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•It’s believed that kites originated inAsia,where theywereconstructedfromlargeleavesforthesail,bambooskinfortheframe,andtwistedfiberfromthepineappletreefortherope.EarlyChinesekitesusedsilkforthesailandflyingline.Kitesweren’tjustforfun–evidencefrom549ADdepictsapaperkitebeingusedinarescuemission.TheancientChinesealsousedthemformeasuringdistance,testing thewind, and signaling.Theywere frequently decoratedwithmythologicalfiguresandsomekite-flyersaddedstringsandwhistlestoaddmusicalsounds.Infact,theChinesenameforakite,FenZheng,translates“windharp.”•TheearlyJapaneseutilizedlargekitesinthebuildingof theirtemplestolifttilesandbuildingmaterialstorooftopworkers.By1760inJapan,kiteflyinghadbeenbannedbecausetoomuchofthepopulationpreferredittowork!•ExplorerMarcoPolobroughtstoriesofkitestoEuropeinthelate1200s,andJapanesesailorsbroughtkitestoEuropeinthe16thand17thcenturies.•Chineselegendsaysthatlookingathigh-flyingkiteswillpreserve

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goodeyesight.Theyalsomaintainthattiltingtheheadbacktogazeatakite,whileopeningthemouthslightlygivesthebodyahealthyyin-yangbalance.•Kitesareevenusedinreligiousceremonies.Someculturesmadekitesresemblinghumanstosendprayerstothegods,whileothersusedkitestosendthanksgivingofferingstothegodsforgoodharvest,fertility,andprosperity.•InJune,1752,BenjaminFranklinandhissonWilliamsteppedoutintoaPhiladelphiathunderstormtoconductanexperiment.Hecarriedakitemadefromalargesilkhandkerchief,ahempstring,asilkstring,ahousekey,alengthofwiretoserveasalightningrod,andaLeydenjar,whichwasadevicethatcouldstoreanelectricalcharge.WhilesomefolksbelievethatFranklin“discoveredelectricity”duringhisexperiment,thatwasnotthecase at all, since scientists had alreadybeenworking at greatlengthwithstaticelectricityforyears.Franklinsoughttoprovethatlightningwasanelectricaldischarge.Thehempstringwaswetfromtherainandconductedanelectricalcharge,whilethedrysilkstringheldbyFranklinundercoverdidnot.Whenthelightningstruck,Franklinfeltadefiniteelectricspark,butwasnotstruckbylightning,assomebelieve.UsingtheLeydenjar,hecollectedtheelectricityfordischargeatanothertime.Hisfurtherworkwithelectricityledtotheperfectionofalightningrodinvention.•Kiteswerevitaltothedevelopmentofaircraft,withthefirstpoweredaircraftconsistingofalargeboxkitewithamotorfittedtoit.In1899,theWrightBrothersdesignedanexperimentalkitewitha5-foot(1.52-m)wingspanthatwouldaidthemintheirstudyofwind’sliftanddrageffectsoncontrolofabiplane.Bythefollowingyear,thebrothershaddesignedafull-sizegliderbasedontheirkite’splans.

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•In1749, thefirst experiments to study theweatherusingkiteswere launched.The early tests used a kite to carry athermometer tomeasure temperatures at high altitudes.Bythe19thcentury,theU.S.WeatherBureauhadestablished17kite observation stations,with kites transporting all sorts ofmeteorologicalinstrumentsupwardsof8,000feet(2,438m)torecordairpressure,temperature,andhumidity.Thekiteswereaboxtype,constructedofspruceandathincottoncloth,withpianowireusedforthestrings.•TelephoneinventorAlexanderGrahamBellhadagreatzealfor aeronautics andkites, and experimented formanyyearswithman-carryingkites.Hiscreationsconsistedofavarietyofgeometricshapes,suchashexagonsandtetrahedrons.Intheearly1900s,Belldesignedanenormouskitemadeof1,300four-sidedcellscoveredinmaroonsilk,whichwasabletolifeaman30feet(9.1m)offtheground.•Kiteshavebeenusedformilitaryoperationsforcenturies.InancientChina,kitescarryinggunpowder,alongwithafuseandaburningstickofincensewereusedasweapons.Inthe1600s,duringawarinIndia,thelineonalargekitewasreplacedwithrope,enablingtroopstoscalethewallofafortandovertaketheguards.In1855,theRussiansused12-ft.(3.66-m)kitestotowtorpedoestoatarget.DuringtheAmericanCivilWar,kiteswereusedtodeliverletters,newspapers,andothercommunications.Man-lifting kiteswere used during the Spanish-AmericanWar for enemyobservation.Kites haveprovenvaluable fordeliveringmunitionsandsignalingtroops.•Akiteprovedbeneficialinbridgeconstructionin1847.WithplansunderwaytobuildthefirstbridgeacrosstheNiagaraGorgebetweenCanadaandtheU.S.,acontestwasheldtopullacableacrossthegorge,adistanceof700feet(213m).Thewinner,American teenagerHomanWalsh, attached a lightweightropetohiskite,whichpulledaheavierrope,thenanotheroneandanotheruntilasteelcablereachedtheotherside.Homanreceiveda$10.00prizeforhisefforts.•EnglishmanSamuel F.Cody patented aman-lifting kitesystemin1901,andbecamethefirstmantocrosstheEnglishChannel towedbykites in1903.Hepitchedhiskites to the



• It wasAmerican journalist,author and humoristDonMarquiswhomadethefollowingobservation:“Procrastinationistheartofkeepingupwithyesterday.”

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mountaintopinthePhilippines.Thesecondlargestpitcherplantonrecord,nepenthesattenboroughiisecretesanectarthatluresinsects,frogsandevenratsintoitstrap,whereenzymesandacidsbreakdowntheanimalanddigestit.•Therehasbeenalotofdebateaboutwhetherolderdrivers

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BritishArmy,whopurchasedCody’s“WarKites.”Hefolloweduponthisachievementbypilotingalargeboxkitefittedwithanengine.Tragically,in1913,whiletestinganewdesign,theCodyFloatplane,theaircraftbrokeapartat200feet(61m),andCodywaskilled.•DuringtheColdWar,EastGermanybannedtheuseoflargekites,fearingthatpeoplewouldbeliftedovertheBerlinWall.•TherecordforthemostkitesflownonasinglelinebelongstoJapanesekitemaker.In1990,73-year-oldSataoHaradalaunched11,284kitesmadeofbambooandpolyethylene.Ittookthreehourstolaunchthemall,andthekitesremainedintheairfor18minutes.•Kiteflyingisnotwithoutitshazards,withanaverageof12peoplekilledeachyearinkitingaccidents.Wetkitelinesposeahazard,actingasaconductorforstaticelectricityandlightning.Largekiteshavebeenknowntolifttheflieroffthegroundaswellasdraggingthemintoobjects.Kitelinesthathavebecometangledinelectricalpowerlineshavecausedtheelectrocutiondeathoftheflier.

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CASABLANCAHailed by some reviewers as “the best Hollywood movie of all

time,” Casablanca remains a much-loved classic film. Follow along as Tidbits digs up the facts on this 1942 favorite. •ActorHumphreyBogartwas42years oldwhenhe tookon the role of Rick Blaine, anAmericanwho owned aswankynightclub andgambling establishment,Rick’sCaféAmericain,inCasablanca,Morocco.TheclubwasknownintheundergroundasaplacetoobtainpapersthathelpedrefugeesescapeGerman-occupiedEurope.•WhenRick’sformerflame,Ilsa,(playedbySwedishactressIngridBergman)enteredtheclub,accompaniedbyherhusband,afugitiveCzechResistanceleader,Rickfoughttoovercomehisbitternesstowardher,becauseshehadabruptlylefthiminPariswithnoexplanation.WhenIlsaexplainedthatshehadthoughtherhusbandhadbeenkilled,RickrealizedthathemusttrytogetthecoupleoutofMorocco.•TheoriginalplaywasentitledEverybodyComestoRick’s,butwaschangedtoCasablancaforthemovie.Itwasco-authoredbyahighschoolteacherwhowasonsummervacation.•Casablanca containedmany nowwell-known quotes,including“Here’slookingatyou,kid,”and“Ithinkthisisthe

beginningofabeautifulfriendship.”Oneofthemostfamiliarmisquotesis“Playitagain,Sam,”whichwasneverspokeninthefilm.WhenIlsaenteredRick’sclub,sheaskedthepianoplayerto,“Playitonce,Sam,foroldtimes’sake.Playit,Sam.Play‘AsTimeGoesBy.’”•TheroleofSamwasplayedbyDooleyWilson,whowasactually a drummer,whohad to fakeplaying the piano. In2012,Sam’spianosoldforupwardsof$600,000ataNewYorkauction.•Thestudiotookouta$100,000insurancepolicyonHumphreyBogartintheeventthathewoulddieduringfilming.Followingthefilm’ssuccess,Bogartmovedfromfourthplacetofirstplaceinthestudio’srosterofstars,andwithinthreeyears,hewastheworld’shighest-paidactor.Becausehewasshorterthanco-starBergman,BogarthadtowearplatformshoesduringthefilmingofCasablancatobringhimuptoherheight.•DuetoheightenedsecurityduringWorldWarII,filmingwasnotallowedatanairportafterdark.Onlyonescene,thatoftheNazivillainarrivinginCasablanca,wasshotatanairport,theVanNuys,CaliforniaAirport.Theremainderofthemoviewasfilmedinthestudio,usingasoundstagewithacardboardcutoutairplane.Thearchedhangerattheairportwasbuiltin1928,andwasrescuedfromthewreckingballin2007.Thefaçadesatinahotelparkinglotforseveralyears,butplansareinplacetorestoreitandincorporateitintoaMoroccan-themedrestaurantattheairport.•Releaseofthefilmwasscheduledforearly1943,butthedebutwasmoveduptoNovember,1942tocorrespondwiththeAlliedForces’captureofCasablancathesecondweekofNovember.•Casablanca cost $950,000 to film, about $100,000 overbudget.Thefilmwon threeOscars – forBest Picture,BestDirector,andBestScreenplay.Thefamoussong“AsTimeGoesBy”hadbeencomposedin1931,soitwasdeclaredineligiblefortheBestSongoftheYear.

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6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Which animal’s home is called a lodge?

7. FOOD & DRINK: Which spice is described as “the Queen of Spices”?

8. MUSIC: Who wrote the libretto and music to the opera “The Flying Dutchman”?

9. HISTORY: Which country’s revo-lution was described in the book “Ten Days That Shook the World”?

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2. GEOGRAPHY: Which was the first designated national park in the United States?

3. BIBLE: From which book of the New Testament does the proverb “the blind leading the blind” originate?

4. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which pres-ident established the Purple Heart award to military members injured or killed in battle?

5. LITERATURE: What is the title of a classic novel that its British author orig-inally named “Strangers from Within”?

6. ANIMAL KINGDOM: Which animal’s home is called a lodge?

7. FOOD & DRINK: Which spice is described as “the Queen of Spices”?

8. MUSIC: Who wrote the libretto and music to the opera “The Flying Dutchman”?

9. HISTORY: Which country’s revo-lution was described in the book “Ten Days That Shook the World”?

10. ANATOMY: What is the most common blood type in humans?

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Paddy & The Pig sofar,thosewholiketheirleprechaunarewinning.Thisleprechaunprobablywasinspiredby“PaddyandthePig,”acaricatureusedbyBritishpoliticalcartoonistssincethe1840storepresentIrelandandtheIrishpeople.Paddywastheignorantpeasant;thepigwasthebackwardagriculturalnation.Paddyworebreeches,apatchedcoatandastrangehat.MostofthepoliticalargumentswereaboutIrishHomeRule,ahottopicinVictorianEnglandpolitics.ThecomicPaddywasre-createdasatoy.AversionmadebyLehmann,aGermantoymanufacturer,de-

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Irish lace collar,ivoryshawl,flowerblossompattern,trailingleafborder,c.1910,11x46inches,$50.

Pitcher, silver, lid, hinged, inset Irish coin, armorial, ham-mered,1800s,Ireland,6inches,$90.

Wedgwood chalice,fairylandluster,orangeinterior,cobaltex-terior,gilt,birds,chasedbase,71/4x51/4in.$180.

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Paddy and the Pig is a caricature found in political cartoons during Vic-torian times. A toy based on the carica-ture sold recently for $1,320.

DEARDR.ROACH:Iama66-yearoldmale,who ishealthywithaveryactivelife,bothphysicalandsexual. Likemanymenmy age, I have an enlargedprostate thatmydoctormonitorsduringannualvisits.Itdoesn’t impairmy life,with the small exceptionofbeingannoying(wakingupnightlytoaweakorslowurinating stream), and it doesn’t botherme toomuchduringtheday,exceptonceinawhilewhenIhavetourinatealittlemorethanusual.EverynowandthenI’lltry an over-the-counter prostate supplement, but theyneverwork.IwillNOTgoforasurgerybecauseit’snotreallynecessary.Ijustreadaboutanewrevolutionarytreatmentoption

calledaprostaticliftdevice,whichissupposedto“liftandremovetheprostatetissueoutofthewaysoitnolongerblockstheurethra(thepassagewaythattheurineflowsthrough).”Itsays,“Tinyimplantsareplacedtoholdthetissueinplace,liketiebacksonawindowcurtain,leavingan unobstructed pathway for urine to flownormallyagain.”Theygoontosaythattreatmenttypicallytakes

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underanhour,preservessexualfunction,doesn’trequirecutting, heatingor removal of tissue.ComparedwithotherBPHsurgeries,thissystemissupposedtohaveastrongsafetyprofilewithminimalsideeffects.Haveyoueverheardofthis?Doyouthinkit’ssafe?Itsoundsgreat.However,thethoughtoftinyimplantsbeingplacedinsideofmeandstayingtherescaresme.--V.A.ANSWER:Theprostaticurethralliftprocedureisyet

anotheroptionformenwithsymptomsofanenlargedprostate.The procedure does involve the placementofsmallimplants.Theprocedureissaidtobeeasytoperform (easy for a urologist, that is), and improvesqualityoflifeandmeasuresofurinaryflow.Inastudyof206men,nonedevelopedsexualtroubles

after the procedure. It has significant benefits overtraditionalsurgery:Recoveryisfasterandhaslessriskofsexualsideeffects,buttraditionalsurgeryimprovedurinaryflowandcompletebladderdrainagemorethantheurethralliftprocedure.Also,14%ofmenwhohadtheliftprocedureneededthetraditionalsurgerywithinfiveyears.Theimplantsseemtobesafeanddonotaffect

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