Wednesday, June 29, 2011

June 29, 2011

Word of the Day:
Catawampus - awry; askew; crooked.
The house was a bit catawampus after the sleepover.

Quote:
When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us.
- Helen Keller.

Fact:
Another way people are all different from each other, besides fingerprints, is their tongue print. Tongue prints are unique to every person.

Fact About the Day:
On June 29, 1956, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed the bill known as the Federal Highway Act into law. This law authorized the construction of 41,000 miles of interstate highways. It's original cost authorization was $25 billion with 90% of the costs being paid for by the Highway Trust Fund and the other 10% coming from the states.

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