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		<title>What kind of car did Starsky and Hutch drive in the classic television series?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Was it a: (1) Pontiac GTO  (2) Ford Gran Torino  (3)  Dodge Charger  (4)  Chevy Camaro
When did paying attention become an afterthought on today&#8217;s highways?
Is it the way we are taught in today&#8217;s society?  Is it that our electronic devices or our outward appearance or the printed document are so much more important that being [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/07/29/what-kind-of-car-did-starsky-and-hutch-drive-in-the-classic-television-series/</link>
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		<title>Name one of the instruments used in the song &#8220;Don&#8217;t Worry, Be Happy&#8221;&#8230;</title>
		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Here is a little song I wrote
You might want to sing it note for note
Don&#8217;t worry be happy
In every life we have some trouble
When you worry you make it double
Don&#8217;t worry, be happy&#8230;&#8230;&#8221;
 Don&#8217;t Worry Be Happy
by Bobby McFerrin
The &#8220;instruments&#8221; in the a cappella song are entirely overdubbed voice parts and other sounds made by [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/06/18/name-one-of-the-instruments-used-in-the-song-dont-worry-be-happy/</link>
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		<title>How many vehicle salesmen does it take to change a light bulb?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m going to work this out on my calculator, and I think you&#8217;ll be pleasantly surprised&#8230;
The dealer vs. your pocketbook&#8230;
Just recently I got somehow involved in a lively discussion about the cost of doing business with a local dealer and how outrageous the dealers prices were compared to doing the work yourself.  The conversation also [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/05/19/how-many-vehicle-salesmen-does-it-take-to-change-a-light-bulb/</link>
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		<title>Whose picture is on the one million dollar bill?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Actually, the U.S. never printed a one million dollar bill. The highest denomination printed was the $100,000 bill and it showed the likeness of Thomas Woodrow Wilson.
I&#8217;d like to share with you some news worthy headlines of tomorrow.  These will never appear.  And I&#8217;ll explain why.  Not one of these things has [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://expressoriders.org/UMBlog/2010/04/02/whose-picture-is-on-the-one-million-dollar-bill/</link>
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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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