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Almanac: Week: 31 \ Day: 212
July Averages: 82°\50°
86004 Today: H 77° \ L 54° Average Sky Cover: 80% 
Wind ave:   7mph\Gusts:  19mph
Ave. High: 82° Record High: 91° (1977) Ave. Low: 51° Record Low: 43° (1997)
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Observances Today:
National Talk in An Elevator Day
Mutt's Day
System Administrator Appreciation Day
Uncommon Instruments Awareness Day
World Ranger Day
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Observances This Week:
AFRMA Fancy Rat & Mouse Week ->8/1 
Satchmo Days: ->8/2
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Quote of the Day 

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US Historical Highlights for Today
1790 - 1st US patent granted, to Samuel Hopkins for a potash process
1792 - Cornerstone laid for 1st US government building: US Mint in Philaelphia
Cherrapunji, Assam1893 - Henry Perky patents shredded wheat
1912 - US government prohibits movies & photos of prize fights (censorship)
1922 - 18-year-old Ralph Samuelson rides world's 1st water skis (Minn)
1930 - Mansfeld Junior High School in Tucson was completed.
1953 - Dept of Health, Education & Welfare created
1960 - Elijah Muhammad, leader of Nation of Islam, calls for a black state
1970 - Chet Huntley retires from NBC, ends "Huntley-Brinkley Report"
1971 - Apollo 15 astronauts take 6½ hour electric car ride on Moon
1984 - US men's gymnastics team won team gold medal at LA Summer Olympics
1988 - Last Playboy club closes in Lansing, Michigan
2006 - Fidel Castro hands over power temporarily to brother Raúl Castro. This leads to a celebration in Little Havana (La Pequeña Habana in Spanish), Miami, Florida, where many Cuban Americans participated.
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World Historical Highlights for Today
30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian's forces, but most of his army subsequently deserts, leading to his suicide.
   781 - The oldest recorded eruption of Mt. Fuji  
1703 - Daniel Defoe is placed in a pillory for the crime of seditious libel after publishing a politically satirical pamphlet, but is pelted with flowers.
1751 - Fire in Stockholm destroys 1,000 houses
1861 - 9,300 mm (366 in) rainfall in July in Cherrapunji, Assam, India: world record
1928 - 1st woman to win a track and field Olympic gold medal, Halina Konopacka of Poland
1938 - Archaeologists discover engraved gold and silver plates from King Darius in Persepolis, Persia.
1961 - Israel welcomes its 1,000,000th immigrant
1962 - Federation of Malaysia forms
1970 - Black Tot Day: last day of the officially sanctioned rum ration in Royal Navy.
1970 - Daniel O'Hagan (19), a Catholic civilian, is shot dead by the British Army during a serious riot in the New Lodge Road area of Belfast, Northern Ireland
1972 - Operation Motorman: the British Army use 12,000 soldiers supported by tanks and bulldozers to re-take the "no-go areas" controlled by the Provisional Irish Republican Army
1975 - The Miami Showband killings: Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF), a loyalist paramilitary group, shoot dead three members of an Irish showband at Buskhill, County Down, Ireland
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Birthdays Today:
How many can you identify? Answers below in Birthdays Today 

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My Rambling Thoughts
Good lunch with Cheryl…Olive Garden has the best soups.
I have always enjoyed a good mystery. Turns out, after all these years, I should be saying I have always enjoyed a good solved mystery. The Malaysian Airline mystery has taken again taken over CNN. I get that the families need closure and the investigation certainly needs to continue, but the constant rehash on CNN is too much.  
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Brain Teasers
(answers at the end of post)
This is considered by some to be the ultimate tool. With its waterproof properties, it was quickly adopted for a specific military application when originally introduced. The US Government also has recommended that all homes have it available. Along with its waterproof properties, it is known for its superior bonding, is heat resistant, and is extremely strong. It is easy to use with no training required, and is widely available in various sizes and colors. NASA thinks so highly of this, it is included on every flight that leaves the launch pad. No home, military unit, or spacecraft should be without it.

What type of tool is this?

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Found on You Tube with some relevance to today
   *Note-This song is burned into my brain...when it came out, our local radio station (KIMN) played this song for 24 hours straight with only hourly news to break it up.
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…Cool Facts…
Sweden is so good at recycling, it has run out of garbage and now must import garbage from Norway to fuel its energy programs.

Honeypot ants are a unique insect that use their own bodies as living storage pots of honey.
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…Flagstaff, AZ History…
50 YEARS AGO-1965
Lake Powell is expected to reach 3,530 feet of elevation by Aug. 1. "The Crest” will extend approximately 170 miles to near Cave Canyon.

Weather permitting, the 50-piece Arizona State College Summer Concert Band will present a patio concert on Tuesday at 7 p.m.
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…Harper’s Index…
2/5 –portion of Americans who think it is safe to eat genetically modified foods (GMO)
9/10 – of US scientists who do
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…Instagram Photo of the Day… 

natgeoPhoto by @brianlehmannphotography | A man cleans a swimming pool near the Petronas Towers in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
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… Life Lessons…
6. When in sh*t...
A little bird was flying south for the winter. It was so cold the bird froze and fell to the ground into a large field. While he was lying there, a cow came by and dropped some dung on him. As the frozen bird lay there in the pile of cow dung, he began to realize how warm he was. The dung was actually thawing him out! He lay there all warm and happy, and soon began to sing for joy. A passing cat heard the bird singing and came to investigate. Following the sound, the cat discovered the bird under the pile of cow dung, and promptly dug him out and ate him.
Moral of the story:
[1] Not everyone who sh*ts on you is your enemy.
[2] Not everyone who gets you out of sh*t is your friend.
[3] And when you're in deep sh*t, it's best to keep your mouth shut!
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…USA Facts…
Former US President Calvin Coolidge (1924-28) enjoyed “buzzing for his bodyguards and then hiding under his desk as they frantically searched for him”.

The US national public health institute, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, has an actual plan in case of zombie invasion.
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…Unusual Fact of the Day…
In 1956, East Germany decided to honor the death of native composer Robert Schumann by featuring him on a stamp. The design included a commemorative portrait of the artist against the backdrop of one of his musical scores. Unfortunately, the musical manuscript they used was that of fellow composer Franz Schubert.
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2 jokes for the day
Q. Why did the golfer bring an extra pair of pants when he went golfing?
A. In case he got a "hole in one".

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An obnoxious drunk stumbles into the front door of a bar and orders a drink, the bartender says, "No way buddy you're too drunk."
A few minutes later the drunk comes in through the bathrooms, again he slurs, "give me a drink", bartender says "No man I told you last time you're too drunk"
Five minutes later the guy comes in through the back door and orders a drink, again the bartender says, "You're too drunk"
The drunk scratches his head and says "Damn I must be... the last two places said the same thing."           

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Yep, It Really Happened
WELLINGTON, New Zealand - A young wedding guest desperate to catch the bride's bouquet was caught on camera dropping a baby to dive for the flowers. The video, filmed at a wedding in New Zealand, features a young girl holding the baby among a group of women waiting to catch the bouquet. The bride throws the bouquet, and the young girl quickly drops the baby in favor of diving backward in an attempt to snatch the flowers out of the air. The young girl is unsuccessful, having lost out to a much taller wedding guest, and picks up the seemingly uninjured infant. The video's description says the baby is the young girl's sister and was not harmed in the filming. "Note: the baby was not harmed in the video," the uploader wrote.           
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Somewhat Useless Information
Purple is known as a “royal” color. But do you know why?
Because back when they relied only on natural dyes, purple came from sea snails and was the hardest dye to extract and produce so only royals could afford it, according to humantouchofchemistry.com.
U.S President John F. Kennedy had a unique talent in something. Can you guess what was that?
He read 600 words per minute, more than double the speed of an average person according to slate.com.
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Birthdays Today
85 - Oleg Popov, Russian clown
69 - Gary Lewis, Jerry's son, singer, (& The Playboys-This Diamond Ring)
64 - Barry Van Dyke, actor (Battlestar Galactica, Diag Murder)
59 - Michael Biehn, Anniston AL, actor (Rampage, Hog Wild, Aliens, Abyss)
57 - Mark Cuban, American businessman and basketball team owner
53 - Wesley Snipes, actor (Passenger 57, Money Train, Blade trilogy)
50 - Joanne [J. K.] Rowling, Gloucestershire England, writer (Harry Potter novels)
17 - Rico Rodriguez- TV Actor (Modern Family)
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Born this day…Died in __@__
Sebastian S. Kresge, American merchant and philanthropist-1966@99
Milton Friedman, Brooklyn New York, economist (Nobel 1976)-2006@94
Curt Gowdy, Green River Wyo, sportscaster (ABC)-2006@86
Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist-1940@80
Sam Coppola, Jersey City, New Jersey, actor (Saturday Night Fever)-2012@79
Gabriel Cramer, Swiss mathematician (paradox of Cramer)-1752@47
Ted Cassidy, American actor (Lurch-Addams Family)-1979@46
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Historical Obits Today
Michael Ansara, American actor (Broken Arrow)-2013@91
Gore Vidal, American author-2012@86
Charles Hires, US Inventor--Hires Root Beer beverage—1937@85
Franz Liszt [Ferencz], Hungarian pianist/composer-1886@74
Andrew Johnson, 17th pres, stroke-1875@66
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, Spanish knight from a Basque noble family, hermit, priest, theologian and founder of the Society of Jesus, 1556@65ish
Robert Taft, (Sen-R-Oh) "Mr Republican", cancer-1953@63
John Milne, British Geologist, developed the 1st modern seismograph, Bright's disease-1913@62
Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, Mexican hero priest, executed by Spanish-1811@58
Jim Reeves, US country singer, air crash-1964@39
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Brain Teasers Answers
Duct Tape. 

Remember the Dept of Homeland Security warning to purchase duct tape and plastic to help against biological or chemical attacks. And yes, NASA does send up duct tape with every flight. It was useful in the famous troubled Apollo 13 mission, and was credited in part with saving the lives of those astronauts.

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Disclaimer: All opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I have learned that every site contains mistakes and sadly once the information is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify. Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the dates may not be totally accurate.

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