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I Didn’t Know That ...

Bet You Didn’t Know It Either

Fascinating trivia facts How far away is our sun? his mother’s side. Cousins marrying each other wasn’t
compiled by Stanley We all know that the sun is the star around which all frowned upon at that time. Their fathers were cousins
Morgenbesser the planets in our solar system revolve. You might think and their mothers were sisters. They both spent their
that the Earth is relatively close, given that it just takes childhoods together, forming a strong friendship. She
Who paid the postage just 365 days to make one orbit, but you’d be wrong. called him “Albertle” when they were young. As adults,
until the mid-19th The Earth is a whopping 93 million miles from its star, they reconnected when Albert moved to Berlin for work;
Century? a distance so far that it takes light over eight minutes to he was married at the time. Elsa was living there with her
Recipients, not senders, reach Earth. It would take a driver traveling at 65 mph two daughters. She had been recently divorced from her
had to pay for postage on an astonishing 163 years to drive to the sun. first husband. Albert would visit often. The two began a
the letters they received. romantic relationship. And the rest, as they say, is history.
As a result, people tended Who was Albert Einstein’s second wife?
to refuse many letters in Einstein’s second wife, Elsa, was his first cousin on I Didn’t Know That on page 26
order to escape paying for them, which caused the post
office to spend an inordinate amount of time returning
mail to senders. Postage stamps – which were prepaid –
were introduced in America in 1847 and eliminated this
problem.

When it comes to sibling birth order, where were most
U.S. presidents born?
Throughout history, the majority of our commanders
in chief have been middle children. Abraham Lincoln,
JFK and Donald Trump were all middle children. In fact,
just over half – exactly 23 – of United States presidents
have been middle children. Firstborn children made up
the second largest group among the 44 commanders in
chief. Firstborn children may often be natural leaders, but
only 14 United States presidents were the oldest in their
respective families. Seven presidents were the youngest
in their birth order. There has yet to be a president who
was an only child.

How To Add Your

Guests To The Gate

By Yvonne Rivera, BPCA Administrative Assistant

The Boca Pointe Community Association offers a
few different methods to add guests to your visitors
list, so please ensure that you add your guest BEFORE
they arrive. If your guest is not on the list, they may
be denied without a phone call being placed to get
your approval. Phone calls are placed as a courtesy
depending on how busy the guard is when they arrive.
To add a guest to your visitor list, you have several
options:
• Website- www.gateaccess.net
• Cell phone app- Download ABDI/Gate Access
from the app/play store
• Access Control- Call 561-395-3392 or leave a
voicemail message at 561-395-3369
The advantage of using gateaccess.net or the app is
the ability to:
• Add a guest for the day or permanently
• Remove a guest
• Send a pass with barcode
• Receive notification of guest arrival
If you have any questions regarding access methods,
please call the Boca Pointe Community Association
561-395-7551 or feel free to stop in for a one-on-one
tutorial. 
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SUSAN

GABRIELLE
Realtor

Direct: 561-445-4483
sueg.realty@gmail.com
Boca Pointe
resident
for over 30 years

101 Palmetto Road, Boca Raton
http://suegrealty.com