Freda Norris

Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them, you are a mile away from them, and you have their shoes.- Freda Norris

IBM

IBM currently holds more than 40,000 U.S. patents.

Piloting a craft

First civilian to pilot a craft into space: Mike Melvill on June 21, 2004.

The World Set Free

H.G. Wells theorized atomic energy in his 1914 novel The World Set Free.

Sears Roebuck Catalog

"If you don’t find it in the index, look very carefully throughout the entire catalog."- Sears Roebuck Catalog

Coach Brevin

"The problem is not the problem. The problem is your attitude about the problem. Got that?"
-Coach Brevin

Mario Andretti

"If you feel like you’re under control, you’re just not going fast enough."- Mario Andretti

Mark Knopfler

"Sometimes you’re the windshield; sometimes you’re the bug."-Mark Knopfler

Dan Quisenberry

"I have seen the future and it’s like the present, only longer."-Dan Quisenberry

Henry Rollins

"When life hands you a lemon, say, 'Oh yeah, I like lemons. What else ya got?'"- Henry Rollins

Duncan Howe

"Rule #1: The customer is always right. Rule #2: If the customer is wrong, please refer to rule #1."- Duncan Howe

Proverb

"Love is like war: easy to begin, hard to end."- Proverb

Jerry Seinfeld

"There is no such thing as fun for the whole family."- Jerry Seinfeld

Lena Kaligaris

"Can you make yourself love? Can you make yourself be loved?" -Lena Kaligaris

Anonymous

"Today is the tomorrow we worried about yesterday."- Anonymous

Ancient Chinese Proverb

"Luck never gives; it only lends."- Ancient Chinese Proverb

J.R.R Tolkien

"Not all who wander are lost."-J.R.R. Tolkien

Bill Gates

"No one will ever need more than 640K of RAM."-Bill Gates

IQ

The average score on an IQ test is 100, the Star Trek character Q had an IQ of 2005.

New York Times

The New York Times and its journalists have won a record 91 Pulitzer prizes.

Patented?

Benjamin Franklin never patened any of his inventions.

$1 million

First $1 million winner on Who Wants to be a Millionaire: IRS agent John Carpenter.

Sailing

First known sailing vessel: A pine dugout from the Netherlands that dates from 8000 BC.

Dolphins

Dolphins rest only one side of their brain at a time.

Pea Brain

The average human brain weighs 1,400 grams, Albert Einstein's weighed only 1,230 grams.

Mechanical duck

In 1738, a Frenchman created a mechanical duck that could eat, flap its wings, and poop.

University students

Youngest University Student: India's Akrit Jaswal, age 7

Zodiac

Studies Show: Of the zodiac signs, Geminis score highest on IQ tests

Cerebellum

The word "cerebellum" means "little brain" in Latin.