18 Nov

 

 

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🦃                                     🦃 Week 47  Day 323 Flag Today  38°/17° Air Quality: Fair Partly Cloudy  Sunshine Wind 9 mph Gusts 19 mph Fresh Breeze Active Fire: 515 miles away Risk of fire: Low Nearest Lightning: 429 miles away Nov. Averages: Temps: 51°\24° Moisture:  3 Days 🦃                                  🦃

Weekly Observations

18-22 American Education Week Link  Geography Awareness Week Link  18-24 Na’l Global Entrepreneurship Week Link World Antimicrobial Awareness Week Link

15-19 National Young Readers Week Link 17-23 International Fraud Awareness Week Link  International Restorative Justice Week Link  National Hunger & Homeless Awareness Week  Link

Daily Observations

Breaking Free  From Nicotine Day European Antibiotic Awareness Day  Link International Day of Islamic Art Married To A Scorpio Support Day   Link Mickey Mouse Day National Apple Cider Day  Link

National Princess Day   Link (since 1994) Occult Day Push-button Phone Day William Tell Day  World Day for the Prevention of and Healing from Child Sexual Exploitation, Abuse and Violence   Link

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 Today’s Meme

 

Thoughts for the day

A few clouds with chilly temperatures.

CU Buffs beat Utah on Saturday.

The Cards have a bye and Broncos play Falcons this afternoon.

I did some cleaning and dusting this morning, a little to chilly to be outside.

I’m trying hard to stay in a ‘wait and see’ mode on Trump’s appointments. It won’t be until January to find out how it works out. No need to ruin 2 months being upset.

Myths

Myth #22: The Truth About Chloroform

Ever dreamed of chloroform as a miraculous ticket to dreamland, inspired by its dramatic appearances in countless films? Well, it’s high time to rouse from that slumber! Contrary to the make-believe world of cinema, a mere whiff of chloroform won’t whisk you away into an extended nap in the blink of an eye.

In reality, it takes a good couple of minutes for its effects to kick in, and the resulting stupor is fleeting at best. What’s more, reckless use of chloroform can spell trouble, leading to serious health consequences or even a tragic outcome.

Ancient Times…NEW

 

Random Thoughts…

The Aurora Ice Hotel in Alaska was made entirely of ice. Ice walls, ceiling, beds, bar, barstools, even martini glasses were made of ice. It was closed by the fire marshall for not having smoke detectors.

A group of Polecats is called a Chine.

A study published in the American Journal of Physics confirmed a mathematician’s model suggesting that straight hair is more likely to tangle than curly hair.

Ancient Roman Life

People living in Rome believed in magic and witchcraft

It is unsurprising that witchcraft has been a dominant force in Europe for centuries. The fact that Romans believed in the supernatural was also a factor. Many spells can be used to affect daily life. One was to keep people still. It involved three incense sticks placed at the mousehole’s entrance before attaching an enchanted thread of dark lead.

The next step was to place seven beans in the mouth of someone, then sew a fish’s head with a bronze needle and roast it. To make the spell work, the spellcaster needed to eat the fish head and drink an adult beverage. Many spells could be used against your enemies. Many of them used magical gemstones.

Historic Events

1307 – William Tell shot an apple off his son’s head with an arrow.

1421 – St. Elizabeth’s Flood – A seawall at the Zuiderzee dike in the Netherlands breaks, flooding 72 villages and killing about 10,000 people.

1626 – St. Peter’s Basilica was consecrated. Replaced the earlier Basilica, which was consecrated on this same date in 326 AD.

1865 – Mark Twain’s short story The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County was published in the New York Saturday Press.

1872 – American suffragette Susan B Anthony was arrested after voting on the 5th of November in Rochester New York. She was found guilty and never paid the $100 fine.

1883 – ‘Standard Time’ in the United States went into effect at noon for the first time. Prior to this, towns across the US set their own times by observing the position of the sun.

1902 – Brooklyn toymaker Morris Michtom named the teddy bear he invented after US President Teddy Roosevelt. He founded the Ideal Novelty and Toy Company in 1907.

1928 – Walt Disney’s Mickey Mouse’s first wide appearance in NY in Steamboat Willie. It seems that every time this is brought up, someone points out that Walt Disney did the original voice, and he did! Happy Birthday, Mickey Mouse!

1970 – Linus Pauling declared that large doses of Vitamin C could ward off the common cold.

1985 – Sesame Street’s Elmo was introduced. He was usually puppeteered by Kevin Clash. Since Clash’s controversial resignation in late 2012, he has been puppeteered by Ryan Dillon.

1993 – The North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) was approved by the House of Representatives.

Birthdays

Nathan Kress, 32 TV Actor Owen Wilson, 56 Movie Actor Damon Wayans Jr., 42 TV Actor David Ortíz, 49 Baseball Player Megyn Kelly, 54 Journalist     71  – Katy Sagal, American actress 82 – Linda Evans, American actress   84 – Brenda Vaccaro, American actress

@92 – Imogene Coca, American actress, comedian, and singer (d. 2001) @82 – George Gallup, American statistician and academic (d. 1984) @74 – Alan Shepard, American admiral, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1998; cancer) @66 – Johnny Mercer, American Singer/Songwriter, and producer (co-founded Capitol Records, d. 1976; brain tumor) a @63 – Louis Daguerre, French physicist, and photographer, developed the daguerreotype (a father of photography, d. 1851; heart attack)

…The End for today…