"I always thought the name of Utah’s major……" — A. J. Jacobs
"I always thought the name of Utah’s major newspaper was some sort of weird misspelling of the word “desert.” But no, Deseret is the “land of the honeybee,” according to the Book of Mormon. I guess I should have figured they would have caught a typo in the masthead after 154 years."
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46 Quotes by A. J. Jacobs
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I have little shame, no dignity – all in the name of a better cause.
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Giulia Melucci has written a wonderfully funny and moving book. It's like Eat, Pray, Love, with recipes.
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Very few people changed the world by sitting on their couch.
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More people die on a per mile basis from drunk walking than from drunk driving.
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A loud noise will get your fight-or-flight response going. This, over the years, can cause real cardiovascular damage.
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