Trivial Language Facts From The Roadside Notebook
A collection of curiosities about language and science from common knowledge, noting that Monaco natives are Monegasques and mores such as sycophant shift meanings, smog reaches high altitudes, and Beethoven’s Moonlight Sonata was misnamed by critics. Includes notes on Buddha titles, Salem origins, Indian Summers, and early paper invention.
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Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama
Mohandas Gandhi
California Crosswalks Deemed Hazardous by Traffic Experts
Long Beach and San Diego engineers argue painted crosswalks can increase pedestrian accidents. A Naples boy hit near Campo Walk highlights the issue as studies show higher injury rates where crosswalks exist without traffic controls.
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Long Beach
San Diego
Jimmy Quinlan
Second Street
Naples
Campo Walk
al Farrell
Farrell
Paper Tiger label Haunts Khrushchev Era Reflections
Khrushchev called America a paper tiger while testing bombs to rattle the ozone and U S policy echoed with disclaimers. The piece recalls Cuba and Vietnam as actions cited against the paper tiger view and notes officials feared seeming weak.
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Nikita Khrushchev
America
U.S
Cuba
Vietnam
Free
Possible MSG damage to retina links eyed health concerns
The report notes experiments washing chick embryo retinas in monosodium glutamate causing rapid retinal damage. It cautions direct retinal washing differs from eating MSG and calls for cautious interpretation while suggesting potential human eye effects from MSG consumption.
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Liane Reif-Lehrer
Harvard
Clinical Trends
Will Rogers Mock Oklahoma Governor at California Picnic
Will Rogers jokes about emigrants from across the country hosting a California picnic and jokes that Oklahoma has many renegades. He notes an Oklahoma governor spoke at the event and quips that the governor has been impeached while the praises were being sung.
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California
Farrell
Myself
Oklahoma
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