chicago.

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At 46 letters, Massachusetts’s Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg has the longest place name in the U.S. (even though it’s based on a joke).

In 1922, a man built a house and all his furniture entirely out of 100,000 newspapers. The structure still stands today in Rockport, Massachusetts.

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The entire Denver International Airport is twice the size of Manhattan.

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In 1893, an amendment was proposed to rename the country to the “United States of Earth.”

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A highway in Lancaster, California plays the “William Tell Overture” as you drive over it, thanks to some well-placed grooves in the road.

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The total length of Idaho’s rivers could stretch across the United States about 40 times.

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The town of Centralia, Pennsylvania has been on fire for 55 years.

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The one-woman town of Monowi, Nebraska is the only officially incorporated municipality with a population of 1. The sole, 83-year-old resident is the city’s mayor, librarian, and bartender.

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The entire town of Whittier, Alaska lives under one roof.

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The number of bourbon barrels in Kentucky outnumbers the state’s population by more than two million.

I miss them…..

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I sure miss my little Spring & Summer friends!
-Sheila-
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Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

January 23, 2026January 18, 2026 tolleystopicsLeave a comment

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THE SPHINX—RUBIO’S JOBS

January 23, 2026January 22, 2026 tolleystopicsLeave a comment

BREAKING NEWS

A proposal for American bases in Greenland.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/01/22/trumps-greenland-deal-will-give-u-s-cyprus-style-sovereign-base-areas-report/

https://nypost.com/2026/01/22/us-news/trump-vows-us-will-have-total-access-to-greenland-with-no-end-under-deal-may-still-acquire-island/

Arrests are made in Minnesota church mob.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/01/22/bondi-announces-arrests-in-minnesota-church-mob-n2669893

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Behind the scenes as Baby Trump explains the Maduro capture and more.

https://pjmedia.com/stephen-kruiser/2026/01/21/i-not-so-humbly-offer-my-services-as-trumps-first-territorial-governor-of-greenland-n4948559

https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/01/21/giorgia-melonis-greenland-gamble-us-ties-over-eu-tensions-n2198383

Virginians get what they voted for.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/01/20/here-are-some-of-the-new-taxes-coming-to-virginia-under-democrat-rule-its-insane-n2669741

Anti-ICE Democrats support the killers.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/01/21/jury-convicts-alleged-minneapolis-gang-member-who-drove-shooters-in-fatal-2021-attack-n2669864

The slimy Clintons.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/01/20/contemptible-clintons-comer-rejects-latest-ridiculous-offer-vows-to-bring-tight-lipped-duo-to-account-n2198349

IRAN

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/01/21/iran-makes-threats-as-trump-considers-his-options-n3811096

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SPORTS

The Olympics open on Friday, February 6.

https://www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/us-delegation-winter-olympics-vance/2026/01/17/id/1242544/

https://www.nbc.com/nbc-insider/when-is-the-2026-winter-olympics-opening-ceremony

Penis Gate is our first Olympic scandal.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/17/world-news/ski-jumping-rocked-by-penis-gate-claims-athletes-manipulated-genitals-for-aerodynamic-edge/

Scandal two.

https://pagesix.com/2026/01/19/entertainment/inside-shocking-scandal-plaguing-figure-skating-just-weeks-before-winter-olympics-2026/?_gl=1*116zf8z*_ga*NjUyMzQ3MDA5LjE3MTA2OTM3NTk.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3Njg4NDc3NzUkbzE3NTUkZzEkdDE3Njg4NDgxODQkajMwJGwwJGgw

Professional Sports will do anything for an extra dollar.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/17/sports/bookmaker-art-manteris-dishes-on-sports-betting-in-new-book/

Expanding again is just a play for more money—-BS. Skip the regular season.

https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/47653160/big-ten-sec-deadlocked-college-football-playoff-format

The Super Bowl and NFL stink.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/01/19/nfl-slaps-half-their-fans-in-the-face-adds-leftist-tds-riddled-punk-band-to-super-bowl-festivities-n2198313

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/01/19/nfl-adds-trump-hating-green-day-to-super-bowl-opening-ceremony/

INTERNATIONAL

China has lowest birthrate since 1949.

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2026/01/19/china-hits-lowest-birth-rate-since-communist-revolution-of-1949/

Cultures aren’t just about diversity.

https://redstate.com/eli-shepherd/2026/01/21/when-abortion-has-no-moral-limits-baby-girls-pay-the-price-n2198314

America is a fraud/freeloading country. Congress wants it that way.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/20/analysis-85-of-afghan-households-with-children-are-on-welfare-in-u-s/

*****

Mamdinky.

https://hotair.com/david-strom/2026/01/21/mamdanis-strategy-to-take-over-private-housing-laid-bare-n3811042

*****

The Vocational Editor: How many jobs does Secretary of State Marco Rubio have, LL ?

https://www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysis/marco-rubio-is-simultaneously-serving-in-three-government-roles-heres-why-thats-a-problem/

The Part Time Cat: I can’t say for sure, it changes almost daily. These have been mentioned recently. President of Cuba.

https://nypost.com/2026/01/11/us-news/trump-suggests-marco-rubio-could-soon-get-another-job-president-of-cuba/

He is The Man.

He has been selected to return the One Ring to the Mordo chasms of fire in Middle Earth.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/G99j-slWoAAf2dw?format=jpg&name=large

He will not coach the Miami Dolphins football team.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/01/08/thursday-evening-chuckles-marco-rubio-assures-nation-he-is-not-taking-miami-dolphins-coaching-job-n2197935

To quote the crows, ‘you are anonymous-nevermore’.

https://theonion.com/study-finds-crows-able-to-recognize-faces-had-work-done/

https://www.timesofisrael.com/

*****

The Dems can see the future.

https://babylonbee.com/news/democrats-fear-iranian-desire-for-freedom-could-spread-to-america

https://hotair.com/

Astronomy Picture of the Day

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 kenmitchell92Leave a comment

Planetary Nebula Abell 7
Image Credit & Copyright: Martin Pugh

Explanation: Very faint planetary nebula Abell 7 is about 1,800 light-years distant. It lies just south of Orion in planet Earth’s skies toward the constellation Lepus, The Hare. Posing with scattered Milky Way stars, its generally simple spherical shape about 8 light-years in diameter is revealed in this deep telescopic image. The beautiful and complex shapes seen within the cosmic cloud are visually enhanced by the use of long exposures and narrowband filters that capture emission from hydrogen and oxygen atoms. Otherwise Abell 7 would be much too faint to be appreciated by eye. A planetary nebula represents a very brief final phase in stellar evolution that our own Sun will experience 5 billion years hence, as the nebula’s central, once sun-like star shrugs off its outer layers. Abell 7 itself is estimated to be 20,000 years old. But its central star, seen here as a fading white dwarf, is some 10 billion years old.

Tomorrow’s picture: Earthset

Bible Verse

January 23, 2026January 23, 2026 tolleystopicsLeave a comment

So be careful, my Christian friends. Do not refuse to trust God. That would be a very bad thing to do. Do not turn away from the God who lives for ever.

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I never knew …..

More people live in New York City than in 40 of the 50 states.

The word “Pennsylvania” is misspelled on the Liberty Bell.

There is enough water in Lake Superior to cover all of North and South America in one foot of liquid.

There’s a town in Washington with treetop bridges made specifically to help squirrels cross the street.

In 1872, Russia sold Alaska to the Unites States for about 2 cents per acre.

It would take you more than 400 years to spend a night in all of Las Vegas’s hotel rooms.

Western Michigan is home to a giant lavender labyrinth so big you can see it on Google Earth.

There’s an island full of wild monkeys off the coast of South Carolina called Morgan Island, and it’s not open to humans.

There’s enough concrete in the Hoover Dam to build a two-lane highway from San Francisco to New York City.

Arizona and Hawaii are now the only states that don’t observe daylight savings time.

Boston has the worst drivers out of the nation’s 200 largest cities. Kansas City has the best drivers.

Kansas produces enough wheat each year to feed everyone in the world for about two weeks.

Oregon’s Crater Lake is deep enough to cover six Statues of Liberty stacked on top of each other

The Empire State building has its own zip code.

The Los Angeles Coroner’s Office has its own quirky gift shop called Skeletons in the Closet.

The Library of Congress contains approximately 838 miles of bookshelves—long enough to stretch from Houston to Chicago.

At 46 letters, Massachusetts’s Lake Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg has the longest place name in the U.S. (even though it’s based on a joke).

In 1922, a man built a house and all his furniture entirely out of 100,000 newspapers. The structure still stands today in Rockport, Massachusetts.

The entire Denver International Airport is twice the size of Manhattan.

In 1893, an amendment was proposed to rename the country to the “United States of Earth.”

A highway in Lancaster, California plays the “William Tell Overture” as you drive over it, thanks to some well-placed grooves in the road.

The total length of Idaho’s rivers could stretch across the United States about 40 times.

The town of Centralia, Pennsylvania has been on fire for 55 years.

The one-woman town of Monowi, Nebraska is the only officially incorporated municipality with a population of 1. The sole, 83-year-old resident is the city’s mayor, librarian, and bartender.

The entire town of Whittier, Alaska lives under one roof.

The number of bourbon barrels in Kentucky outnumbers the state’s population by more than two million.

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So be careful, my Christian friends. Do not refuse to trust God. That would be a very bad thing to do. Do not turn away from the God who lives for ever.

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I sure miss my little Spring & Summer friends!
-Sheila-
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Don’t wait until you know who you are to get started.
Austin Kleon