Not a lot of people know that .........

[scrobbitty]

As a struggling young writer, Harper Lee once got a years' wages as a gift from a friend with the note "You have a year off from your job to write whatever you please. Merry Christmas."

She wrote To Kill a Mockingbird

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In 1372 architect Yi Kaizhan was hired to build a fort along the Great Wall, and he ordered the exact number of bricks he needed. When his judgement was questioned, he added one more.

The extra brick was never used.

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When Michael Foot was put in charge of a Nuclear Disarmament Committee. The Times headline read :

Foot Heads Arms Body

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Guinness Stout actually has fewer calories than skimmed milk, orange juice and a lot of other beers.

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That's enough exciting information you may not have known for a wet Sunday afternoon

Somebody post something funny ....................... pretty please

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Can't ... too busy laughing at Foot Heads Arms Body ....... teeheeheehee xxxx

Another tena lady moment

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Foot heads arms body OMG

ANN ANN clean jim jams

[scrobbitty in reply to Hidden]

You are a lucky fella - she is a rare 'un !

[libby7827]

Knew the first but not the rest. Mmmmmm Guinness, I wonder if my long and bizarre list of things I used to like and don't like anymore would permit one? Really, really fancy one right now.

[scrobbitty in reply to libby7827]

Must admit my taste buds would be happy going there !

[sillywitch]

& Guinness full of iron for you to

Well done scrobbitty

[scrobbitty in reply to sillywitch]

Afternoon my dear I'm hard, I chew girrrrrrrrrrrders

[sillywitch in reply to scrobbitty]

That,l be the iron brew

xxxx

[appyalison]

A wet Sunday???? we've had a lovely warm day. Been doing little bit of clearing up in the garden. Lucky us. Whoo whoo Alison

[KingoftheCocktails]

Brainy B

[undine]

Just signed a petition today on the Care2.com site (which I thoroughly recommend if you like good causes and information on a wide variety of subjects) regarding Harper Lee's current attempts to win back the copyright of her book which was swindled from her by her agent so happy co-incidence to read your fact - which I did not know nor the others so thank you. I like to learn.