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• The Great Pyrenees was bred by Basque shepherds who inhabited the Pyrenees Mountains of southern France and northern Spain. The Pyrenees Mountains were named for Pyrene, a mythical Greek princess who was raped by Hercules, gave birth to a serpent, was killed by wild animals, and buried under the mountain range that now bears her name.

• The Yorkshire Terrier is a small dog breed developed during the 19th century in Yorkshire, England, to catch rats in clothing mills. During World War II, a Yorkie named Smoky saved the lives of soldiers by dragging a communications cable through an 8-inch-wide, 60-foot-long drainage culvert.

• The Chihuahua was named for the Mexican state of Chihuahua. The word means “dry sandy place.” The Chihuahua is the smallest of all purebred dogs. A Chihuahua named Milly at 3.8 inches tall is the world’s smallest dog. At the age of 2 years old, she weighed 1 pound. In a comparison of brain to body size ratio, the Chihuahua has the largest sized brain. The Taco Bell dog’s name was Gidget and she was in many commercials (not all for Taco Bell). She died in 2009 at the age of 15.

• The Bloodhound takes its name from the fact that it was bred to follow the trails of wounded animals. It has a keener sense of smell than any other breed and can pick up a scent from only one or two skin cells.

• “Ticking” is a strong white material used to cover and protect mattresses and pillows. The Bluetick Coonhound has a white coat underneath a network of black spots, and the overall effect makes the dog look like it’s covered by blue ticking. If a dog has a white coat with brown spots, it’s called red ticking. The Bluetick Coonhound was bred as a hunting dog in the Southeastern U.S. and was only recognized as an established independent breed in 1946. ...continued

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• There are two types of Husky: the Siberian Husky and the Alaskan Malamute. The word “husky” started out in the mid-1800s as “hoskey dog” or “esky dog” which both refer to “Eskimo dog.” The Siberian Husky originated in northeastern Siberia and was bred by the Chukchi Eskimos of northeastern Asia to pull heavy loads long distances across rough terrain in difficult conditions with very little food and no warmth. They were also used to herd reindeer and as watchdogs. Huskies have a thick double coat that keeps them well insulated. Their undercoat is short and warm, while the overcoat is long and water-resistant. Their almond-shaped eyes allow them to squint to keep out snow.

• Pomerania is a region on the southern shore of the Baltic Sea in Central Europe, split between Germany and Poland. The name comes from the Slavic “po more” meaning “by the sea.” It’s where the Pomeranian was bred. They were bred from the large sled dogs of the north, making them another breed closely related to wolves.

• The word “terrier” comes from the old French “chien terrier” meaning literally “earth dog.” A cairn is a pile of rocks used to mark the way, from the Gaelic “carn” meaning “a heap of stones.” A cairn terrier was trained to flush small animals that live underneath and inside cairns. A cairn terrier named Terry played Toto in the 1939 film “The Wizard of Oz.”

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• On May 19, 1935, T.E. Lawrence, known to the world as Lawrence of Arabia, dies as a retired Royal Air Force mechanic living in a simple cottage under an assumed name. The legendary war hero, author and archaeological scholar succumbed to injuries suffered in a recent motorcycle accident.

• On May 15, 1942, Lt. Ronald Reagan, a cavalry officer, applies for reassignment to the Army Air Force. The actor and future president was assigned as a public-relations officer for the First Motion Picture Unit.

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• The word “spaniel” comes from the Old French word “espaignol” meaning “Spanish dog.” Spaniels were bred as hunting dogs and have been around since the 14th century. Today there are 25 different types of Spaniels. One English breed was developed specifically for tracking woodcocks.

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• The story goes that the Chinese word “tsa” means “mix” and is pronounced “chow” as in “chow mein” with “mein” meaning “noodles.” The word “chow” also came to mean a meal, being a mix of food dishes. When dock workers were unloading ships laden with all sorts of Chinese goods, they referred to the cargo as “chow chow” meaning a mixed up mish-mash of items. When they unloaded a breed of Chinese dogs, the dogs also were called Chow Chows. Other people claim that “chow chow” is Chinese for “puffy lion dog.” Chows are famous for having black tongues, but a Chow’s tongue is pink at birth.

• Cecil Rhodes was a British politician and businessman who bought up diamond mines in southern Africa, founded the DeBeers Diamond Company, worked to develop economic progress in Africa, and subsequently had a country named after him: Rhodesia. The country has since been split up and renamed, becoming Zambia and Zimbabwe. People working in Africa needed to protect their livestock from lions. They cross-bred European dogs with the dogs the local tribes used that were remarkable for the Mohawk-style ridge of backwards-facing hair that lined their spine.

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According to a number of studies, tai chi’s choreographed exercises promote flexibility. It may help promote recovery from falls, an all-too-common problem for older people. And since it can enhance balance and coordination, those who are trained in the practice may find themselves less likely to experience falling.

Tai chi movements help strengthen and tone the muscles in the lower body, and also promote better posture, which aligns the spine, neck and head, relieving pressure on the lower back. A study in “Annals of Behavioral Medicine” indicates that older people who benefit from these strengthening exercises say they feel less limited in their physical abilities, which gives them a renewed sense of self-confidence.

Tai chi’s adherents claim the slow, gentle dancelike movements make it as effective as yoga in helping them to relax, especially when they feel anxious or tense about a situation in their lives. There is also some evidence that when used in combination with diet and medication, tai chi may enhance blood pressure control.

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events, billing it as “the world’s smallest chef driving the world’s biggest hot dog.” Although many pintsize actors played the part, the very first one they hired was Meinhardt Raabe, who played the part of Little Oscar for several years and then headed to Hollywood where he landed the one and only film role of his career: as the munchkin coroner in “The Wizard of Oz” who declares the Wicked Witch of the East “really most sincerely dead.”

• Five years later, it was a thriving success. It was so successful that the owner refused to renew their lease • Raabe claimed to have been the person who suggestbecause he wanted to run the business himself. ed that Oscar Mayer sell sausages in tin cans so that • The two brothers borrowed $10,000 and opened a new the product would appear in two different places in meat market two blocks away, naming it after Oscar, the supermarket: the meat aisle and the canned goods and the Kolling Meat Market went out of business aisle. Production began just at the start of World War within a year.

II. The U.S. Government immediately realized that • The brothers sent to Germany for a third brother, Max, canned sausages were perfect for feeding hungry solwho became their bookkeeper. By 1900 they had 43 diers in the field, and almost the entire production employees. was diverted to the war effort. This exposed many • Soon other area meat markets were stealing Oscar’s soldiers to Oscar Mayer products and ensured the recipes but using inferior meats to create knock-off continuing success of the brand. products. In response, Oscar Mayer began wrapping • Today there are six Weinermobiles and one Weiniepackages of hot dogs with a yellow band that bore the Bago on the road, generally driven by college stucompany name and an inspection stamp. This set their dents. hot dogs apart from all other hot dogs, which bore no markings at all. They wanted people to ask for their • Oscar’s nephew Carl Mayer asked himself, “A giant hot dog was a hit, so why not a tiny one?” In product by name. The yellow band is still part of the 1958 every package of hot dogs came with a hot-dog company’s logo and appears on their packaging. shaped whistle. The whistles are still very popular • When the U.S. government implemented the Federal today, with about 200,000 handed out every year.

Meat Inspection Act in 1906, many meat companies fought the legislation and even denied inspectors ac- • By the time Oscar Mayer died at the age of 95 in 1955, his company employed thousands of people. cess to their facilities. But Oscar Mayer became an earIt’s now owned by Kraft-Heinz. ly supporter of the bill, claiming it had nothing to hide.

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• It was influential American science-fiction author Philip K. Dick who made the following sage observation: "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane."

• The skin of the African elephant, the largest living land animal in the world, weighs 2,000 pounds by itself, and there are more than 60,000 muscles in its trunk alone.

• You've almost certainly heard of narcolepsy, a medical condition that causes sufferers to sleep excessively, sometimes up to 18 hours a day.

You're probably not familiar with philagrypnia, though. People with this condition -- I won't call them "sufferers" -- require only three or four hours of sleep a day. What would you do with all that extra time?

• If you're like most people, the length of your footprint is approximately 15 percent of your height.

• While at a Turkish bath in San Francisco, Samuel Clemens -- better known to us as Mark Twain -got involved in a chat with a local fireman. This may not seem at all interesting until you learn the name of that long-ago firefighter: Tom Sawyer.

The author liked the name so much that today, American schoolkids all know it.

• There is a law on the books in Maine that prohibits having your shoes untied in public. I assume that this one is not much enforced.

• Ever had to make a large claim to your insurance company? If you thought it was a pain to fill out all the paperwork and explain what happened, consider the plight of the poor soul who had to handle the claim in 2006 when a guard dog mauled a teddy bear that once belonged to Elvis Presley -- the stuffed animal was valued at $80,000. *** Thought for the Day: "What this country needs is more free speech worth listening to." -- Hansell B. Duckett © 2018 King Features Synd., Inc.

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• “Small jewelry for travel is best held in a weekly pill organizer. I have one with nice large boxes, too, so it holds some of my larger rings. It’s very handy, and chains especially are protected from tangling.” — T.V. in Kentucky • “To remove scratches from CDs and DVDs, use plain white toothpaste (Pepsodent works great). Buff out scratch with a very soft cloth, such as those used to clean eyeglasses.” — L.W. in Michigan • When you purchase fresh herbs, use the leftovers to make flavor cubes.

Just chop the herbs and distribute into an ice-cube mold. Add olive oil to cover, and freeze. When set, pop the cubes out and store in the freezer in a plastic bag. You can put them into a pan right from the freezer.

• Here’s a really good tip: “When you buy a house — or even move into a rental — find out how and where to shut off the water to the house.

Because when your 8-year-old’s best buddy from down the street accidentally snaps off the top of the PVC garden faucet, you’ll want to know right away. Trust me on this.” — J.D. in Florida • The popular Altoids mint tins make great sewing kits when you’re done with your mints. Just add various thread colors, wrapped around a tiny square of cardboard. You could even pre-thread them on a needle. Include buttons and a small snipper.

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All Dalmatians are born pure white and develop spots later. The Dalmatian is related to the Great Dane.

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• In the early days of the telephone, phone numbers consisted of a series of words and numbers, and operators were required to complete a call. For instance, the fictional number of Lucy and Ricky Ricardo was “Murry Hill 5-9975.” Murray Hill denoted the town they lived in. The Elizabeth Taylor film “Butterfield 8” referred to the first digits of her phone number.

• Later Bell Telephone replaced the words with letters, so Murry Hill became MU and Butterfield became BU. • As telephones rapidly gained in popularity, the engineers of Bell Telephone understood several things. First was that the spoken words and letters were easy to misunderstand. Second was that as the industry grew, it would be hard to hire enough telephone operators to complete every call. Third was that in any heavily populated area, they would quickly run out of phone numbers if only five digits were being used. Fourth was that a system of all numbers would be far more efficient.

• In the 1940s, Bell Telephone began working with AT&T on the "North American Numbering Plan." Today we know it as the area code. Gradually they began to transition the country into a ten digit system.

• At the time, phones were rotary dial. The dial would click a certain number of times according to which number had been dialed: The number one had only a few clicks, and the number nine had many. It was much quicker to dial a low number than a high one. Area codes were assigned based on population, so that places with the highest call volumes could make the quickest calls. New York got 212, which had the fewest number of clicks possible on a rotary phone. Los Angeles got 213, while Chicago got 312, and Detroit got 313. Anchorage, Alaska got 907, which required 26 clicks. ...cont'd

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• Each area code had either a number “1” in the middle that denoted a region that had several area codes, or a “0” in the middle meaning the Answer: Dell. region had only a single area code. This made A VERY LARGE NUMBER it easy for early computers to distinguish be•tween Edward Kasner was a mathematician.

1938 long-distance and local calls. By In leaving he was asked to come up with a name for a out numbers higher than 1 on the second digit, very large number: the numeral one, followed that meant that numerous area codes would be by a hundred zeros. He asked his two young available in the decades to come. Similar area nephews what name they would suggest. codes were separated by as many miles as pos•sible Nine-year-old Milton503suggested a 305. name such as Oregon's and Florida's out of the funnies. A cartoon strip character • The first Barney area code put into useMilton whenchose New named waswas very popular.

Jersey’s 201 area code into effect in 1951.

Barney’s last name forwent the number.

On November 10, 1951, the rollout of • Kasner announced the new official name for the big area codes tooknext place. an audience of number in his book,With altering the spelling. over 100 dignitaries and reporters, Englewood • Sixty years later, Larry Page and Sergey Brin Mayor M. Leslie dialedengine. the ten-digit developed a newDenning internet search Other number of the mayor of Alameda, California. search engines searched each webpage and Itranked took 17them seconds for the go through, according to call howtomany times a specific term appeared them, but Page and it happened withoutonthe assistance ofand an Brin designed their search engine to search for operator. The “New York Times” reported on theevent specific term“the andvine-like then findnetwork out howofmany the saying, this links there were that led back to that page, small community's telephone plant will grow which resulted in a better search engine. tomorrow like an atomic-age descendant of •Jack They they beanstalk.” needed a name that the decided Giant Killer's reflected how many websites the search • Over the next the plan advanced engine was decade, searching.

Theysteadily took the name until the entireKasner’s nation had area codes in 1964. of Edward very large number, only theynew misspelled slightly, so it ended up being • The system itmade it easy to route calls spelled way the cartoon across theexactly nation, the thensame to regions of the netcharacter Barney spelled his last name.

What’s work, and finally to local networks. it called? (Answer at bottom of page) • In the beginning, there were 86 area codes, but COMPUTER FACTS the system could grow up to 152 potential area •codes In 1981 Bill Gates said, “640 of to memory before a new digit would kb need be inought to be enough for anybody.” serted in the area code.

Moore’s Law performance • •Today, there arestates overthat 300computer area codes in use. It’s doubles every 18 to 24 months, and ever since estimated that the current ten-digit plan will be 1971, this has been true. feasible until the year 2038, when phone num•bers HP,may Google, Microsoft, Apple all need to become 11and digits longwere instead started in garages. of 10.

Answer: Google, from googol.

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