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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.52Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote
"That's one small step for [a] man; one giant leap for mankind."

"It suddenly struck me that that tiny pea, pretty and blue, was the Earth. I put up my thumb and shut one eye, and my thumb blotted out the planet Earth. I didn't feel like a giant. I felt very, very small."

   ~ Neil Armstrong, the first man to walk on the Moon

Today's Facts
One day on the Moon is 27 days on the Earth.

The Moon causes most of the ocean tides because of the force of gravity between the Moon and the Earth.

The Moon is about four and a half billion years old, about the same age as the Earth.

The Moon is about 384,000 km from the Earth.

The surface of the Moon is about the same size as the continent of Africa.
Today's (bad) Joke
Did you hear about the great new restaurant on the moon? The food's excellent but there's no atmosphere.

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After the Americans went to the Moon, the Soviets announced they would be sending a man to the Sun.

The engineers objected. 'If you send a man to the Sun, he will burn up'.

'What do you think we are, stupid?', they replied. 'We'll send him at night!'

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Podcast 52 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Man On The Moon"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.51Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote

'Anything is possible. You can be told that you have a 90-percent chance or a 50-percent chance or a 1-percent chance, but you have to believe, and you have to fight.'

   ~ Lance Armstrong, 7-time Tour de France winner and cancer survivor

Today's Facts
The first practical bicycle was invented by Baron Karl von Drais in Germany in 1817.

He called it a Laufmaschine, or 'running machine' and you could steer it, stop it with a brake but there were no pedals.

Seven out of eight Dutch adults have a bike.

There are over half a billion bicycles in China.

The word 'bicycle' was invented in France in the 1860s.
Today's (bad) Joke
Q: What is the hardest part of learning to ride a bike?
A: The pavement.

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'I'm fed up with my dog', said a man to his neighbour. 'He'll chase anyone on a bicycle.'

'That is a problem. What are you going to do?' asked his neighbour.

'I'm going to take his bicycle away from him.'

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Podcast 51 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Cycling Times"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.50Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote

'Take some more tea,' the March Hare said to Alice, very earnestly. 'I've had nothing yet,' Alice replied in an offended tone, 'so I can't take more.' 'You mean you can't take less,' said the Hatter: 'it's very easy to take more than nothing.'

   ~ Lewis Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Today's Facts
In the United States...

People with less than a high school degree have the highest obesity rate (32.9%)

Non-Hispanic black people have the highest obesity rate of 36.8%.

Non-Hispanic white people have an obesity rate of 25.2%. Other races (i.e. Asians) have the lowest obesity rate of 16.7%.

Approximately 72.5 million American adults are obese.
Today's (bad) Joke
So I said to the miserable employee, 'Hey, I thought McDonalds was supposed to have fast and friendly service.' And she says, 'That's at participating McDonald's, and we ain't participating.'

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Podcast 50 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Food Fest"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.49Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote

Sherif Ali: "There is the railway. And that is the desert. From here until we reach the other side, no water but what we can carry with us. For the camels, no water at all. If the camels die, we die. And in twenty days they will start to die."

Lawrence of Arabia: "There's no time to waste then, is there?"
Today's Facts
Saudi Arabia shares borders with six other countries: Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar and Yemen.

The country is a monarchy, the population is around 27 million, and it makes most of its money from exporting oil.

Saudi Arabia's flag is green with white words which say: "There is no god but God; Muhammad is the messenger of God".
Today's (bad) Joke
Q: What do you get if you cross a camel and a cow?
A: A lumpy milkshake.

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Podcast 49 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Saudi Arabia"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.48Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quotes

"It is hard to describe the disappointment of losing a Grand Slam final, let alone as a British player at Wimbledon with such incredible home support." ~ Andy Murray

"Things just didn't quite turn out for him in the finals liked he hoped for. But today I'm sure he got another step closer to a Grand Slam title." ~ Roger Federer
Today's Facts
Roger Federer won his 17th Grand Slam title at Wimbledon in 2012 - more than any other player.

Roger Federer has twin daughters named Myla and Charlene.

Roger's hobbies include golf, skiing, Playstation and playing cards.
Today's (bad) Jokes
Q: What do you serve but don't eat?
A: A tennis ball.

Q: Why don't fish like tennis?
A: They don't like getting close to the net.

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Podcast 48 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Tennis Times"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.47Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote
"As a young actor, people were trying to define who I was before I really knew that for myself. But I still remember thinking, "This is what I love doing, and I hope I'm going to be able to do it forever."  (Tom Cruise)
Today's Facts
Tom Cruise married actress Katie Holmes in 2006. Cruise proposed to Holmes in the early morning of June 17, 2005, on top of Paris' Eiffel Tower.

Cruise is a committed Scientologist, and some believe he is number 2 in the organisation.

His film Collateral is one of my all time favourite films!
Today's Joke
A Scientologist told me they can't always drink wine. I said, "A glass of wine every day gives you wonderful benefits." He said, "Like what?" I said, "Well, it keeps you from being a Scientologist..."

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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.46Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote
"I declare before you all that my whole life, whether it be long or short, shall be devoted to your service and the service of our great imperial family to which we all belong."  (Queen Elizabeth II)
Today's Facts
The Queen is the only British citizen who doesn't need to have a passport.

Queen Elizabeth II has two birthdays; an official one, and her real one on April 21st.

The Queen sent her first e-mail in 1976 using the ARPANET network, the forerunner to today's internet.
Today's Jokes
What was the first thing the queen did when she came to the throne? - She sat down!

When does a prince get very wet? - When he becomes the reigning monarch!

When is a piece of wood like a king? - When it's a ruler!

Where do kings and queens get crowned? - On the head!

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Podcast 46 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Jubilee Hi-Jinks"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.45Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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Today's Quote


"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death. I'm very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that."  (Bill Shankly, Liverpool Football Manager)


Today's Facts

The Scottish Cup tie between Falkirk and Inverness Caledonian Thistle in 1979 was postponed no fewer than 29 times because of bad weather.

A Manchester City fan was banned in 1995 from bringing dead chickens into City’s Maine Road ground. He apparently used to celebrate City's goals by swinging the birds around his head.

In 2004, James Hayter came on as an 84th minute substitute for Bournemouth against Wrexham and scored the fastest Football League hat-trick ever. It took less than 140 seconds.
Today's Joke
Two guys were walking through a cemetery when they saw a tombstone that read:
"Here lies John Sweeney, a good man and a Chelsea fan."

So, one of them asked the other: "When the hell did they start putting two people in one grave?"

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Podcast 45 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Football Crazy"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.44Listen to the Mega Minute Podcast, read the text, and try to understand as much as possible.

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'shipping' OR 'cargo'?!
Today's Quote
"Why is it that when you transport something by car, it's called shipment but when you transport something by ship it's called cargo?"  (Anonymous)
Today's Facts

Men honk more than women, and men and women honk more at women than at men.
Drivers in convertibles with the tops down are less likely to honk than those with the top up.
Drivers honk faster at cars whose drivers are on cell phones. And drivers are more likely to honk at people from another state or country than their own.
Drivers honk less on weekends.
Today's Joke
The probability of being involved in a traffic accident is directlyproportional to time spent on the road.  Driving fast decreases one'sexposure.

One third of traffic accidents are caused by drunk drivers; two thirdsare caused by non-drunk drivers.
Therefore, the safest way to drive is drunk and VERY fast.
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Podcast 44 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Driving Me Nuts"
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Hotch Potch English - The Mega-Minute Podcast - No.43
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Today's Quote

"Elections are won by men and women chiefly because most people vote against somebody rather than for somebody."  (Franklin P. Adams 1944)
Today's Facts
You need 500 mayors' signatures to be able to run for president in France.

Dominique Strauss-Kahn, who loves orgies and violent sex, could easily have been France's new president.

The age limit for theoretically becoming the president of France is now 18!
Today's Joke
The French try to keep election results secret until the end. Special 'coded' Tweets included:
   - Netherlands-Hungary qualify for return leg
   - Dutch cheese at 27 euros, Tokai wine at 25 euros
   - high-heeled shoes are going out of fashion

* Code for François Hollande - Netherlands / Dutch cheese
* Code for Nicolas Sarkozy - Hungary / Tokai wine / high-heeled shoes

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Podcast 43 {Quote~Fact~Fun} ~ "Election Madness"
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