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Day 1053: Things I never knew

Every day, I learn many things I never knew.

For example, I never knew there were exactly 100 things I never knew about my  own brain.

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I never knew there was a brain user’s guide available for purchase, even though I used to write user’s guides in the 1970s.

I never knew they made peeps for dogs.

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I never knew how to weld.

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Before I started this blog, I never knew I could write about the coolest topics. I also never knew that writing about something would bring more of that into my life, almost immediately.

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I never knew where I could find the coolest looks, before yesterday.

I never knew all the anagrams for the word “cake.”

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I never knew it was okay to advertise with backwards letters, even though I had an advertising company in the 1990s.

I never knew people decorated cars like cakes.

I never knew cats liked baseball.

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Before I met him, I never knew there was a cat that could be as omnipresent as Oscar.

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I never knew my dentist would read my blog, every single day.

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I never knew it was the 30th anniversary of my favorite ice cream place …

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… or that Rancatore’s made a chocolate sorbet.

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I never knew I’d work in a part of Boston with so much noisy construction.

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I never knew there’d be so many fancy places to live in The Fenway, either.

I never knew I had the nerve to put different colors in my hair …

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… or to reveal so much of myself to the world.

I never knew I’d find a dentist’s office that offered hot chocolate, either.

I never knew there were so many different ways to treat sleep apnea.

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I never knew that dental devices could be made with a 3-D printer.

I also never knew I had a  thyrohyoid, or where it was.

I never knew there was a town that encouraged people to walk their bikes on the sidewalk.

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I never knew that same town had a cafe designed for bicycles.

I never knew that same town had an art walk, either.

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I never knew there was a turkey trot in Concord.

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I never knew the name of this tree.

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I never knew I’d rely on an implantable defibrillator for the rest of my life.

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I never knew I’d taste caramel corn ice cream.

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I never knew there was a chocolate galaxy, either.

I never knew how many tastebuds cats have.

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I never knew that driveways could be so active.

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I never knew I’d see so many interesting things in one day, before I started writing this daily blog two years ago.

I never knew I’d find a blogging platform as random as me.

I never knew I’d find perfect music every day, either.

What did you learn today that you never knew?

I never knew there was so much to be grateful for, including wonderful readers like you!

 

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