Vice Presidents Trivia Quiz: "Which V.P. was indicted for murder while in office, and was tried for treason after leaving office? Which two veeps held the office under two different presidents? Which president had two veeps die in office during his administration? Besides Agnew, which other V.P. resigned the office? Which veep scandalized Washington society by taking three slave 'wives'? Who was the only V.P. to be elected by the Senate because he failed to receive a majority of the electoral votes? ..."

Seagulls feast on Mormon crickets in Nevada: "Thousands of seagulls are descending on parts of northern Nevada, feasting on Mormon crickets that have invaded the region"

World Cup News: Brazil beat Costa Rica 5 to 2, Turkey beat China 3 to 0, Mexico tied Italy 1 to 1 and Ecuador beat Croatia 1 to 0. Fixed. Thanks, C. Herrera.

Judge Tosses Out Tribes' Water Suit: "A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by three American Indian tribes to keep a bottled water company from withdrawing thousands of gallons of spring water a day at a new $100 million plant."

Test

Old Wives Tales (from pregnancyweekly)

• Pick up a single key. If you pick it up by the round part you will have a boy. If you pick up the long narrow part you will have a girl. If you pick it up in the middle twins are on the way!
  
• The Mayans determined the sex of the baby by taking the mother's age at conception, and the year of conception. If both numbers are even or both are odd then it is a girl; if one number is even and one odd then it is a boy.
  
• Eat a clove of raw garlic. If the smell of garlic seeps out of your pores, it is a boy. If no garlic smell is detected at all, it is a girl. This test is not for the faint of heart or stomach for that matter. Well, can you eat a clove of garlic?
  
• If your legs resemble tree trunks, it's a boy. If they are trim and fit, it's a girl.
  If you crave the heels of the bread, you will have a boy. If you like the middle, a girl is on the way.
  
• If your hands start to get dry and chapped, it will be a boy; but if your hands are softer during pregnancy, you will have a girl.
  
• If you can't tell you are pregnant from the back, you are having a boy. If you look pregnant all over and from every angle, it is a girl.
  
• A craving for salty foods is a sure sign of a boy and craving sweets is a sign that a girl is on the way.
  
• If you experience increased acne break out on the face and chest you will have a girl.
  
• Here is an experiment straight from Baby Predicting 101. . . urinate in a glass or jar with a tablespoon of Drain-O in it. If the mixture is green you will have a girl; if the mixture is blue, you will have a boy.
  
• Suspend a wedding ring on a chain over your belly. If it swings back and forth, it's a girl. If it swings around in circles, it's a boy.
  
• If a toddler boy shows interest in a pregnant woman, the mom to be is going to have a girl. If he ignores the pregnant woman, she will have a boy.
  
• Which side do you lie on when you are resting? If it is the left then it is a boy; if you are more comfortable on your right side then it is a girl.
  
• When someone asks to see your hand if you show them palms up, it's a girl; palms down, a boy.

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