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5615 Religion
THE POWER OF PRAYER
If you want to pray for someone who is recuperating from a serious medical problem, do NOT tell them that you are praying for them. The only scientifically conducted study on the effect of prayer, showed that people who were prayed for and told they being prayed for had many more relapses and problems than people who were either prayed for and not told they were being prayed for or people who were NOT prayed for. Scientists attributed the results to "performance anxiety."
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5614 Astronomy
SHINE ON HARVEST MOON....
If the moon is full, it will rise at the same time that the sun is setting.
Jerry Kinsey, Retired, Columbia, Mo., USA
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5613 Weather
FLASH.....BOOM!
You can tell how far away lightning is by counting the seconds it takes from when you see the flash until you hear the thunder, then dividing that number by 5.
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5612 Certain Places
WHO YA GONNA CALL?
There's an easy way to tell if a house is haunted...it isn't.
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5611 Listening
SHIT MOUTH OPEN EARS
During a conversation, if you replicas relojes suddenly realize that you are doing most of the talking, rolex replica shut up or encourage the other person to talk.
Jerry Kinsey, Retired, Columbia, Mo., USA
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5610 Animals
TO HIVE OR TO HIVE NOT
A swarm in May is worth a load of hay. A swarm in June's worth a silver spoon. A swarm in July ain't worth a fly.
Jerry Kinsey, Retired, Columbia, Mo., USA
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5609 Safety
WATCH OUT FOR FALLING WALLS
A masonry wall will fall 1/3 of its standing height, barring an explosion.
Jerry Kinsey, Retired, Columbia, Mo., USA
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5608 Science
BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE!
40 degrees below zero is the same temperature in Celsius and Farenheit.
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