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Morning from the Lake

Otis Redding was just 26...

Otis Redding was just 26 when he died in a plane crash. He recorded "Sittin' on the Dock of the Bay" days before the crash and, despite his young age, is considered one of the most influential musicians in American history
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otis_Redding

Antioxidants bad?

Most clinical trials show no evidence of Antioxidants in preventing disease in healthy individuals. Research shows that Antioxidant supplements can be harmful to health - especially for smokers. Overall, Antioxidant supplements can actually do more harm than good for the average person
http://www.bbc.co.uk/guides/zwpyvcw

What does WiFi stand for?

WiFi does not stand for Wireless Fidelity - it stands for nothing. It's a word coined by a marketing firm that means nothing
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wi-Fi

Fresh 10 Playlist

Here's the link to my Fresh 10 playlist which will be updated weekly. Be sure to follow it on Spotify so it'll be updated automatically!

https://open.spotify.com/user/mkmaster/playlist/5C0rhOiebkXfG9UXZNszRy?si=y2UdMFu-Sqes-NIlaM0Gjg

"The whole nine yards"

“The whole nine yards” has a highly controversial origin story. The primary belief is that ammunition belts on WWII aircraft were 9 yards long thus the phrase “Give them the whole 9 yards”
https://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/27/books/the-whole-nine-yards-seeking-a-phrases-origin.html

Paul Allen of Microsoft bits

Bill Gates kept trying to convince Paul Allen to give him more shares of Microsoft. Allen gave in once and Bill Gates pushed for more. The final offer Gates made was $5 per share before Microsoft went public. Allen refused
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Allen#Microsoft

In 1996, Paul Allen (co-founder of Microsoft) said that he would buy Seattle Seahawks from Ken Behring (who threatened to move it to California) and finance the new stadium only if the people of Seattle agreed to it. They did and Allen spent $130 million for the new stadium, saving the team
http://old.seattletimes.com/html/seahawks/2022126162_seahawks27xml.html

Hank Williams died?

Hank Williams was late on his way to a show when he died in the car with a friend. When Williams' death was announced, the crowd started laughing, thinking it was excuse. After Hawkshaw Hawkins started singing "I Saw The Light" as a tribute, the crowd realized Williams was dead, and sang along
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hank_Williams#Death

Once a Beatle

Pete Best, original drummer of the Beatles, moved to America shortly after Best's firing from the Beatles and released an album titled 'Best of the Beatles' which confused record buyers and generated large sales numbers due to consumers believing that it was a compilation of Beatles songs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pete_Best#After_the_Beatles

Another Columbus Day

Indigenous Peoples' Day began in Berkeley, California in 1992 as an alternative to Columbus Day. It's now celebrated in over 100 American cities. The states of Alaska, Hawaii, Minnesota, Oregon, South Dakota, and Vermont either officially recognize it or have a similar holiday
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Peoples%27_Day

...anyone who was not a liberal at 20 years of age had no heart, while anyone who was still a liberal at 40 had no head...
                                                                ~  Winston S. Churchill 

The truth is rarely pure and never simple.
                                          ~ Oscar Wilde

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Welcome to Michael's TidBits, an informative outlet...

Hello and welcome to "Michael's TidBits". Here I will give you my "2 cents" on many subjects I feel I have a pretty good knowledge of. Trivia and information about history, music, art, psychology, woodworking, lake life, fishing, sports, architecture, and building construction are to name a few. So check back daily for a little piece of my mind that may make your day a tad bit more interesting. 😉