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Weekly Observations
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15-17 Amateur Axe Throwing
Championships Link National Young Readers
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17-23 International Fraud
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Daily Observations
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Have a Party With Your Bear
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National Fast Food Day Omega Psi Phi Day World Prematurity Awareness Day
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Today’s Quote
Today’s Meme
Thoughts for the day
It’s still chilly but at least the
wind has died down.
Slight panic when I was dressing this morning,
no wallet in my pocket. I carry a front pocket wallet and sometimes it falls
out on my recliner. Check and it wasn’t there. It was hard to retrace my steps
when the wallet wasn’t in the recliner. Then I finally remembered I had put
some cash on the stool by the front door. Check and sure enough, the wallet was
laying on the carpet. I felt much better after that.
As Trump announces who he wants in his
cabinet, I just keep remembering that elections have consequences. I’m sure
that a few of his nominations won’t be approved. I am sure it will all work
out. At least there is no talk of a violent insurrection.
Myths
Myth #21: Where do Internet Signals
Come From?
Picture a celestial ballet of
satellites choreographing our internet connection—an enticing image, no doubt.
While satellites certainly have their moment in the spotlight, the true
champions of our global connectivity are the undersea fiber-optic cables that
weave intricate patterns across the ocean floors, resembling a vast, worldwide
spiderweb.
These silent titans handle a
staggering 99% of the international data traffic, ensuring that your memes and
emails zoom across the digital realm at warp speed. Satellites, on the other
hand, step in primarily for those remote corners where the reach of cables
falls short.
Ancient Roman Life
It was common for apartment
buildings to burn down in Ancient Rome
However, Ancient Rome did not
have the same access to materials as we do today. Their insula was made of wood
and mud and highly flammable. Even if the buildings didn’t burn, it was common
for them to collapse, especially if they were built cheaply.
Fires could be contained by
destroying nearby buildings and firefighters, called Vigiles, working with
water buckets to extinguish flames. Romans used hot coals to cook food in the
interior, but that didn’t help the fires. The Great Fire of Rome burned six
days, was rekindled for three more days, and destroyed two-thirds of Rome.
Historic Events
2003 -Arnold Schwarzenegger
inaugurated as governor of California
Republican Arnold Schwarzenegger,
an Austrian-born American bodybuilder and film actor, was inaugurated on this
day in 2003 as the governor of California following a recall election
that ousted the sitting governor.
The first film adaptation of Stephenie
Meyer's popular Twilight Saga, a vampire-themed series of novels for
teenagers, premiered in Los Angeles.
1989 -Massive antigovernment
demonstrations in Czechoslovakia were set off by police brutality at
a demonstration commemorating the 50th anniversary of the suppression of a
student demonstration in German-occupied Prague, and, under the leadership
of Václav Havel, they continued until the communist government
resigned.
1973 -During the Watergate
scandal, U.S. President Richard Nixon held a press conference in
which he declared, “I am not a crook.”
1871 -The National Rifle Association was granted a charter by New
York state; the NRA's initial goal was to “promote and encourage rifle shooting
on a scientific basis,” and it later became a leading advocate of gun rights.
1869 -After 10 years of construction,
the Suez Canal opened in Egypt.
Birthdays
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Rachel
McAdams, 46 Movie Actress
Lorne Michaels,
80 American writer and producer
Susan
Rice, 60 American public official and foreign policy analyst
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@59 Rock Hudson [Roy
Harold Scherer Jr.]American actor d. 1985; AIDS
@84 Gordon Lightfoot
Canadian singer/songwriter d. 2023
d. 1982
d. 2024
d. 2020; COVID |
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