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Aug 12, 2020 Week: 33 Day: 225
86004:
H 85° \ L 51° \ Average Sky Cover: 40%
Wind:
10mph\Gusts: 17mph Visibility:
10mi
Nearest lightning: 387mi.; Nearest active fire: 59mi.
High Risk of Fire
Record High: 92°[1944]
Record Low: 36°[1999]
Jul Averages: 79°\50° (9 days with rain)
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Today’s Quote
"Before anything else, preparation is the
key to success."
-Alexander Graham Bell
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Random
Tidbits
Nations who were on the
Gold Standard during the 19th century until 1914 experienced little or no
inflationary trends.
In 1971 the U.S. under
President Richard Nixon decoupled the value of the dollar from gold altogether.
Now a U.S. dollar is only worth 12 cents of what it was worth in 1950.
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A little
humor
How do you know the toothbrush was invented in Kentucky?
If it’d been invented anywhere else, it would have been called a
teethbrush.
What differentiates a zoo in Louisiana from other zoos? The
Louisiana zoo has a description of the animal on the front of the cage, along
with a recipe.
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State Name
Origins
Famed Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon may not
have found the fountain of youth, but he is credited with naming Florida, as
the first European to reach it. The region was named by de Leon in 1513 and it
comes from the Spanish word "florido," which means "full of
flowers."
Georgia, founded by James Oglethorpe, was
named for King George II of England, who granted the colony its charter in
1732. The –‘ia’ suffix means "state of" and comes from the Greek
language.
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Observations
This Week
Sturgis Rally: 7-16 Link
Elvis Week: 8-16 Link
Assistance
Dog Week: 9-15 Link Link
Perseid Meteor Showers: 9-13
National Motorcycle Week: 9-16 Link
Feeding Pets of the Homeless Week: 9-16 Link Link
National Resurrect Romance Week:9-16
Weird Contest Week: 9-16
Safe and Sound Week: 10-16 Link
US
Amateur Golf Week: 10-16
Pueblo Revolt, New Mexico Aug10-20, 1680
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Observations
for Today
Home Sewing Machine Day
IBM PC Day
International Youth Day
Middle Child Day
Milkman Day Link
National
Julienne Fries Day
Vinyl Record Day
World Elephant Day Link
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My
Rambling Thoughts
Clouds are rolling in. Hoping for moisture. Weatherman says no,
but I still have hope.
I get my pedicures around 10a at the mall. Since Covid the mall opens
at noon, so they now have to be afternoon ones. Not my favorite time, but
different works. Always feel better after one.
Here is an interesting, and frightening statistic: There was an
80% increase in gun sales in July 2020 over July 2019.
Stunned to hear Trump say that the 1917 flu pandemic helped end WWII,
since all the soldiers were sick. First, history says that the pandemic did
little to end WWI, and second, WWII was in the 1940’s. That would have been a
long time for soldiers to be sick.
Phoenix scores again: Yesterday hundreds of protesters, few wearing
masks, marched on the capital building in Phoenix. They all wore green chanting
‘Open schools now!’. The green was for the green light to open schools. It just
keeps getting crazier. DeVos has said zilch as she leads the Dept. of Education.
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Today’s
Puzzle
Answer at the bottom of the page
A
horse is tied to a rope 9 meters long and the horse’s food is 17 meters away
from the horse.
How
does the horse reach the food?
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Historical
Events
30 BC – Cleopatra VII Philopator, the last ruler of the Egyptian
Ptolemaic dynasty, committed suicide, by means of an asp bite.
1851 – Isaac Singer was granted a patent (#8,294) for his sewing
machine.
1883 – The last quagga, a kind of zebra, died at the Artis
Magistra zoo in Amsterdam, Netherlands. In 1984, the quagga was the first
extinct animal to have its DNA analyzed.
1901 – The Indianapolis Motor Speedway opened.
1960 – Echo 1A, NASA’s first successful communications satellite,
was launched.
1977 – The first free flight of the Space Shuttle Enterprise.
1981 – The IBM Personal Computer was released.
1985 – Japan Airlines Flight 123 crashed into Osutaka ridge in
Gunma Prefecture, Japan, killing 520, becoming the worst single-plane air
disaster.
1990 – Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex
skeleton found to date, was discovered by paleontologist Sue Hendrickson in
South Dakota.
1994 – Major League Baseball players went on strike, forcing the
cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
2013 Whitey Bulger is found guilty on 31 of 32 counts, and is
found to have been involved in 11 murders
2014 Ebola outbreak death toll exceeds 1000
2014 World Health Organization (WHO) gives its 'cautious blessing'
to the use of experimental drugs to treat the Ebola virus
2017 US President Donald Trump at a press conference at Trump
Tower says “there is blame on both sides” in reference to violence in
Charlottesville, provoking widespread condemnation
2019 Hong Kong International Airport cancels all departures as
thousands of anti-government protesters occupy the terminals
2019 Scientists say they are closer to an effective treatment for
Ebola after new drug trial has 90% success rate in Democratic Republic of Congo
2019 Beginning of the 'glitter revolution' in Mexico City when
security chief showered with pink glitter in protest of violence against women
after teenager raped by police
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Birthdays
Today
@98 – Jane Wyatt,
American actress (d. 2006)
90 – George
Soros, Hungarian-American businessman and investor
@80 – Joe Besser,
American actor, Stooges #5 (d. 1988)
@80 – Porter
Wagoner, American singer-songwriter and guitarist d. 2007)
@78 – Norris
McWhirter, Scottish publisher, and activist co-founded the Guinness World
Records (d. 2004; heart attack)
@77 – Cecil B.
DeMille, American director, and producer (d. 1959)
@76 – Buck Owens,
American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 2006; heart attack)
@71 – John Derek,
American actor, director, and cinematographer (d. 1998; heart disease)
71 – Mark
Knopfler, Scottish-English singer-songwriter, guitarist (Dire Straits)
66 – Sam J.
Jones, American actor
@50 – Ross
McWhirter, Scottish publisher, and activist, co-founded the Guinness World
Records (d. 1975; shot by IRA activists)
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Puzzle
Answer
He
walks over to it. The rope is tied to the horse but nothing else.
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