King\u2019s Decree<\/b><\/p>\n
Greek philosopher Anaximenes accompanied Alexander the Great on his expedition against the Persians, in the course of which Alexander\u2019s forces captured Lampsacus, the birthplace of Anaximenes. Anxious to save his native city from destruction, Anaximenes sought an audience with the king. <\/p>\n
Alexander anticipated his plea: \u201cI swear by the Styx I will not grant your request,\u201d he said. <\/p>\n
\u201cMy Lord,\u201d calmly replied Anaximenes, \u201cI merely wanted to ask you to destroy Lampsacus.\u201d <\/p>\n
And so he saved his native city. <\/p>\n
Today in the Word, May 6, 1993<\/p>\n
Simple Solution<\/b><\/p>\n
How many ways do I love thee? In number XLIII of sonnets From the Portuguese, Elizabeth Barrett loved Robert Browning nine ways, unless \u201cwith the breath, Smiles, tears, of all my life\u201d is considered to be three separate ways, in which case she loved him a total of eleven ways.<\/p>\n
For every complex problem there is a simple solution–and it is always wrong. – H.L. Mencken<\/p>\n
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How Deep Is the Ocean?<\/b><\/p>\n
How deep is the ocean; how high is the sky? At its deepest, in the Mariana Trench, located in the Pacific, the ocean reaches 6.856 miles. The troposphere, which includes the layer of air we breathe, is about 10 miles high, but the atmosphere extends upward more than 600 miles.<\/p>\n
Source unknown<\/p>\n
The Camel\u2019s Back<\/b><\/p>\n
At what point did the straw break the camel\u2019s back? In his Treatise on One-Humped Camels in Health and in Disease, A. S. Leese reports that camels can generally carry from 240 up to 1200 pounds–which only \u201cthe very best animals\u201d can manage. The record for camel capacity in Australia is 1904 pounds. <\/p>\n
Randy Cohen in New York Magazine, 1978<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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