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DID YOU KNOW...
The Bahamas are made up of over 700 islands.
Humans inhabit only thirty of them.

1. Which university did Robert E. Lee, the Confederate General, graduate
from?
2. Definition ; "M" - 13 letters
adjective
1. (of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types
or from different sources.
2. (of a collection or group) composed of members or elements of different
kinds.
(Bonus... give the correct spelling ...)
3. The film "The Shawshank Redemption" was based on a Stephen King Novella,
whose title was, "____ ________ and Shawshank Redemption". ... Fill in the
Blanks...
4. What title did Mongolian ruler Altan Khan bestow to a Tibetan monk named
Sonam Gyatso in 1578, the same title that Tenzin Gyatso gained in 1950 (the
14th overall)?
5. What occupation does "Zimmerman" translate to in English ?
a. - Carpenter
b. - Baker
c. - Gardener
d. - Butler
6. What objects does an oologist collect?
7. Which former rebounding champion of the Pistons, Spurs, Bulls, and
Mavericks was nicknamed "The Worm"?
8. Who defeated Adlai Stevenson in two successive US presidential races?

TRUTH OR CRAP ??
First Lady Mary Todd Lincoln worked in a Military Hospital during the Civil
War.
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1. U.S. Military Academy at West Point
2. Miscellaneous
3. Rita Hayworth
4. Dalai Lama
5. - a
6. Eggs
7. Dennis Rodman
8. Eisenhower

TRUTH !!
When the Civil War broke out in April of 1861, the White House was turned
into temporary quarters for Union soldiers and remained so throughout the
war. Mary was advised to evacuate, but she chose to stay and support
President Lincoln and his policies.

Some sources state that Mary spent many hours as a volunteer nurse in union
hospitals while others maintain that she functioned more as a visitor who
brought food to the wounded, read to them, wrote letters for them and raised
money. No matter what the truth is, she appeared to put aside her own
problems and grief while showing great empathy for the soldiers.
Mary Lincoln will always be misunderstood, and some may argue that she does
not belong in the ranks of famous nurses in history. However, while nursing
was not her career, she was a force for healing the nation. After the war,
she backed the establishment of a nursing corps and was very active in
raising money to benefit former slaves.
 
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