Friday, January 26, 2018

Greetings Infomaniacs,

Congratulations to Jerome Kostelecky who won this week's "Mind Scrambler". Here was the scrambler:

You see a boat filled with people. It has not sunk, and no one has jumped off, but when you look again you don't see a single person on the boat. Why?

Answer: All the people were just married.

Enjoy!

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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

HINT: (1947- ), evangelical Christian author, speaker, and pastor who has written more than 60 books, primarily focusing on leadership.

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RANDOM TIDBITS
John F. Kennedy was the last president to attend his inauguration ceremony in a stovepipe hat (I didn't believe this one myself until I looked up some images).

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John Quincy Adams was the first president to wear long trousers to his inauguration ceremony (breaking a tradition of colonial breeches).

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During his Inaugural Parade, President Eisenhower was lassoed by a cowboy.

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The Constitution does not require the president to swear on a bible, but it's been tradition from the beginning, thanks to George Washington.

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Washington also holds the record for shortest speech at just 135 words. In 1841, William Henry Harrison gave the longest speech. It lasted almost two hours in freezing temperatures. As a result, Harrison would last about another month before dying of pneumonia.

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In 1921, Warren Harding became the first president to use an automobile to get to and from the ceremony.




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WHO SAID IT?
QUOTE: "A leader is one who knows the way, goes the way, and shows the way."

ANSWER: John C. Maxwell.