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		<title>We know that Sacramento, CA has the nickname &#8220;River City&#8221;&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[And that Las Vegas is called &#8220;Sin City&#8221;.  But what is the name of the city that has the nickname &#8220;The Icebox of the United States&#8221;?
And if you haven&#8217;t noticed, we no longer own and we no longer control our cities.  Oh sure, there are mayors, law enforcement and all indications that cities [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/02/08/we-know-that-sacramento-ca-has-the-nickname-river-city/</link>
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		<title>On May 19, 1891, who took jurisdiction of the newly created national park called Yosemite and set up camp in Wawona?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Need a hint???  How about some choices:
A. U.S. Coast Guard
B. U. S. Forest Service
C. U.S. 4th Cavalry Regiment
D. U.S. Department of Agriculture
Tis a wonderful world we live in.  However, are we, as a people, growing up too fast?
Is technology coming at us faster than we can absorb it?  Heck, NASA is talking about [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/01/22/on-may-19-1891-who-took-jurisdiction-of-the-newly-created-national-park-called-yosemite-and-set-up-camp-in-wawona/</link>
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		<title>So what does a baby have to do with the New Year?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The tradition of using a baby to signify the New Year was started around 600 B.C by the ancient Greeks, who, at the start of a year would carry a baby around in a basket. The purpose of it was to honor Dionysus, the God of Fertility and symbolize his annual rebirth.
Fearless 2010 predictions:
1.  [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/01/01/so-what-does-a-baby-have-to-do-with-the-new-year/</link>
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		<title>The inspiration for the earliest dirt bike, and arguably the first motorcycle, was designed and built in what country?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was the first petroleum-powered vehicle and  it was essentially a motorized bicycle.  Built in 1885, it was a novel idea in Germany, and I guess you could say it was the founding father of todays BMW motorcycle.
&#8220;I&#8217;m mad as hell and I&#8217;m not going to take it anymore!&#8221;  You know, maybe Howard [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/12/10/the-inspiration-for-the-earliest-dirt-bike-and-arguably-the-first-motorcycle-was-designed-and-built-in-what-country/</link>
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		<title>In 1969, Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young played at the Woodstock Music Festival&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In fact, CSN&#038;Y had played only one previous show together prior to Woodstock.  Even though each member was an experienced musician, the lack of playing together resulted in the band being incredibly nervous. The set included acoustic performances of songs from the first album released without Young, who came out and played as a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/11/16/in-1969-crosby-stills-nash-and-young-played-at-the-woodstock-music-festival/</link>
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		<title>Where did the term &#8216;pulling your leg&#8217; come from?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Actually, in the days of guillotines, beheading and hangings, pulling ones leg usually was relegated to the immediate family members of a hanged person in order to complete the process of breaking the unfortunates neck that the initial fall did not accomplish.
Gruesome&#8230;  How about some even more gruesome stuff&#8230;
Imagine you were walking down the street.  There, on the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/10/30/where-did-the-term-pulling-your-leg-come-from/</link>
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		<title>What was the name of Andy Warhol&#8217;s first film?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It was called &#8220;Sleep&#8220;.  It was a six hour movie of a man sleeping.  Most of his movies were just like &#8220;Sleep&#8221; in that they were pointless, plot-less, boring and long.
Has the Reality T.V. thing become a panacea for stupid people?
OK&#8230;   too big of a question without some preamble to share [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/10/21/what-was-the-name-of-andy-warhols-first-film/</link>
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		<title>Which soft drink ad boasted, &#8220;Never had it, and never will&#8221;?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The old 7-UP ads were referring to caffeine when they said it &#8220;never had it, never will.&#8221; I remember these ads from the 80&#8217;s, with a large, bald black man from the islands who would laugh jovially and talk about the &#8220;un-cola.&#8221;
 
In my normal day of finding neat things on the Internet, I came [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/10/07/which-soft-drink-ad-boasted-never-had-it-and-never-will/</link>
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		<title>Also know as &#8220;The Land of Milk and Honey&#8221;, &#8220;The El Dorado State&#8221;, &#8220;The Golden State&#8221;, and &#8220;The Grape State&#8221;.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[What is California?
You know&#8230;    It&#8217;s the state that has a town called Pacific Grove.  And there is a law on the books in that city establishing a $500 fine for molesting butterflies.
It&#8217;s also the state that will soon have the most gullible people in the whole damned world.  And YOU could be one of the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/09/16/also-know-as-the-land-of-milk-and-honey-the-el-dorado-state-the-golden-state-and-the-grape-state/</link>
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		<title>The musical group &#8220;The Gear Daddies&#8221; claim to fame is the Zamboni Song.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;The Gear Daddies&#8221;, who broke up officially in 1992 lay claim to the song and it is often played at ice rinks while the rink is being resurfaced.
As a musical get started moment, the lyrics are:
Well I went down to my local arena. 
I asked to see the manager man. 
He came from his office [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2009/07/31/the-musical-group-the-gear-daddies-claim-to-fame-is-the-zamboni-song/</link>
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