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Most of us would be upset if we were accused of being silly. But the word silly comes from the old English word selig, and its literal definition is to be blessed, happy, healthy and prosperous.

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Zig Ziglar
Age: 86 †
Born: 1926
Born: November 6
Died: 2012
Died: November 28
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