From: Will Ford To: undisclosed-recipients:; Bee: <Ma> Subject: Jan 25th tidbits & quotes Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2013 12:09:47 +0000 Approx 10% of Americans are descendants of pilgrims that were aboard the Mayflower. Andre Agassi was the last American male to win a singles Australian Open championship. "There are two things that one must get used to or one will find life unendurable: the damages of time and injustices of men." - Nicolas Chamfort "A day without laughter is a day wasted." - Charles Chaplin In light of the current cold snap... • 80% of the world's fresh water is locked up as ice or snow. • Ten inches of fresh snow is approximately equal to a six-inch-layer of fiberglass insulation. • The flu and colds are more common in the winter months because that is when the viruses spread across the country. It has nothing to do with being outside in cold weather. • The average thickness of the ice sheet that covers 98% of Antarctica is 2,200 meters (7,200 feet). This amounts to 90% of the ice and 70% of all the fresh water in the world. • The lowest temperature recorded in the world is minus 89.6°C (-128.6 °F) at the Vostok Scientific Station in Antarctica on 21 July 1983, beating the station's former record of -88.3°C (-126.9°F) on 24 August 1960. EFTA00397060