RANDOM MUSINGS FROM THE TOP OF THE HILL

5/05/2022

THIS N THAT

 In 1898, there were 27 large breweries in Cincinnati.  Included were names that lasted a long time locally:  Anheuser-Busch, Bavarian, Hudepohl, Christian Moerlein, and Weidemann's.  The Burger brothers were in the malting business at the time and turned to beer much later after Prohibition in 1934.  Same way for Schoenling, it also didn't get started until after Prohibition ended.
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Did you know that Magi is a plural word and it's singular is Magus?  I didn't.  Remember that for next Christmas.  One Magus; three Magi.  
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The Catholic Bible includes 73 books; most Protestant Bibles have 66 books and some Orthodox religions have 81 books recognized.  Originally, the Christian churches were working with 90 books.  The Hebrew Bible is organized differently and contains 24 books.  How are we ever going to get together?
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Lesotho is a country in the southern part of the African continent that is completely surrounded by the Republic of  South Africa.  Is there another country in the world completely surrounded by one other country?
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First the counselor asked my wife if she could name my favorite TV program and she replied, "Anything sports."  I agreed, she was right.  Then he asked me to name my wife's favorite flower and I replied, "I think it's Pillsbury."  The session went downhill from there.
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