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Flagstaff Today 54°:
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Week 8 Day 49 Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Wind 10 mph Gusts 18 mph cool breeze Active
Fire: 68 miles away Risk of Fire:
Moderate Nearest lightning: 1719 miles away Feb Averages: Temps: 46°\20°
Moisture: 4 Days |
Weekly Observations
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14-21 |
National Condom Week |
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15-22 |
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16-22 |
Build A Better Trade Show
Image Week National Engineers Week |
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16-25 |
Date (Fruit) Week |
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17-23 |
Hockey Week Across
America Link |
Daily Observations
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Battery Day (Volta's
birthday) |
National Battery Day |
Today’s Quote
Today’s Memes
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Thoughts for the day
Another nice sunny winter day.
Presidents' Day, officially Washington's
Birthday at the federal governmental level, is a holiday in the United
States celebrated on the third Monday of February. It is often celebrated to
honor all those who served as presidents of the United States and,
since 1879, has been the federal holiday honoring Founding
Father George Washington, who led the Continental Army to
victory in the American Revolutionary War, presided at
the Constitutional Convention of 1787, and served as the
first U.S. president from 1789 to 1797.
I’m glad that Trump has time for the Super Bowl and the Daytona 500. At the very least he is not signing executive orders during these events.
Now Mexico is threatening to sue
Google over the name change of the Gulf of Mexico.
Forgotten American Heros…
Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano, an African who was
enslaved, gained freedom and became a prominent abolitionist in the 18th
century. His autobiography, detailing the horrors of slavery, was crucial in the
abolitionist movement.
Equiano's eloquence and passion
provided a powerful voice for the voiceless, influencing public opinion on
slavery.
His relentless advocacy for human
rights and justice resonates today. Equiano’s life and work are a testament to
the strength of the human spirit and the profound impact one individual can
have on the course of history.
Common Misconseptions…
“People in the Middle Ages (sometime
also before) considered water unsafe and preferred wine or beer to prevent
illness. This is not true, as water was the most common drink available,
and access to potable water (running, pulled from a well or provided by an
aqueduct, as 13th-century Tyburn circuit) was a major consideration in location
of settlements and fortifications. Many medieval monastic regulations advocated
drinking water, especially on fasting days. Beer and ale were common because it
not only tastier than water, but also nutritious, while wine was considered a
delicacy and drunk for its taste (and intoxicating effect).”
Random Thoughts…
Astronaut John Glenn ate the first
meal in space when he ate pureed applesauce squeezed from a tube aboard Friendship 7
in 1962.
The ice cream soda was invented in 1874 by Robert Green, in Philadelphia.
The word “mesmerize” comes from the name of a German physician and hypnotist named Franz Mesmer who developed the theory of animal magnetism and used it as a healing practice.
Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, “Avatar” (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render.
Daniel Radcliffe went through 160 pairs of prop glasses by the end of the Harry Potter series.
Garfield the Cat is named after Jim Davis’s grandfather, who in turn was named after US President James A. Garfield.
Autodefenestration is the act of throwing ones self out a window.
Historic Events
Click here for the history on
18 Feb
Birthdays
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Molly
Ringwald, 57 Movie Actress Vanna White, 68 Game Show Host |
@91 –
George Kennedy, American actor (d. 2016)
@74 – George
Peabody, American merchant and philanthropist (d. 1869)
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…The End for today…
