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I Didn’t Know That ... Bet You Why Do Men’s Clothes Have Buttons On The Right Side, well as movies and museums.” The late Bob Hope and the late
romantic crooner Tony Martin are next with four stars each.
While Women’s Clothes Have Buttons On The Left?
Didn’t Know It Either When buttons were invented, they were very expensive and Why Is Shifting Responsibility To Someone Else Called
worn primarily by the rich. Since most people are right-handed, “Passing The Buck?”
Fascinating trivia facts it is easier to push buttons on the right through holes on the left. In card games, it was once customary to pass an item, called
compiled by Stanley Because wealthy women were dressed by maids, dressmakers a buck, from player to player to indicate whose turn it was to
Morgenbesser put the buttons on the maid’s right! And that’s where women’s deal. If a player did not wish to assume the responsibility of
Why Aren’t Employees At buttons have remained since. dealing, he would “pass the buck” to the next player.
Disneyworld Allowed To Why Are Zero Scores In Tennis Called “Love”? Which Actress Paid Millions To Marry A Prince?
Point With One Finger? In France, where tennis became popular, the round zero Grace Kelly had to agree to some unusual traditions among
It isn’t unusual for on the scoreboard looked like an egg and was called “l’oeuf,” royalty in Monaco to marry. One of them was to take a fertility
visitors to ask employees which is French for “the egg.” When tennis was introduced in test to prove she could produce an heir to the throne. She also had
at Disney for directions, the U.S., Americans (naturally) mispronounced it “love.” to give up her American citizenship. Moreover, Kelly’s family
but workers there never use What Is The Meaning Of The Term, “Politically Correct?” was required to pay a dowry of $2 million. Kelly’s father was
only one finger to point. This The use of “politically correct,” or “PC,” has spread like outraged by this demand and initially refused to pay up, allegedly
is because Disneyland is a wildfire during the last 20 years, to describe language, policies saying, “My daughter doesn’t have to pay any man to marry her.”
vacation location for visitors from all around the world, or measures that are intended to avoid offense or disadvantage Her father eventually agreed to pay part of it, and Kelly herself
and pointing with one finger is considered offensive or members of particular groups of society. The term, however, reportedly ended up forking over half of the dowry.
rude in some cultures. Employees gesture either by using was coined much earlier than you might think. It was first used Who Created The Famous Times Square New Year’s Eve
two fingers or an open palm to avoid offending anyone. in a 1783 U.S. Supreme Court decision Chisholm v. Georgia. Ball Drop?
Which Is The Longest Road In The United States? Justice James Wilson wrote that the people, not the states, held The annual New Year’s Eve ball drop in Times Square is a
The longest road in the United States is U.S. Route the real power in the country: “To ‘The United States’ instead big event attended by huge crowds and watched on television by
20. Stretching 3,365 miles in an east-west direction from of to the ‘People of the United States’ is the toast given. This around 1.2 billion people. The event was originally created by
Massachusetts to Oregon, U.S. Route 20 is the seventh is not politically correct.” The New York Times in 1905 to promote its new headquarters,
longest highway in the world. The highway’s eastern Who Is The Only President To Have Received A Rhodes which was right in the square. Interestingly, the original event
terminus is in Boston, at Kenmore Square, where it Scholarship? did not involve a ball, but lots of fireworks instead. People
meets State Route 2. Its western terminus is in Newport, The only president to have been a Rhodes Scholar was returned to watch the event the following year, and the tradition
Oregon, at an intersection with U.S. 101, within a mile Bill Clinton, the 42nd president of the United States. When has continued ever since. The New York Times used fireworks
of the Pacific Ocean. Bill Clinton finished college at Georgetown University, he until 1907, when it dropped the first electrified ball.
won a Rhodes scholarship to study at Oxford. Clinton never Things I Didn’t Know I Didn’t Know
Answer for completed his degree at Oxford and went on to Yale Law An ambigram is a word that looks the same upside down
as right-side up; the word “Swims” is an ambigram. The most
School. In 1994, after Clinton had been elected president, he
Crossword Puzzle received an honorary degree and fellowship from the University common letter used in the English language is the letter “e.”
of Oxford.
Pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis is the longest
Why Do Xs At The End Of A Letter Signify Kisses? word in the English dictionary. Americans eat approximately
In the Middle Ages, when many people were unable to read 100 acres of pizza each day, or 350 slices per second. The
or write, documents were often signed using an X. Kissing United Arab Emirates has the biggest gender imbalance in
the X represented an oath to fulfill obligations specified in the the world, with 219 men for every 100 women. According
document. The X and the kiss eventually became synonymous. to Amazon, the most highlighted Kindle books are the Bible,
Who Is Honored With The Most Stars On The Hollywood the Steve Jobs biography, and The Hunger Games. George
Walk Of Fame? Foreman has made more money by selling his grills than for his
Gene Autry is the only person to be awarded stars in the successful boxing career. Every piece of plastic ever produced
five fields recognized on the Walk of Fame: film, TV, radio, still exists. Ninety percent of your dreams are completely
live performance and music. As his 1998 obituary said, “He forgotten by the time you wake up. You cannot dream and
was enormously successful at almost anything he tried – radio, snore at the same time. The man who had the longest beard in
records, songwriting, television, real estate and business, as the world died after he tripped over his beard.

FinanCial FoCus

Investment Lessons From • Opportunities will always exist for investors.
Although the coronavirus seems unprecedented, the
2020 equity markets have rebounded from many crises before
it. From war to global financial meltdowns, the market has
Palm City Auto By Bryce Buchanan, seen it all. But even at the height of these events, when
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the markets might be most affected, individual segments
Lube & Services As the year draws to or industries can do well.
a close, it’s fair to say
For example, in the current environment, when many
that we’ve all learned people have been forced to work and shop from home, and
something about the get their entertainment online, it’s probably not surprising
The DiTerlizzi Family of Companies social, political, physical that some parts of the technology sector have seen their
and environmental
economic activity grow, along with their stock prices.
Here’s the key point: Investment opportunities always
forces that have affected
Celebrating Our 30th Year everyone. And, in some exist, especially in times of market stress – and smart
ways, our lives will
investors will find them and incorporate them into their
be changed, perhaps portfolios in a way that’s appropriate for their goals and
permanently. But as an investor, what lessons can you risk tolerance.
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$10 off learn from 2020? • Patience and discipline can pay dividends. As
Here are some to consider:
mentioned above, the stock market dropped sharply in
our “full Service oil Change” • The markets look ahead. Here’s something many the weeks immediately following the pandemic, but
Enjoy by 12/31/20. investors discovered in 2020: Investment prices don’t then gained steadily for months afterward. Investors who
always move in the same direction as the overall economy. tried to “cut losses” and exited the market likely did so
Complete Auto Repair This might not have seemed apparent right after the at the wrong time and missed out on the beginning of the
COVID-19 pandemic struck in mid-February, as the
upturn. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon – investors
• Brakes • Diagnostics overall economy and the stock market took big hits. But who overreact to market declines often find themselves
• Tune-ups • Oil/Lube just about five weeks later, the markets began a rally that on the investment sidelines just when a new rally begins.
Rather than being reactive in this way, you may be better
lasted several months. During this time, the economy also
• Air • Tires recovered somewhat, but still remains on weak footing. off sticking with a long-term investment strategy, and
Conditioning • Tire Repairs What can explain this discrepancy between the markets buying and selling investments only when it makes sense
and economic activity? Essentially, economic numbers, for your situation, such as when you need to diversify
DiTerlizzi family such as the unemployment rate and gross domestic your portfolio.
For many reasons, it’s unlikely that we’ll see anything
product (GDP), reflect what’s happening today, but the
owned since 1990 markets are always looking toward tomorrow, which exactly like 2020 again. But some of the investment
means they are anticipating a stronger economic recovery lessons we learned are applicable in every year – so keep
772-223-LUBE (5823) and the results that come with it, such as greater corporate them in mind for 2021 and beyond.
earnings in 2021. No one can say for sure what the future
This article was written by Edward Jones, member
holds, but you can usually know the market’s opinion by SIPC, for use by your local Edward Jones financial
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