••••••••••February 3
Your brain uses less power than a 100watt bulb.
••••••••••February 4
Where did the Pilgrims land when they
arrived in America?
On their feet
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••••••••••February 5
What did the chewing gum say to the
shoe?
“I am stuck on you.”
ANSWER:
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2. Who was the voice of the genie in
Aladdin?
3. What are the names of the seven
dwarfs?
ANSWERS:
On this 2nd day of the 2nd month, try 2
x 22-worded tongue twisters 2 times
fast!
• inchworms itching
• truly rural
• knapsack straps
1. Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
and Beauty and the Beast
••••••••••February 2
1. What two animated Disney films were
nominated for “Best Picture” at the
Academy Awards?
2. Robin Williams
Your eyeballs are 3.5% salt.
••••••••••February 6
3. Dopey, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy,
Doc, Happy, Bashful
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••••••••••February 7
In 1970 at Camp David, the U.S.
Presidential retreat, Prince Charles and
Princess Anne of the British Commonwealth feasted on barbecued hot dogs.
••••••••••February 8
Chopstick Etiquette
1. To eat large pieces of food, it’s okay to
pick up the food with the chopsticks
and bite off a more manageable piece.
2. Don’t “double dip.” Don’t pick up food
from communal dishes with chopsticks
you’ve already had in your mouth.
••••••••••February 9
On average, people spend more than five
years of their lives dreaming.
••••••••••February 10
In the space of a minute, you blink
••••••••••February 13
Roses are red.
Violets are blue.
I like pecans,
And I’m nuts about you.
••••••••••February 14
a. 12 times
Knock, Knock!
Who’s there?
Bat.
Bat who?
Bat you can’t wait to read more of these
jokes.
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••••••••••February 12
1. Because an apple a day keeps the
doctor away
Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands also
saw the Lincoln ghost during a state visit
in 1945. And there were several sightings
during the Carter administration.
2. Forget-me-nuts
Apparently, Abe’s ghost haunts the White
House. Franklin Delano Roosevelt once
noted, “I was sitting in my study, when
one of the maids burst in on me in a
state of great excitement. I looked up
from my work and asked her what was
the trouble. ‘He’s up there—sitting on the
edge of the bed, taking off his shoes!’ she
exclaimed. ‘Who’s up where, taking off
his shoes?’ I asked. ‘Mr. Lincoln!’ the maid
replied.”
••••••••••February 15
Solve the Word Puzzle below. The letters
and words are arranged to give you clues
to find the answers. For example:
cheditorief stands for the phrase “editor
in chief.”
1. cl udy
2. p
o
u
r
3. calmstorm
1. partly cloudy
ANSWER:
Abraham Lincoln’s Ghost
ANSWERS:
c
••••••••••February 11
2. What do squirrels give each other on
Valentine’s Day?
2. downpour
c. 20 times
1. A doctor and an actor were in love
with the same girl. On Valentine’s Day
the actor had to go away for a job, so
he gave the girl seven apples. Why did
he do that?
3. calm before the storm
b. 145 times
••••••••••February 16
a. His Uncle Charles.
b. Mick Bakka, the drummer in a local
rock and roll band.
a
ANSWER:
••••••••••February 17
Knock, Knock!
Who’s there?
Hairy.
Hairy who?
Hairy up and finish these awful jokes!
••••••••••February 18
1. Where was President Franklin
Roosevelt when he thought up the
name “United Nations”?
2. Which U.S. President was the first to
admit seeing a UFO (Unidentified
Flying Object)?
3. Which U.S. President got stuck in the
White House bathtub?
4. Which U.S. President was pulled over
for speeding—in a horse-drawn
carriage!
The Best and Easiest Peanutty
Cookies Ever
1
1
1
1
cup of peanut butter (chunky or creamy)
cup of sugar
beaten egg
teaspoon of baking soda
Preheat oven to 350ºF. Put peanut butter
and sugar together in a bowl and mix
until it’s well combined. Add baking soda
to the beaten egg, and mix everything
together. Take about a teaspoon of the
dough, roll it into a ball with your hands,
and place it on a cookie sheet. Space the
balls about an inch apart, and flatten
them a little with the back of a fork. You
can sprinkle a little bit of sugar on the
top if you like. Bake for 10 minutes.
Makes about 5 dozen.
••••••••••February 20
By age 10 the average North American
kid uses up 730 crayons.
••••••••••February 21
1. Who was “George” Washington, leader
of the American Revolution against
England and the first U.S. president,
named after?
2. As adults, which game did U.S.
Presidents George Washington,
Thomas Jefferson, and John Adams
play—jump rope, soccer, or marbles?
3. If George Washington had taken his
mother’s last name instead of his
father’s, what would they have called
the country’s capital and that big
monument that’s there?
3. “Ball, D.C.” and the “Ball
Monument” (His mother’s maiden
name was Mary Ball.)
Who inspired George Lucas to create
the character Chewbacca in Star Wars?
••••••••••February 19
4. Ulysses S. Grant (1869–1877)
3. All 326 pounds of William Howard
Taft (1909–1913)
2. Jimmy Carter (1977–1981)
1. He was in the shower.
ANSWERS:
2. marbles
1. King George of England
ANSWERS:
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••••••••••February 22
How many F’s are there?
FREDDY FLIPPER WAS OF THE
IMPRESSION THAT SUCCESSFULLY
BEGGING OF HIS MOTHER FOR MORE
SHOES OF THAT SORT WAS ESSENTIAL
FOR KIDS OF HIS AGE.
9 (Many readers miss the F’s in “of.”)
ANSWER:
••••••••••February 23
What birds spend all their time on their
knees?
What do you call a woodpecker with no
beak?
When is the best time to buy budgies?
••••••••••February 25
1. Clasp your hands together in front of
you.
2. Have a friend point to one of your
fingers. (Don’t touch.)
3. Lift the finger that your friend
identified without moving any other
fingers. That was easy, right?
4. Try it several times.
5. Now, cross your arms, clasp your
hands together, and bring you hands
up through the triangle opening
created by your arms and chest. You
got that?
6. Have your friend point to one of your
fingers. (Remember—don’t touch!)
7. Lift the finger that your friend
identified without moving any other
fingers.
Did you do it? Confuse your brain?
Neat!
When they’re going cheap!
A headbanger
Birds of prey
ANSWERS:
Which of these seven well-known men is
the odd one out?
Jesse James
Bill Clinton
Indiana Jones
Tiger Woods
Shakespeare
Napoleon
Michael Jordan
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What did one mountain say to the other
mountain?
Let’s meet in the valley.
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••••••••••February 27
Interstate highways that run east and west
are assigned even numbers (like Route 66);
highways running north and south are
assigned odd numbers (like I-95).
Indiana Jones (He’s a fictional
character, and the rest are real
people.)
ANSWER:
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••••••••••February 28
Here are the origins of some common
words. Can you spot the made-up one?
Oscar: The coveted Academy Awards
statue looked like somebody’s Uncle
Oscar.
Guy: Guy Fawkes was the British “guy”
who once plotted to blow up England’s
House of Parliament.
Boycott: Named after Andrew Cott’s son,
who refused to do his chores.
The Andrew Cott origin for “boycott”
is made up. Actually, “boycott” comes
from Charles Boycott, an absentee
landlord in 1800s Ireland.
ANSWER:
••••••••••February 29
Leap Year
The calendar year is 365 days long,
unless the year is exactly divisible by 4,
in which case we have a Leap Year. An
extra day is added to February—that
makes the year 366 days long.
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