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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
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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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