>This was heard on the radio this morning while driving to work.
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>A survey in England asked questions about United States History. One question was:
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>Who is the most famous American?
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>The most popular answer?
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>Homer Simpson!
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>The conclusion from the newsperson, “Well, it seems that we are not the only ones who do not know very much about the world”!
I would think of Benjamin Franklin, Washington, or Edison.
Difference in opinions hath cost many millions of lives: for instance, whether flesh be bread, or bread be flesh; whether whistling be a vice or a virtue; whether it be better to kiss a post, or throw it into the fire... (from Gulliver's Travels)