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an eel. Many eels were mailed to the research facility but no roe was found. • In 1876, a researcher sent one of his assistants to Trieste, Italy, to spend an entire month doing nothing but buying eels at the fish market and dissecting them in a search for sexual organs. That research assistant was Sigmund Freud, who was 19 years old at the time. He never found what he was looking for. It wasn’t until 20 years later that a sexually mature male eel was found in the Mediterranean Sea near Sicily. All that we call eels are not created equal. While similar to a true eel in appearance, the electric eel of South America is related to carp and catfish. Armed with three organs called electrocytes, they create an electrical current of up to 600 volts that are released when threatened.

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* After the battle of Waterloo in 1815, scavengers removed the teeth from tens of thousands of dead soldiers for use in dentures. The so-called Waterloo teeth were in such demand because they came from relatively healthy young men. * The U.S. Navy sustainably manages over 50,000 acres of forest in Indiana with white oak trees more than a century old, to replace like-for-like as needed on the restored 220-year-old wooden frigate USS Constitution. * Heavy metal band Black Sabbath’s original name was The Polka Tulk Blues Band, after the brand name of a talcum powder used by Ozzy Osbourne’s mother. * Jellyfish are considered biologically immortal. They don’t age and will never die unless they are killed. * Hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia is the fear of long words and is thought to develop from the fear of pronouncing long words incorrectly. (Hey, we get it -- we tried.) * The opposite sides of dice always add up to seven. * “Deaf flights” were prescribed by doctors to cure hearing loss in the 1920s and ‘30s. Stunt pilots would take unsuspecting passengers up in planes and terrify them with loops, barrel rolls and dives. * J.R.R. Tolkien was nominated by fellow author C.S. Lewis for the 1961 Nobel Prize in Literature, but was overlooked because the jury said the quality of his storytelling wasn’t good. * Philadelphia cream cheese was actually created in New York. *** Thought for the Day: “Yearning for the seemingly impossible is the path to human progress.” -- Bryant H. McGill (c) 2021 King Features Synd., Inc.

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on that sofa, chair or carpet, and it needs to be completely removed before you're done. This DIY laundry stain remover is a miracle worker all around the house. I use it to pretreat stains on kitchen and bath linens, clothes, carpet, rugs, my white sofas and dining room chairs. It tackles red wine stains, organic stains such as blood and grass, and pet and baby stains, too. You can use this on colored items as well as whites. (Always test first in an inconspicuous place). FAQS: Q: “Do I have to use Blue Dawn or can I substitute something else?” A: You can substitute any kind of liquid dishwashing soap, although I wouldn’t use anything other than Blue Dawn unless it’s an emergency. That’s because Blue Dawn contains specific surfactants that are far more effective on grease and oil than any other product in its class. And if you use Blue Dawn Ultra, your results will be even more spectacular because the Ultra version contains enzymes. That makes it really effective on proteins, which most household stains contain. Q: “Why do you specify “fresh” hydrogen peroxide?” A: Hydrogen peroxide dissipates in the presence of light -- both sunlight and household light. It loses its effectiveness. If you use an old bottle of hydrogen peroxide that you’ve had sitting on the shelf for years, you might as well just use water. It’s worn out, lost its spunk. Keeping your bottle of homemade stain remover in an amber bottle will help to protect it from light. Storing the bottle in a dark cupboard will protect it even further. The rule of thumb is this: Once opened, keep hydrogen peroxide tightly sealed in a dark place and use it within 6 months. I have prepared resource links for you at EverydayCheapskate.com/stainremover. * * * Mary invites you to visit her at Everyday-

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With any new puppy come certain predictable realities. There may not be blood, but there will be challenges: 1) There will be chewing. Puppies, like babies, teethe. It’s a painful process that most of us have zapped from our bank of childhood memories. But in search of relief from the intense pressure of new teeth forcing their way out, puppies chew and gnaw -- on furniture, on shoes, on anything that feels good to their aching mouths. The solution is to provide your pup with something that feels good but isn’t potentially harmful and doesn’t cost hundreds of dollars to replace. The perfect chew toy for a teething dog? A frozen washcloth. Soak several washcloths and store them in your freezer. Whenever your puppy puts his teeth to anything you’d rather he not, take the item away and immediately sub in a frozen washcloth. His sore gums will feel immediate relief, and the previous item will fade from memory like so many forgotten baby teeth. Ice cubes also do the trick. The pain of teething also brings nipping and mouthing. Nipping is a diminutive bite. Mouthing is the constant placement of the dog’s mouth on some part of you -- hand, leg, ankle, arm. Both habits can lead to biting if not corrected, so keep the washcloths coming. 2) There will be elimination. Eliminating bodily waste is an act of nature -- like breathing. We as dog owners must understand that he doesn’t care where he goes -- we care. Thus, it is our job to teach him what we want. And so we must first make a choice: outside or inside? Housebreaking your puppy means he goes outside and only outside. Paper training entails teaching him to go inside the house, in a specific area. I strongly recommend housebreaking. Once a dog gets the go ahead to eliminate inside, it’s difficult to switch gears.

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Once you and your vet have determined the proper diet for your pup, you’ll want to establish a consistent feed-water-walk schedule: He eats according to schedule, drinks according to schedule and is taken outside on the heels of either activity. Should an accident occur, clean the area thoroughly, and immediately take the dog outside and praise him. Accidents are not cause for punishment. They are opportunities for learning. Rather than accentuating your displeasure when he gets something wrong during the early leaning stages, focus on demonstrating how pleased you are with his corrected behavior. 3) There will be leash resistance. Most of us know better than to throw a saddle on a horse that’s never worn one and hop on. A leash to a dog is no more natural. Dogs don’t come with diplomas. We must be patient with them as they adjust to all our wacky expectations. The best way to gently introduce the leash to your pooch is to fasten a lightweight model to his collar and supervise as he wears it around the house. This allows him to get used to the weight around his neck. Play fetch with him, have him walk to his food bowl and eat, and do any number of normal activities; however, do not ever leave him alone with the leash on. Once he’s had time to warm to the idea, take him on a walk. Allow him to pull you. Tugging on the leash while it’s attached to his neck is no way to make him enjoy wearing one. He’ll learn to stop pulling once he begins obedience training and learns “heel.” Until then, cut the little guy some slack and have fun. For more information on creating and implementing a feed-water-walk schedule, housebreaking, chewing, mouthing, nipping or leash training, read “I Just Got a Puppy. What Do I Do?” or “When Good Dogs Do Bad Things,” or visit www.unclematty.com. Woof! * * *

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is the formula for someone born in 1955. You take inflation. They get calculated at current dollar valthe first $885 of your average monthly income and ue only. So, if your “raw PIA” was based on a full multiply it by 90%. You take the next $4,451 of your 35-year history of high inflation-adjusted earnings, average monthly income and multiply that by 32%. your current earnings may not be high enough to And you take any remainder and multiply it by 15%. become part of your “high 35,” so they won’t in You can find a complete breakdown of those crease your benefit. Or they possibly might bump computation “bend points” at www.socialsecurity. up the PIA, but not by much. gov. In fact, I hear from readers all the time who Believe it or not, that was the simple expla- tell me that they are confused because the benefit nation for those who just want a basic idea of how estimate they are getting from the SSA now (at age your Social Security retirement benefit will be fig- 66, let’s say) is not much more than the estimate ured. To summarize, it is a percentage of your aver- they got back at age 62. Their current benefit estiage monthly income using your highest 35 years mate includes the COLA increases, but either little of inflation-adjusted earnings. If this were a college or no bump for their post-62 earnings. The reason course, it might be called Social Security Benefit why is that lack of inflation indexing after age 60. Computation 101. As you can see, the Social Security retire But now I’m going to offer the advanced ment benefit formula is pretty messy. And if you course for those of you who want to become ex- don’t want to be an expert, I say, “don’t worry perts. about it.” Just let the SSA do it for you. Go to www. I’ll start by introducing this term: the “pri- socialsecurity.gov, and click on the “Retirement mary insurance amount,” or PIA. The PIA is your Estimator” icon on the homepage. It will walk you basic retirement benefit upon which all future cal- through the process of finding Fri., Oct. 8, 2021 out what your Social culations will be based. The “raw PIA” is actually Security Double benefitcheck: will be. Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Please review carefully. calculated at age 62. In other words, when the SSA * * * Contact your Tidbits representative immediately withTom changes If you have a Social Security question, Mar- or c pulls out your highest 35 years of earnings, they genau has a book with all the answers. It’s called “Social email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 7 only use earnings up to age 62. Then that Office: raw PIA760-320-0997 Security -Simple and Smart.” You can find the book at gets “cooked,” or increased, to take into account www.creators.com/books. Or look for it on Amazon or any earnings you had after age 62 and to include other book outlets. To find out more about Tom Marany cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs) that were genau and to read past columns and see features from Wright Advice authorized for Social Security benefits after the other Creators Syndicate writers and cartoonists, visit 1/12 the pg Creators BW 13x rate website at www.creators.com. Syndicate year you reached age 62. Oct. 17, 2021 • Vol. 17: #43 2021 CREATORS.COM But it gets a little tricky when SSA does carefully. the COPYRIGHT Please review Double check:  Phone Number(s)  Spelling  Pri recomputation for any earnings you have after age Contact your Tidbits representative immediately with changes or corre 62. If you worked full time until age 66, for example, Are you aware and ready for the you would normally assume that thoseOffice: earnings be760-320-0997 email: valleybits@msn.com Fax: 760-3 tween age 62 and 66 would definitely increase your PIA. After all, you figure, they are some of your highest earning years, so they will become part of that “high 35.” But not necessarily. And here is why. For reasons I can’t take the time to explain in this short (Oct. 15 -- Dec. 7) column, earnings after age 60 are not indexed for This is your

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Sideboard Inspired by Charles Eastlake Q: Enclosed you will find a photo of an oak sideboard. It was made in England and was in my sister’s antiques shop. When she closed the shop in 1986, I purchased it for $500. It is in mint condition, and the pulls are the original ones. The top is decorated with car ved swans, and both doors have car ved urns. Below the mirror is a shelf. I hope you can provide some information on the vintage and value of my sideboard. A: You have a good example of an oak sideboard made in the Eastlake period of furniture in the late Victorian Era. It was factory made in England. The style was inspired by Charles Eastlake, the English designer around 1870. He believed the Victorian ornate curvilinear furniture to be excessive and advocated a return to simpler and unador ned designs. His ideas quickly spread to America and factories began pr oducing Eastlake furniture in large quantities. The scrolled Eastlake period of furniture began around top, mir1870 and lasted until 1900. ror, shallow carvings, turned pillars on either side supporting the top and the overall design consisting of straight lines (with the exception of the scrolled top) are typical of the Eastlake period. By the early 1900s, the style had faded. Your sideboard was made around 1890 and would probably fetch $2000 to $3000. *** Q: I have enclosed a drawing of the mark seen on a set of china that I inherited from my aunt. Also included with the mark

are the words “Castleton China -- Dolly Madison -- Made in USA.” The set is a ser vice for eight and includes a gravy boat and two platters. The dishes are decorated with a single pink rose in the center, scalloped edges and gold trim. They are all in excellent condition. I am wondering what this set is worth and how I should go about selling it, if I should chose to. A: Castleton China, Inc. has been located in New Castle, Pa., since 1901. It was taken over in 1951 by Shenango Pottery. Castleton China produced fine china and made dinnerware for the White House during the Eisenhower and Johnson administrations. Shenango Pottery was sold to Anchor Hocking in 1979. “Dolly Madison” is the name of the pattern and was in production from 1952 to 1972. If you decide to sell your set, your options are placing it on eBay or placing an ad in a local paper. If you sell to an antiques dealer, you can expect to receive around half of its value. Your set would probably sell for $200 to $400. If you plan to keep it, insure it for the replacement value of $600 to $900.

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