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Jan. 14, 2020 Week: 1 Day: 14
86004: H 42° \ L °24 \ Average Sky Cover: 5%
Nearest lightning: 966mi.; Nearest active fire: 690mi.
Wind: 4mph\Gusts:
9mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 65°[1943] Record
Low: -15°[2007]
Jan. Averages: 43°\16° (22”
days with snow)
Today’s
Einstein Quote
If I had only known, I would have been a locksmith.
Random
Tidbits
Cherophobia
is an irrational fear of fun or happiness.
The
following can be read forward and backwards: Do geese see God?
This
sentence is what is called a “palindrome.”
The
word itself is from the Greek “palin” meaning “back,” and “dromos” meaning
“direction.”
Observations
This Week
Cuckoo Dancing Week:
11-17
National Mocktail
Week: 12-18
Observations
for Today
International Kite Day
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
National Hot Pastrami Sandwich Day
Ratification Day
My
Rambling Thoughts
Nice,
but cool, today. Out and about for some essentials and a small load of laundry.
Saipan
is a tourist destination in the Mariana Island chain, and part of the US. Lots
of Chinese are welcomed each year. However; recently there has been concern
that some Chinese women are coming to Saipan to have their baby, so it will be
a US citizen. So, some flights from China to Saipan are requiring women to take
a pregnancy test before boarding. They are given the kit at the gate, sent to a
public restroom to take the test. They say it is so the women will not be
denied entry after their flight. If they are denied entry due to pregnancy,
they get a free flight back to China. The US has also decreased the non-visa entry
from 45 to 14 days. In 2009 there were 12 births by Chinese women on a non-visa
visit. In 2018 there were 545 births by Chinese women on a non-visa visit. SMH
Another
debate this week. I’ll probably watch, but please…make it end soon. I’ve heard
some good ideas, some crazy ideas, and some out-of-this-world ideas from the
Dems. Then, the person who had the idea is suddenly not in the race anymore.
The original idea was to have some the good ideas become part of the Democrat
platform. Doesn’t look like that is going to play a big role in the platform.
And if anyone believes that money is not playing the biggest role, I have a
bridge you might be interested in.
Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
There
is a town where 5% of all the people living there have unlisted phone numbers.
If you selected 100 names at random from the town's phone directory, on
average, how many of these people would have unlisted phone numbers?
Historical
Events
1690
- The Clarinet was invented in Nurnberg, Germany
1794
- Elizabeth Hog Bennett became the first woman in the US to successfully give
birth to a child by a Cesarean section. Her husband, Dr. Jesse Bennett
performed the operation.
1878
- U.S. Supreme Court rules that race separation on trains is unconstitutional
1914
- Henry Ford opened his assembly-line Model-T factory
1943
World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with
Winston Churchill, becoming the first American president to travel by airplane
1950
- #1 Hit: The Andrews
Sisters - I Can Dream, Can't I
1952
- NBC's Today Show debuted.
1954
- NY Yankee Joe DiMaggio married actress Marilyn Monroe.
1954
- The Hudson Motor Car Company merged with Nash-Kelvinator Corporation forming
the American Motors Corporation.
1956
- #1 Hit: Dean Martin -
Memories Are Made Of This
1967
- The Summer of Love took place, starting at San Francisco's 'The Human Be-In.'
1972
- NBC's Sanford and Son debuted.
1973
- The Miami Dolphins complete the first undefeated season by winning Superbowl
VII.
1973
- Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii Special, was seen by over 1 billion
viewers. Since it was on the same day as Superbowl VII, it was shown later
(April 3, 1973) in the US
1978
- #1 Hit: Player - Baby
Come Back
1978
- Fantasy Island premiered on CBS
1981
- FCC ended limitation on TV commercials.
1990
- The Simpsons premiered on Fox.
1995
Mexico pledges profits from state-owned Pemex's $7-billion-per-year oil
revenues in an effort to secure US congressional approval of loan guarantees;
President Clinton approves a $20-billion U.S. aid package for Mexico
2019
US President Donald Trump denies he is a Russian agent after NY Times article
states the FBI started an investigation and the Washington Post raised issues
over a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin
2019
Americans chance of dying from an accidental opioid overdose higher than a car
accident for the first time, according to US National Safety Council
Birthdays
Today
@90-Albert
Schweitzer
@92-Andy
Rooney, commentator
79-Faye
Dunaway, actor
77-
Holland Taylor, actor
72-Carl
Weathers, actor
@65-Guy
Williams
Armando Joseph Catalano, actor (d.1989;
stroke)
57-Steven
Soderbergh, Broadway director/producer
56-Shepard
Smith, journalist
@53-Mark
Antony (d.30 BC)
52-
LL Cool J
James Todd Smith actor, rapper
51-Dave
Grohl, rock singer
51-Jason
Kent Bateman, actor
39-Pitbull
Armando Christian Pérez rapper
Puzzle
Answer:
Zero
%. You can't find unlisted phone numbers in a phone book.
