Jan 13


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Jan. 13, 2020 Week: 1  Day: 13
86004:   H 36° \ L 11° \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Nearest lightning:  1725mi.; Nearest active fire:  325mi.  
Wind:   6mph\Gusts:  11mph  Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 59°[2000]   Record Low: -7°[2013]
Jan. Averages: 43°\16° (22” days with snow)

Today’s Einstein Quote

I never think of the future - it comes soon enough.

Random Tidbits

During your lifetime, you will produce enough saliva to fill two swimming pools.

An average human produces between 1 to 2 liters of saliva each day, which is a maximum of 730 liters per year.

The average life expectancy is just over 70 years, which gives a maximum of 51,100 liters of saliva produced in an average lifetime.

Observations This Week

Cuckoo Dancing Week: 11-17

National Mocktail Week: 12-18

Observations for Today

Korean American Day  Link
Make Your Dream Come True Day Link
International Skeptics Day
National Clean Off Your Desk Day (2nd Monday)
National Rubber Duckie Day
National Gluten-Free Day
National Sticker Day  Link
National Peach Melba Day
Public Radio Broadcasting Day
Rubber Ducky Day
Stephen Foster Day

My Rambling Thoughts


A very chilly Sunday here. This cold front without moisture is boring.

Sunday morning news shows were informative. Am I the only one who keeps getting Iraq and Iran mixed up? Seems like the Ayatollah in Iran isn’t quite as popular as once. When a government shoots down a civilian plane, opinions change. I guess time will tell how the Iranian people deal with this. I have seen several videos of how Iran has changed since the Hostage crisis. Very interesting to see the life of average Iranians.

  All this cold weather has me dreaming of Bora, Bora. It can’t come too soon.


Today’s Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page

A doctor prescribes five pills for your flu and tells you to take one every half hour. How long before you run out of pills?

Historical Events

1854 - US patent (#11062) for an accordion was issued to Anthony Faas of Philadelphia, Pa.

1863 - Thomas Crapper invented the portable toilet.

1888 - National Geographic Society was founded in Washington, D.C.

1906 - The 1st radio set advertised (Telimco for $7.50 in Scientific American)

1908 Henri Farman becomes the first person to fly an observed circuit of more than 1km, winning the Grand Prix d'Aviation

1930 - Disney's 'Mickey Mouse' newspaper strip first appeared.

1942 Henry Ford patents a method of constructing plastic auto bodies


1962 - Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia Warriors scored 73 points against Chicago

1966 - Tabitha was born on ABC's Bewitched. The episode titled, "And Then There Were Three."

1966 1st black selected for presidential cabinet (LBJ selects Robert C Weaver-HUD)

1967 - US patent (#3359678) was issued to the Wham-O Mfg. Company for their improvement of the Frisbee.

1978 - United States Food and Drug Administration began requiring all blood donations to be labeled "paid" or "volunteer" donors.

1986 - Johnny Cash performed his famous Folsom County Jail show.

2000 Microsoft chairman Bill Gates steps aside as chief executive and promotes company president Steve Ballmer to the position

2005 - US Surgeon General, Richard H. Carmona, issued a national health advisory to warn the public about the risks of breathing indoor radon.

2009 Global shipping experiences a drop in trade, as exports from South Korea dropping an annualised 30%, with Taiwan and Japan experiencing a 42% and 27% drop respectively

2016 Record Powerball lottery held in America - $1.6 billion, (3 winning tickets)

Birthdays Today

@91 - Michael Bond, English soldier and author, created Paddington Bear (died in 2017)

@88 - Charles Elmer "Rip" Taylor Jr., American comedic actor (died in 2019)

@88 - Alfred Fuller - American businessman [Fuller Brush Man] (died in 1973)

@84 - Robert Stack, American actor (died in 2003)

@80 - Sophie Tucker, Russian-born American singer and actress (died in 1966)

@76 - Charles Nelson Reilly, American comedic actor (died in 2007)

@68 - Clark Ashton Smith, American poet, sculptor, painter, and author (died in 1961)

@67 - Horatio Alger, Jr, American author (died in 1899; asthma)

@65 - Salmon P. Chase, American senator and abolitionist (died in 1873; stroke)

@60 - Jan van Goyen, Dutch painter and illustrator (died in 1656)

59 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus, American actress

58 - Trace Atkins, American singer/songwriter

@48 - Brandon Tartikoff, American screenwriter and producer (died in 1997; cancer)

43 - Orlando Bloom, English actor

42 - Nate Silver, American journalist and statistician

30 - Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor

Puzzle Answer:

If you take the first pill now, and then another one every 30 minutes, it will take you 2 hours to finish them all.



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