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`lan-, yap': a gift given or
obtained gratuitously.
Lagniappe
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plays a major role in reward-motivated behavior--is
released into the brain, according to a University of
North Carolina study. The same is true when your
tweet is retweeted on Twitter.
Some call social media the "scrapbook-
ing of the 21st century."
Lifehacker writer
Thorin Klosowski says, "We cut, copy, and paste articles
we care about. We add our own commentary to these
clippings, and invite our friends to do the same. The
Smithsonian argues that we tend to treat our social net-
works the same as we did our scrapbooks--as a means
to remember."
The Apostle Paul urges, "Devote yourselves to prayer
with an alert mind and a thankful heart" (Colossians
4:2). If only we could become as passionate about Bible
study and prayer as we are about posting a picture of
the sandwich we just ate.
Don't get me wrong;
social media is one of the
great gifts God has given. It can be used, and it can be
abused. Just keep it in perspective.
Did
You
Know?
If you have three quarters, four dimes, and
four pennies, you have $1.19. You also have
THE LARGEST AMOUNT OF MONEY IN
COINS WITHOUT BEING ABLE TO MAKE
CHANGE FOR A DOLLAR.
In the average lifetime, a person will
walk the
EQUIVALENT OF FIVE TIMES
AROUND THE EQUATOR.
It is believed that Shakespeare was
46 around the time that the King
James Version of the Bible was
written. In Psalms 46,
THE 46TH
WORD FROM THE FIRST WORD
IS "SHAKE" AND THE 46TH
WORD FROM
THE LAST WORD
IS "SPEAR."
IT WOULD TAKE 11 EMPIRE
STATE BUILDINGS,
stacked one
on top of the other, to measure the
Gulf of Mexico at its deepest point.
One in 5,000 North Atlantic lobsters
ARE BORN BRIGHT BLUE.
YOU BURN MORE CALORIES
SLEEPING
than you do watching TV.
In ancient Rome, it was considered
a sign of leadership
TO BE BORN
WITH A CROOKED NOSE.
The temperatures -40�
Celsius and -40� Fahren-
heit are
EXACTLY
THE SAME.
Clans of
long ago that
wanted to get rid
of unwanted people
without killing
them
WOULD
BURN
DOWN THEIR
HOUSES--HENCE
THE EXPRESSION
"TO GET FIRED."
The elephant is
THE
ONLY ANIMAL WITH
FOUR KNEES.