Just how big is the world's biggest ball of twine? Well stop in
at Cawker City , KS to see. Look at these figures: 40 foot
circumference Over 6,000,000 feet of sisal twine Frank Stoeber
started this ball of twine on his farm in 1953. By 1957 it
weighed 5,000 pounds, stood 8 feet high, and had 1,175,180 feet
of twine on it. Stoeber gave the ball to Cawker City in 1961
before his death in 1974. Canis Major is the brightest star in
the sky, alpha C ma The state of Delaware accepted the
Constitution on December 7, 1787. Delaware is the second
smallest state in the Union, but can claim that it is the "First
State." Sir Francis Galton, , began his observations of
fingerprints as a means of identification in the 1880's. In
1892, he published his book, "Fingerprints", establishing the
individuality and permanence of fingerprints. Why do you yawn?
You yawn because oxygen levels in our lungs are low. The brain
prompts the body to yawn to get more air into the lungs. Samuel
Morse designed the first telegraph. On May 24,