From: Will Ford

From: Will Ford To: undisclosed-recipients:; Bcc: ' < Subject: Apr 15th tidbits & quotes Date: Mon, 15 Apr 2013 10:59:43 +0000 "Some people think of me as just plain lucky. I would like to say, however, that a man might be walking around lucky and not know it unless he tries." Arnold Palmer after winning the 1964 Masters • Cows came to America with the Pilgrims. They arrived in the Jamestown colony in 1611. • Cows can live 25 years. You can guess the age of a cow that has horns by counting the number of rings on the horns. Before counting, make sure the horns belong to a cow. • A cow stands up and sits down about 14 times a day. • A cow produces around 200,000 glasses of milk in her lifetime. • The record milk production for a single cow in a year is 55,660 pounds of milk. • Cows can detect odors up to five miles away. • Cows are able to hear lower and higher frequencies better than humans. • Cows have almost total 360 degree panoramic vision and are able to see colors, except red. So a bull, in a bullfight, doesn't see the red of the toreador's cape — just the movement of the cape. • Cows can drink up to 35 gallons of water a day. • Dairy cows can produce up to 125 lbs of saliva a day. NYTimes: Happiness, Beyond the Data httpl/nyti.ms/ZnTIGM EFTA00392151