Some lighter stuff

I don't want people to think that I only post political or opinionated things in the ol blog. The post about the war in Iraq was pretty involved, and hope people take a minute to check it out. However, I thought that for my post tonight, I would go a little lighter. These are a few things that I came across that made me smile, and I hope you will too. Hope you like.

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People in northern India are paid an extra 65 cents a month for wearing mustaches, which officials believe projects an air of greater authority. Plus, they get the added bonus of looking like Magnum P.I.

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The percentage, by state, of people 65 and older who have lost all their natural teeth (bottom five):

46. Louisiana-33.8%; 47. Mississippi-35.1%; 48. Tennessee-36.0%; 49. West Virginia-41.9%; 50. Kentucky-42.3%

Make your own joke....

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To celebrate the 100th birthday of Harley-Davidson, a sculptor carved 300 pounds of butter into a full-scale replica of a Harley V-Rod. Talk about a greased hog...

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The French eat 500 million snails a year. Ugh...

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53% of Americans think there's more truth in Eminem's lyrics than in George W. Bush's speeches.

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And to wrap up, the farthest a frozen cricket has been spit by a human: 37 feet, 9.75 inches