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• Sugar Ray Robinson is ranked one of history’s greatest professional boxers, with 108 knockouts in 200 pro bouts. His 91-fight unbeaten streak ranks third longest in boxing history. Muhammad Ali referred to Robinson as “the king, the master, my idol.” Sugar Ray wasn’t really a Ray at all, but was born Walker Smith, Jr. in 1921. When he retired from boxing in 1965, his record was 173 – 19 – 2, and he had never been physically knocked out in a fight. He was also was owner of a fashionable restaurant, Sugar Ray’s, a hangout of Frank Sinatra, Joe Louis, Lena Horne, and Jackie Gleason. Unfortunately, at the time of his retirement, Robinson had spent all of the $4 million in career earnings. He appeared in a few minor film roles, but health problems plagued him, and he passed away from complications of diabetes and Alzheimers Disease at age 67. ...continued

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• Sugar Ray Robinson was followed by another pro boxer, Sugar Ray Leonard, born in 1956.

Leonard’s mother named him after her favorite singer, Ray Charles. Leonard was the first boxer to earn more than $100 million in the ring and was named the 1980s Boxer of the Decade. His career included eight world titles.

His first big victory was the National Golden Gloves Lightweight Championship in 1973.

Leonard was chosen for the 1976 U.S. Olympic Team, a team that is considered the greatest boxing team in the Olympics’ history. After capturing a gold medal that year, Leonard intended to study business administration at the University of Maryland. However, financial difficulties forced him into the professional arena, and in 1977 he made his professional debut, being paid $40,044 for the evening’s work. Leonard retired in 1982, then made a comeback, retired again in 1984, followed by another comeback. The action was repeated in 1987 and 1991, with his final retirement in 1997, following the only time he was ever knocked out. He has been a TV boxing analyst for ESPN, a television and movie actor, and contestant on Dancing with the Stars. He is also deeply involved with the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.

• Singer-songwriter Ray Stevens is known for his humorous novelty hits such as “Gitarzan,” “Ahab the Arab,” and “The Streak.” Born Harold Ray Ragsdale, Stevens grabbed five Grammy nominations and a win in 1970 for his serious recording “Everything is Beautiful.” But his most famous hit is “The Streak,” Number One on the charts in 1974, a song about that decade’s fad of running nude in public. Those familiar with the song will recall its famous line, “Don’t look, Ethel!” ...continued

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• If you have a weakened immune system.

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• Use mosquito-repellent products containing DEET. • Wear long sleeves and pants.

• Eliminate any standing water from your property, such as trash bins, plant saucers, rain gutters, buckets, etc.

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• As reported in the New England Journal of Medicine, insect repellents containing DEET provide complete protection from bites for longer periods than other repellent products. According to the study, “Only products containing DEET are dependable for long-lasting protection after a single application.

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• The scientific classification Batoidea includes the cartilaginous fish known as rays. The flat-bodied rays have a boneless skeleton consisting of a tough elastic material. The flat body enables the ray to conceal itself while seeking out its prey. The ray stirs up the sand and hides beneath it.

• About 600 species of rays exist, with varying kinds found in every ocean around the world, from the warm tropics to the freezing cold waters in the Arctic. Many species are closely related to the shark. The largest species is the manta ray, with its central disc measuring up to 29.5 feet wide. It also has the largest brain of all fish.

More than 300 rows of tiny teeth line the lower jaw.

A manta consumes about 60 lbs. of plankton and fish every day. Found only in the warmer tropical waters, it can live for 25 years. It is completely harmless to humans.

• A ray’s mouth is on the underside of its body, and its eyes are on top. Because the ray can’t use its eyes to seek its prey, electro-sensors help them detect electrical charges emitted by the clams, oysters, shrimp, crabs, and mussels it feeds on.

• The smallest ray is a tiny electric ray measuring just 4 inches across and weighing only 1 lb.

• Electric rays are capable of producing an electric charge from 8 to 220 volts. They hide in the sand, waiting for their prey, which they stun and capture.

The genus Torpedo, one of the 69 species of electric rays, gave us the name for the warfare device known as the torpedo, a word that translates from the Latin torpere, meaning to be stiffened or paralyzed.

• There are no reported human fatalities from electric rays. As early as 46 AD, a Roman physician recorded the use of torpedo fish for the treatment of headaches and gout.

• Stingrays have a barbed stinger measuring about 14 inches in length on their tail used for self-defense. Two grooves contain venom, concentrated under a thin layer of skin. They are not hostile creatures and don’t aggressively attack humans, and normally swim away; however, they will sting if stepped on. A sting usually causes pain, swelling, and muscle cramps, but is very rarely life-threatening to humans. Usually, the stinger breaks off in the wound, and surgery is sometimes required to remove it.

• It’s not unusual for large stingrays to reach a weight of 790 lbs. Baby stingrays are born fully developed, emerging as a little adult, and begin to take care of themselves as soon as they’re born.

• S t i n g r a y s prefer warmer, shallower, nearthe-shore waters.

• In ancient Greece, the venom of stingrays was used by dentists as an anesthetic.

• The death of wildlife expert Steve Irwin occurred in 2006 when a stingray barb pierced him in the chest, puncturing his thoracic wall, while Irwin was filming an underwater documentary film.

• A group of stingrays is known as a “fever.”

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• It was notorious American self-described "gonzo journalist" Hunter S. Thompson who made the following sage observation: "Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and wellpreserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming 'Wow! What a ride!'"

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• On Aug. 14, 1784, a Russian fur trader founds Three Saints Bay, the first permanent Russian settlement in Alaska. In 1867, Secretary of State William H. Seward signed a treaty with Russia for the purchase of Alaska for $7.2 million, a bargain at 2 cents an acre.

• On Aug. 10, 1846, President James Polk signs the Smithsonian Institution Act into law. In 1829, James Smithson died, leaving behind a will giving money to the United States for the creation of the "Smithsonian Institution" and a fortune worth well over $500,000.

• On Aug. 13, 1899, Alfred Hitchcock, the macabre master of moviemaking, is born in London. His innovative directing techniques made "The Master of Suspense" one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century.

• On Aug. 11, 1965, in the Watts neighborhood of Los Angeles, two white policemen scuffle with a black motorist suspected of drunken driving, sparking a riot. Five days of violence left 34 people dead, 1,032 injured and nearly 4,000 arrested.

• On Aug. 8, 1974, with impeachment proceedings underway, President Richard Nixon announces he will resign as president of the United States.

• On Aug. 9, 1985, Arthur Walker, a retired U.S. Navy officer, is found guilty of espionage for passing top-secret documents to his brother John, who then passed them to Soviet agents.

John Walker, also a Navy veteran, had been involved in spying for the Soviets since 1968.

• On Aug. 12, 1990, fossil hunter Susan Hendrickson finds three huge bones jutting out of a cliff near Faith, South Dakota, part of the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever discovered. Nicknamed "Sue," the skeleton is 42 feet long, and its massive 2,000-pound skull has 58 teeth. It can be seen today at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago. © 2016 King Features Synd., Inc.

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We’ve all heard of celebrity twins like the MaryKate and Ashley Olsen, the Property Brothers Jonathan and Drew Scott, and Barbara and Jenna Bush. But how about those sets in which one is famous and the other is not? In honor of Twins’ Days Festival, August 5 – 7, Tidbits focuses on well-known folks with a non-famous twin.

• Brazilian model, actress, and producer Gisele Bundchen is the world’s highest-paid model in the world, and the 16th richest woman in the entertainment industry. Bundchen, worth an estimated $360 million, married New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady in 2009. What about her equally-beautiful twin sister Patricia?

Patricia, five minutes younger than her sister, tried modeling for a short time, but prefers to stay in the background serving as the manager of Gisele’s career. Gisele claims she owes her success to Patricia’s exceptional management skills.

• Vin Diesel is best known for his work in “The Fast and the Furious” film series. Raised in New York City, Diesel was born Mark Sinclair Vincent, and has a twin brother named Paul Vincent.

Paul remains out of the spotlight, working as a film editor, and is rarely photographed in public.

• Actress Scarlett Johansson, star of “The Avengers,” has a twin brother Hunter, three minutes younger than his celebrity sister. Hunter did appear with Scarlett in the 1996 film “Manny & Lo” at age 12, but since then has been out of the limelight, with the exception of being listed in People magazine’s list of “Hot Bachelors” in 2008. Hunter seems more interested in politics, having worked as a community and campaign organizer. He also joined his sister in a fundraiser for victims of 2012’s Hurricane Sandy.”

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Answer: at birth, his fraternal twin Michael was a much A VERY LARGE NUMBER smaller 4 lbs. Diagnosed with cerebral palsy • at Edward Kasner a mathematician.

In 1938 age three, and was plagued with heart problems, he was asked to come up with a name Michael underwent a heart transplant atfor agea very large number: the numeral one, followed 13. Today, in addition to serving as a spokesby a hundred zeros. He asked his two young person forwhat an advocacy that renephews name theyorganization would suggest. searches cerebral palsy, Michael, who has a • Nine-year-old Milton suggested a name business management and marketing degree, out of the funnies. A cartoon strip character isnamed in theBarney business ofvery selling retirement was popular.

Miltonplans. chose Barney’s last name for the number.

• Swedish-born actress Ingrid Bergman of fame the gavenew birth to twin • “Casablanca” Kasner announced name for daughthe big ters Isabella and Isotta Ingrid Rossellini in number in his next book, altering the spelling. in 1952.

Isabella her moth• Rome Sixty years later, Larry followed Page and in Sergey Brin er’s acting footsteps at age 24, along a developed a new internet search engine.with Other modeling career.searched Her fraternal twin Isotta search engines each webpage and rankedanthem according to and howbecame many times chose academic career, a pro-a specificofterm appeared on them, butYork PageUniand fessor Italian literature at New Brin designed their search engine to search for versity. the specific term and then find out how many • We Sutherland as linksknow thereKiefer were that led backfortohis thatrole page, Jack Bauer on the hit TV series “24”.

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