Here are 5 things I learned reading, Churchill, By: Paul Johnson

1. Churchill’s mom, Jennie (Jerome) was an American.

2. He claimed to have never worn – or even owned – a pair of pajamas.

3. Winston Churchill always drank champagne during a meal.

4. Begining with its purchase in 1922, he lived almost exclusively in his country home, Chartwell.

5. His final words were: “I am bored with it all.”…“The journey has been enjoyable and well worth making—once!”

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Here are 5 things I learned reading, Pilgrim At Tinker Creek, By: Annie Dillard

1. Birds do not migrate for warmth. They migrate for food.

2. Ladybugs hibernate, in big clusters.

3. Ice that becomes a gas, without first becoming water, is called sublimation.

4. The average size of all living animals is close to the size of a housefly.

5. Locust are grasshoppers, that are mad and stressed.

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