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Fascinating trivia facts her typewriter correction fluid as “Mistake Out.” The name people would remember him, Nobel came up with the idea
compiled by Stanley was later changed to Liquid Paper. In 1979, she sold Liquid of the Nobel Prize, which was funded by proceeds of a trust
Morgenbesser Paper to the Gillette Corporation for $47 million. from his estate.
Which Frugal Billionaire Why Was Opening Day At Disneyland A Near Disaster? Why Did Frank Sinatra Hate The Song My Way?
Eats Almost Every Disneyland was originally planned as a small park My Way is Frank Sinatra’s most iconic song. It became
Breakfast At McDonald’s? but the idea grew, and 160 acres were purchased to build his trademark song and audiences wouldn’t let him end a
Warren Buffett eats the the attraction. Those 160 acres also included a secluded show without singing about how he’d lived his life without
same thing for breakfast apartment for Disney to watch what was going on during regrets. The song became a part of music history, and soon
every day – and it never construction. However, on opening day too many people everyone was singing it, not just Sinatra. My Way has been
costs him more than $3.17. showed up, some of the rides broke down, a gas leak shut covered by everyone from Sid Vicious to the Three Tenors.
Investing legend Warren down Fantasyland and some people even tried to get in by In 2005, it was played at more British funerals than any other
Buffett is worth an estimated using counterfeit tickets. Despite the problems, Disneyland pop song. The funny thing about all of this is that Sinatra
$87 billion, but you’d never know it by his lifestyle. The was a huge success and more than 500,000 visitors had absolutely hated My Way. And whenever he performed live,
87-year-old billionaire still lives in the five-bedroom home visited the park after about one month. he told audiences exactly what he thought about it. During a
in Omaha, Nebraska, that he bought in 1958 for $31,500. Where Is The Most Popular Spot In The World To Take gig at Caesars Palace, he told the crowd, “I hate this song –
And he never spends more than $3.17 on breakfast. On his A Selfie? you sing it for eight years, you would hate it, too.” But the
five-minute drive to the office, Buffett stops by McDonald’s The Eiffel Tower was named the most popular spot in the fans wanted My Way, so he gave it to them without fail.
and always orders one of three items: two sausage patties world to take a selfie. The French landmark structure sees
($2.61), a sausage, egg and cheese ($2.95), or a bacon, egg the most selfies posted on Instagram. Coming in at second
and cheese ($3.17). was Disney World in Florida, followed by Dubai’s Burj
Which Breed Of Dog Does The U.S. Secret Service Khalifa, the world’s tallest building. London’s Big Ben and
Exclusively Use? New York’s Empire State Building rounded out the top five
For years, the U.S. Secret Service has exclusively used most popular locations.
the Belgian Malinois on its canine force. This elite breed Who Came Up With The Word “Mayday?”
of dog is known for being agile and effective at detecting Mayday got its start as an international distress call
explosives. They can often be seen patrolling just outside the in 1923. It was made official in 1948. It was the idea of
White House gates, sniffing their way through the throngs Frederick Mockford, who was a senior radio officer at Providing expert specialized care
of visitors, protesters and joggers passing by. They can run Croydon Airport in London. He came up with the idea for for over 25 years
25 miles per hour and have a bite that applies hundreds of “Mayday” because it sounded like the French word maider,
pounds of pressure per square inch. A Belgian Malinois dog which means “help me.” A mayday call is not something to • Commitment to Treatment and
named “Cairo” accompanied Navy SEALs on the raid that be taken lightly. In the United States, it’s illegal to make a
killed Osama bin Laden. fake distress call. Doing so can land you in jail for up to six Diagnosis of Retina, Macula and
Who Created The First TV Dinner? years and subject you to a $250,000 fine! Vitreous
In 1953, the TV-dinner company Swanson overestimated Which President With The Nickname Uncle Jumbo Was
the demand for turkey by over 260 tons. The owners of the The Only Individual To Serve Two Non-Consecutive
company had no idea what to do with all the leftovers, so Terms As U.S. President? • Personalized Patient Care
they enlisted the help of company salesman Gerry Thomas. The only president to serve two non-consecutive terms
Taking inspiration from airplane meals, Thomas ordered tipped the scales at over 250 pounds, so it’s no wonder that
5,000 aluminum trays and loaded them with the turkey he earned the nickname Uncle Jumbo. Stephen Grover • Several Locations for Patient
leftovers to create the first TV dinner. Cleveland was the 22nd and 24th president of the United Convenience
Which Item Was Invented By A Secretary And Later Sold States and, therefore, the only individual to be counted twice
For $47 Million Dollars? in the numbering of the presidents.
Bette Nesmith Graham made a living as a secretary. The Why Did Alfred Nobel Establish The Nobel Prize? • Advanced Treatment for Macular
problem was that she wasn’t a good typist and kept making An obituary was published in France in 1888 noting the Disorders
mistakes. So she began experimenting with ways to cover death of inventor Alfred Nobel, but it was Nobel’s brother,
up errors. She mixed ingredients such as white tempera Ludwig, who had passed away. The obituary was insulting,
water-based paint in her kitchen blender and painted over saying that Nobel made himself wealthy by inventing ways • Advanced Surgical Techniques
her mistakes with a thin paintbrush. She began marketing to kill people faster. Because he was concerned about how

• Affi liation with “State-of-the-Art
Book Review from page 10 Mileva received the Surgical Center”
package they had been
that Marie Benedict explains in her author’s note, there anxiously awaiting – an
are unanswered questions and speculations in the actual envelope containing the Lauren R. Rosecan,
historical record of Albert and Mileva Einstein’s life together official publication of
that make the basic theme of this book as having been entirely an important scientific M.D., Ph.D., F.A.C.S.
possible. journal publishing their Diplomate American Board of Ophthalmology
Indeed, I myself was so moved – even shaken – by the paper ... but with only
events posed by the author, who based her book on extensive one author’s name:
research, that as soon as I turned the last page I went to my Albert Einstein. “A center of
computer and devoted several hours to investigating many He had left her name excellence for
detailed facts about Albert and Mileva, their life together off as co-author when
(including his various jobs and the dates and places), their submitting the paper. the diagnosis
families, children, etc. I found that everything matched the She was crushed. and treatment
information in this book. But that was only the
But what forms the heart of The Other Einstein are beginning of many of retinal,
the two unresolved mysteries in Albert Einstein’s life and disappointments in a life that deserved better, and I macula and
extraordinary career. won’t offer a spoiler here by describing Albert’s excuse vitreous
It is an accepted fact that Mileva’s natural genius as a for his actions in this case, nor for his future failures as a
mathematician was at the very least as great as Albert’s, “professional partner,” husband and father. diseases and
whose own brilliance was as a theoretical physicist. Together, The second of the mysteries in the true history of the disorders.”
they were an incomparable pair, one complementing the Einstein family life is the fate of their first child, a daughter
other and both necessary for the expression of a scientific she called, affectionately, Lieserl. No amount of historical
statement. It is important to understand that, to Mileva, her research, even by the author of a book dedicated to this
career was as important as his, and both agreed that their subject, has been able to learn whether Lieserl was put up
relationship would be as much an equal professional working for adoption or died of scarlet fever as an infant while being We Have
partnership as it was husband and wife. cared for by others. Either way, this aspect of the story adds
Albert and Mileva were married on Jan. 6, 1903. Despite another heartbreaking aspect to Mileva’s life caused by her Emergency Care!
his having graduated with his certificate from the Polytechnic husband’s self-centeredness and ambition: In his application
Institute, he had difficulty getting a job. Mileva became for a job at the patent office, he had claimed to have no
pregnant, and according to this book it was she who came up children, so when Mileva gave birth he insisted that the baby (800) 445-8898
with the concept for the theory of relativity that later became not live with them, and never saw the child. They later had
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and which eventually led to his receiving the Nobel Prize. The Other Einstein was published in 2016 to unanimous
After discussing her idea with Albert, the two worked rave reviews. It is beautifully written, and the fact that it is
on the document together. A critical aspect of proving certain to evoke deep emotional reactions should not turn BOCA RATON
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