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Today's quote:
Charles Robert Darwin (1809-82)-"The assumed instinctive belief in God has been used by many persons as an argument for His existence. But this is a rash argument, as we should thus be compelled to believe in the existence of cruel and malignant spirits, only a little more powerful than man; for the belief in them is far more general than in a beneficent Deity."
Today's proverb:
"There's many a slip 'twixt the cup and the lip."
Today's wisdom:
"One of the advantages of being disorderly is that you are constantly making new discoveries."
Today's proverb:
"Half a loaf is better than no bread."
Today's irregular verb:
burn - burnt - burnt
Today's riddle:
I can sizzle like bacon, I am made with an egg, I have plenty of backbone, but lack a good leg, I peel layers like onions, but still remain whole, I can be long, like a flagpole, yet fit in a hole, What am I? (The answer)
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