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Friday, July 22, 2022

Editor's Pick

 Fact for the day:


PJ of the day:

TODAY WAS MY SON’S FOURTH BIRTHDAY PARTY.

I didn’t recognize him at first.

I’d never seen him be four.


Links to explore:


City Nicknames

 

The Steel City – Pittsburgh

The nickname could well be used for numerous industrial cities, but Pittsburgh earns it due to its  300-plus steel-related businesses. This city in Pennsylvania is also known as the City of Bridges (it has 446 of them).

Thursday, July 21, 2022

Editor's Pick

PJ of the day:

DENTIST: “WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU FLOSSED?”



City Nicknames

 

The Steel City – Pittsburgh

The nickname could well be used for numerous industrial cities, but Pittsburgh earns it due to its  300-plus steel-related businesses. This city in Pennsylvania is also known as the City of Bridges (it has 446 of them).

Wednesday, July 20, 2022

Editor's Pick

 

Fun Fact for the day:


PJ of the day:

MY GRANDMA ALWAYS USED TO SAY, “AN APPLE A DAY KEEPS THE DOCTOR AWAY. ”


City Nicknames

 

The City of Tigers – Oslo

Tigers in Norway? Well, not quite. The term is said to have been first used by poet Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson in 1870, when he made reference to a tiger as an analogy for how edgy the city was.

Editor's Pick

 

PJ of the day:

MY WIFE SAYS SHE IS THINKING OF LEAVING ME BECAUSE OF MY OBSESSION WITH POKER.


City Nicknames

 

The Forbidden City – Beijing

You might recognize the name from the imperial palace in the heart of the Chinese capital. Beijing as a whole has been called The Forbidden City as a result.

Tuesday, July 19, 2022

Editor's Pick

 Facts:



Links to explore:

https://fb.watch/ehgPdviYty/

PJ of the day:

STUDIES SAY MOST STABBINGS ARE COMMITTED BY SOMEONE CLOSE TO THE VICTIM.

Within arm’s length, to be specific.

City Nicknames

 

The City of Gaudí – Barcelona

Okay, this one is pretty obvious. Anyone visiting the city probably won't miss the iconic works of the famous Catalan architect, Antoni Gaudí (i.e. La Sagrada Familia).

Monday, July 18, 2022

Fun facts about India

 


Editor's Pick

 Picture of the day:


PJ of the day:

HOW DO YOU GET A SECRET MESSAGE OUT OF A CEMETERY?

You decrypt it.


Links to explore:

https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/oil-us-reserves-head-overseas-gasoline-prices-stay-high-2022-07-05/

 

https://youtu.be/EqVsaOo5vDo

City Nicknames

 

The Emerald City – Seattle

This city in the Pacific Northwest earned its nickname in 1982, following a contest held by the Convention and Visitors Bureau. The surrounding evergreen forests and the city parks inspired the nickname.

 

Editor's Pick

 

Fact of the day:


Links to explore:

https://youtu.be/dEUOId2zKFQ

PJ of the day:

A MAN WALKS INTO A BAR AND SAYS, “I’M HERE TO DRINK MY TROUBLES AWAY!”

“Well you’ve come to the right place,” says the bartender. “What’ll it be?”

The man replies, “One water please.”

“Just a water??”

“Yeah, I have kidney stones.”

Sunday, July 17, 2022

City Nicknames

 

The Pearl of the Adriatic – Dubrovnik

The Croatian city, located on the Dalmatian coast, facing the Adriatic Sea, is indeed a pearl not to be missed. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1979, Dubrovnik is a must-visit.