273   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.       Did you ever wonder how we got our current numbering system?  We’ll examine just one number and that will be number 12 for today’s discussion.  It is from the Old English twelf meaning two left (over 10).  Now aren’t you glad you read this post today?       Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Click on the link below.  Who knows you may learn something along the way and some of the words may ... 07/21/2014

  269   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   Want your children to go to college and make the best money they can?  If so they need to major in Engineering, Economics and Physics.  If you want them to work for only 2 to 6 years and have health insurance for life, retirement that can’t be beat have them run for Congress.     Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Click on the link below.  Who knows you may learn something along the way and som... 07/17/2014

  264   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   Did you realize back in 1787 seems like yesterday to me anyway back on the subject.  Early in the federal government interpretation of the Constitutional Convention the subject was brought up.  Even George wanted a national university free of religious distinction.  The motion failed because Congress believed access to education should be left up to the individual States.     Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful worl... 07/12/2014

  262   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   We all hear from members of congress everyone needs to pay their fair share of taxes.  They (congress) always target the rich saying they need to pay more.   Truth is millionaires may 40% of all taxes.  Besides millionaires on the average go bankrupt 3.5 times.  I don’t believe I’ll ever be a millionaire but just once it would be nice to experience that.    Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Cl... 07/11/2014

  258   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   Everyone likes Walmart (well most everyone).  If someone were to ask me who is the largest purchaser of beef, pork and potatoes I would say Walmart.  Well now let’s not jump to any conclusions.  Actually the largest purchaser of those products is McDonalds. Got you on this one didn’t I ?   Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Click on the link below.  Who knows you may learn something along the w... 07/11/2014

  108   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   Seventeenth-century Queen Anne of England gave birth to seventeen children.  Of these, only one made it past infancy, and even then the child lived until only the age of twelve.  The last one for today is: the host of a talk show in Florida. Christine Chubbock, signed off her show on July 15, 1974.  She told the audience they were going to see a TV first.  She promptly pulled out a gun and killed herself on camera.    Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow ... 01/30/2014

  107   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   Chicago’s Lincoln Park, created in 1864, was originally a burial ground.  The 120-acre cemetery had most of its graves removed and was expanded to more than 1,000 acres for recreational use.  My question is the fact said most of the graves.   I wonder how many are still there.  The last one for today is: the first State to use the gas chamber was Nevada in 1924.   Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmi... 01/29/2014

103 I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. In New York and Mississippi, a spouse can sue a third party for being responsible for the failure of a marriage in cases of what’s called “alienation of affection.  The last one for today is: Due to jobs, kids, TV, the Internet, hobbies, and home and family responsibilities, the average married couple spends just four minutes a day alone together. Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Click on the link ... 01/25/2014

Trivia number 102 I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. Only the polar bear is a true carnivore. All other bears are omnivores, or animals that eat both plants and meat.  Jellyfish range from the size of a thimble or the eraser tip of pencil to approximately 8 feet in diameter and tentacles that reach 200 feet. That is as long as two blue whales.  The last one for today is: No one knows exactly how long a dinosaur’s lifespan was. Some scientists speculate some dinosaurs lived for as long as 200 years. Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what ... 01/24/2014

Trivia number 100 I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. Blonde hair can range from practically white (platinum blonde) to a dark golden blonde. Strawberry blonde, the mixture of blonde and red hair, is the rarest type of blonde hair.  The last one for today is: The Bracken Bat Cave in Texas is the largest known bat colony in the world. Over 20 million bats live in the cave, which is more bats than there are people living in Mumbai, India—one of the world’s largest human cities. When the bats leave the cave, the group is so large that it looks like a huge storm on radar. The bats will eat over 200 t... 01/22/2014

  Trivia number 99   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today.   Scholars note that redheads have influenced history out of proportion to their numbers. Famous redheads include Roman emperor Nero, Helen of Troy, Cleopatra, the ancient god of love Aphrodite, Queen Elizabeth I, Napoleon Bonaparte, Oliver Cromwell, Emily Dickinson, Antonio Vivaldi, Thomas Jefferson, Vincent Van Gogh, Mark Twain, James Joyce, Winston Churchill, Malcolm X, Galileo, and King David.  The last on for today is: Polls consistently list the kiss between Ingrid Bergman and Cary Grant in the 1946 film Notorious as one of the sexies... 01/21/2014

As usual I had my trivia data ready for today but something happened last night.  Last night I lost all internet connection and could not get it back.  So today all of my comments and blog is being done of the wife's iPad. Nothing against the iPad they are great little machines but I can't do a lot of the things I do on a laptop and some of the gizmos I use on the laptop is just not available with this machine.  I guess this is a blessing.  The desktop goes into the shop today and the laptop I usually leave at the office will come home with me today.   When it comes time to replace the desktop (should be soon due to the age). I think I'll get one of the smaller laptops to bring to the office and bring the older laptop home.  As far as the iPad goes they are nice but now not for me.   Ho... 01/15/2014

Trivia number 91   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. In 1803, Jean-Jacques Dessalines (1758-1806), Haiti’s first ruler, created the nation’s flag by ripping out the white stripe in the French red, white, and blue flag, claiming he would rip white people from the nation. The remaining blue and red stripes represented blacks and mulattos of Haiti. Haiti’s coat of arms sits in the center.  The last one for today is: The pyramids of Egypt are not only the oldest of the seven wonders of the ancient world, they are the only ones to survive today. An Arab proverb captures the pyramids endurance: “Man... 01/10/2014

Trivia number 89   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. During the witch hunts of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in Europe, many women were burned at the stake as witches merely because they had red hair.  Hmmm my wife is a red head?  Interesting!  The last one for today is: Though most horses live for 25-30 years, the oldest horse on record is “Old Billy,” who was a barge horse born in England and lived to the age of 62. The first year of a horse’s life is roughly comparable to 12 human years, the second year is comparable to 7 human years, the next 3 years are comparable to 4 human yea... 01/08/2014

Trivia number 88 I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. Retailers often stock “impulse buys” at the end of aisles and near the cash registers. Researchers have noted that a traditional Thanksgiving dinner full of tryptophan and carbohydrates creates serotonin, which is known to reduce impulsive behavior.  The last one for today is: One of the first chest-revealing suits for men appeared in 1932 and was called the “Topper.” The suit had a detachable top that could be zipped away from the trunk bottoms. Unfortunately, men who chose to appear topless at the time were often arrested for indecent exposu... 01/07/2014

Trivia number 87 I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. Approximately 90% of the world’s recoverable helium is located in the ground under Amarillo, Texas.  The last one for today is: Charles Alderton (1857-1941), a Waco pharmacist, first created Dr Pepper in 1885. The oldest working Dr Pepper plant (since 1891) is in Dublin, 94 miles west of Waco. There is also no period after the “Dr” in Dr Pepper. Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Click ... 01/06/2014

  Trivia number 45.   I want this to be information one just usually doesn’t hear.  If you have I would like to know if you haven’t all the better you’ve learned something today.  With that being said here is the information for you to consider today. The Vatican Bank is the world's only bank that allows ATM users to perform transactions in Latin.    The German word kummerspeck means excess weight gained from emotional overeating. Literally, grief bacon.  The last one for today is: The sum of all the numbers on a roulette wheel is 666. Now go out and tell the world of your new found knowledge.  Smile it will make people wonder what you’ve been up to.  Join us tomorrow for another journey into the wonderful world of Wordsmith.  Click on the link below.  Who knows you may learn something ... 11/12/2013

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We here at RE/MAX New Directions continuosly monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Neosho Missouri area real estate statistics for the period May 25th through May 31st 2007 as compiled by the Ozark Gateway Board of REALTORS®.New Homes on the market - 10Number of homes under contract - 3Number of homes Sold (closed) - 5Number of homes that expired - 4Homes withdrawn from the market - 3Homes that changed price during the period - 4Avg days on market for homes sold during this report period - 196List/Sell ratio - 94%Median Sale price - $95,000If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Neosho Missouri or would like to be the first to know abo... 06/06/2007

We here at RE/MAX New Directions continuosly monitor local real estate statistics to keep our clients informed and ahead of the real estate trends. Below you will find Neosho Missouri area real estate statistics for the period May 11 through May 17th 2007 as compiled by the Ozark Gateway Board of REALTORS®.New Homes on the market - 10Number of homes under contract - 6Number of homes Sold (closed) - 8Number of homes that expired - 4Homes withdrawn from the market - 1Homes that changed price during the period - 6Avg days on market for homes sold during this report period - 111List/Sell ratio - 95%Median Sale price - $94,000If you would like a free list of homes for sale in this area/neighborhood, would like more information about Neosho Missouri or would like to be the first to know about... 05/18/2007