           
Furrow Pump, Inc.
P.O.
Box 1849
8525 SW
St. Helens Dr.
Wilsonville,
OR 97070
Phone:
(800) 937-3666
FAX:
(800) 377-9960
www.furrowpump.com
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What is
the distance claimed in record books as the "world's longest putt"? |
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| ON THE eve of the Ryder Cup in 1999, Spain’s Jose Maria Olazabal putt a ball
a record 9.2 miles during a Concorde flight to the United States. His putt broke American
Brad Faxon’s 1997 world record of 8.5 miles (13.68 kilometres) and travelled the
length of the supersonic airliner’s 150 foot cabin in 26.17 seconds to land in the
cup at the first attempt. With Concorde travelling at 1,270 mph, the ball was
actually in motion for 9.232 miles, a spokeswoman for British Airways said. The flight
time of three hours six minutes was also a record for the London Boston route. |
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What
"drug" has been reported in a recent edition of the journal, Stroke, to possibly
reduce stroke-induced brain damage? |
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| Irish
Coffee!!!!! The
journal Stroke has reported that an experimental drug with the potency of two cups of
coffee and a mixed drink similar to the contents of an Irish Coffee has been shown to
limit stroke-induced brain damage in rats. A safety study involving a small group of
23 stroke patients has been conducted as a prelude to studying this drug's effectiveness in
patients.
In rat studies, the size of brain
damage was reduced as much as 80 % when a combination of caffeine and ethanol, called
caffeinal, was administered within three hours after a stroke. According to Dr.
James C. Grotta, professor of neurology at the University of Texas-Houston Medical School
where the study is being conducted, "Neither caffeine or alcohol offered protection
alone, but the combination was protective". It is unclear how caffeinal
works to protect the brain, but it is being studied. |
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| On the average, how many words does an ordinary
person use? |
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| A
modern language has a vocabulary of about 150,000 words. Shakespeare used 24,000; an
ordinary person uses about 3,000. |
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Who is known for playing for the Yankees, Cubs and Bulls in the same season? |
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| Eddie Layton, the organist for the New York Yankees!
This Yankees' long-time stadium organist, will retire after 37 years at the end of
the Yankees' playoff run this year. |
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What are three of
the four most frequently occurring words in English writing? |
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"In
English, for example, the word the appears most frequently and is said
to have rank order 1; the words of rank 2, 3, and 4 are of, and, and to,
respectively."
--According to John Allen Paulos in The formula for 'success' (The
Guardian, Thursday July 22, 2004): |
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