Author name: Pat Bergrin (Waterford)

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1. Kenneth Bone, the nerdy undecided voter in a red pullover, who questioned the presidential candidates on their energy policies in the October debate, became an instant internet hero, appeared on Jimmy Kimmel and received an offer to star in a porn film. 2. An Alabama man revealed in a widely shared Facebook post his

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 For a mosquito-bite itch, try pressing a warm spoon on the welt. Run a spoon under hot tap water and apply. Heat relieves the itch in 5 to 10 minutes. Meditation and yoga can help reduce stress, but consider this faster fix — sniff an orange. Citrusy and floral aromas help to lower anxiety.  Researchers

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[wptab name=’Questions’] What important event did the premiere of the opera “Aida” commemorate? On what show were “The Not Ready for Prime Time Players”? In the comic strip “Lil Abner” what was the day that the girls chased the guys? Who said, “Money is better than poverty if only for financial reasons”? What instrument did

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[wptab name=’Questions’]1. Which of the Wright brothers flew their plane based on the toss of a 50-cent piece? 2. Who was the 1st man to orbit the Earth? 3. Who was the 1st U.S. president to appear on TV while in office 4. What’s the smallest bird in the world? 5. Who said: “When I’m

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1. A leap second was added to the world’s clocks on June 30. The Earth takes 0.002 seconds longer than 24 hours to make a full rotation, so an extra second is added every few years to keep real-world clocks in sync with atomic clocks. 2. A wannabe thief chose the wrong victim when he

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1. On average, a woman’s earnings decreases 4%for each child she has, while a man’s pay increases more than 6% when he becomes a father. 2. After spending nearly a year in space, astro-naut Scott Kelly is hanging up his spacesuit. The 52 year old Kelly, who spent 340 days in orbit on the International

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  [wptab name=’Questions’] 1. What was Fonzie’s first name? 2. What show included in its intro: “Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear”? 3. What 8 words followed: “Look Up in the sky—”? 4. What show introduced Jose Jimenez to the world? 5. Who were Rob and Laura Petrie’s next-door neighbors? 6.

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Submitted By: Pat Bergrin (Waterford) 1. The Buffalo Bills of the NFL broke the league’s gender barrier when they promoted Kathryn Smith to be their special teams quality control coach. She is the first female full-time assistant in the League. 2. Pope Francis had an historic meeting in Cuba on Feb.12, 2015 with the leader

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  [wptab name=’Questions’] 1. Whose autobiographical masterpiece was entitled “Long Day’s Journey into Night”? 2. What Shakespearean play features the line: “A plague on both your houses”? 3. What was the biggest selling American novel before “Gone with the Wind”? 4. Who chases Ichabod Crane in the “Legend of Sleepy Hollow”? 5. What playwright’s works

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1. Police raided and shut down a weekly, $4-a-round mah jongg game in Tampa played by Lee Eelnick, Bernice Diamond, Helen Greenspan and Zelda King, all between the ages of 87 and 95, because the police said they were gambling. 2. A new study by a Pittsburgh bank revealed that all the gifts listed in

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