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Post by johnmori on Mar 27, 2024 4:59:31 GMT -5
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March 27, 1931 John McGraw says night baseball will not catch on
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Post by BillG on Mar 27, 2024 6:47:50 GMT -5
Who Knew??? March 27TH is "Manatee Appreciation Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Mar 27, 2024 8:06:15 GMT -5
March 27, 1964, Strongest quake in US history slams Alaska. The afternoon calm of Good Friday is shattered as a massively powerful 9.2 magnitude megathrust earthquake hits 78 miles east of Anchorage, Alaska. Fifteen people are killed by the earthquake itself, but tsunamis triggered by the quake will claim 124 additional victims, some as far away as California.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 27, 2024 20:08:55 GMT -5
Beauty and the Beast was written to help girls accept arranged marriages. The original version of Beauty and the Beast was a 1740 story by French novelist Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot de Villeneuve, in which the beast was a hideous combination of an elephant and fish. According to children's literature academic Maria Tatar, the tale was written in order to encourage girls to accept arranged marriages, "for an alliance that required effacing their own desires and submitting to the will of a monster." Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Mar 28, 2024 5:45:41 GMT -5
Who Knew??? March 28TH is "National Weed Appreciation Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Mar 28, 2024 8:10:41 GMT -5
March 28, 1971 Last original edition of "The Ed Sullivan Show" broadcasts on CBS-TV.
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Post by sandipaws on Mar 28, 2024 10:01:44 GMT -5
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On March 28, National Triglycerides Day shines a spotlight on one of the key factors to a healthy lifestyle. The observance serves as a reminder to patients and practitioners to know about the hidden risks of triglycerides. Learn your numbers and take steps to bring them to healthy levels.
High levels of triglycerides in your blood can be a risk factor for heart disease. Triglycerides are different from cholesterol, though they are both a type of lipid or fat stored in your blood. They serve different purposes. While triglycerides store unused calories and give the body energy, cholesterol builds cells and some hormones.
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Post by johnmori on Mar 28, 2024 10:20:03 GMT -5
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March 28, 1990 United States President George H. W. Bush posthumously awards Jesse Owens the Congressional Gold Medal.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 28, 2024 21:45:26 GMT -5
The first roller coaster was invented at Coney Island as a way to distract people from sinful activities. Another inventor, LaMarcus Thompson, was disgusted by the debauchery of New York's inhabitants. The saloons and brothels that were so popular in the late 1800s were a disgrace to Thompson, who wanted to provide a family-friendly sin-free way to have fun. Thus, the roller coaster was born. He was inspired by the railroad tracks of the West, specifically one called the Mauch Chunk Switchback Railway, which featured a high-speed, 665-foot drop. Who knew?
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Post by sandipaws on Mar 28, 2024 23:29:44 GMT -5
Who Knew???Vietnam Veterans Day is annually observed on March 29. It commemorates the hardships suffered and sacrifices made by nine million Americans during the Vietnam War. However, the holiday does not only honor the former soldiers but also their families who supported them before and after the war.
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Post by BillG on Mar 29, 2024 6:11:32 GMT -5
Who Knew??? March 29TH is "National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day"!
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Post by johnmori on Mar 29, 2024 7:54:38 GMT -5
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March 29, 1984 The Baltimore Colts load its possessions onto fifteen Mayflower moving trucks in the early morning hours and transfer its operations to Indianapolis.
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Post by soutxed on Mar 29, 2024 8:26:47 GMT -5
March 29, 2023, Researchers warn crucial deep Antarctic Ocean currents could collapse by 42% by 2050, stopping nutrient-dense water from flowing north, accelerating ice melt and further warming the world's oceans.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 30, 2024 4:10:52 GMT -5
The German word "kummerspeck" means weight gained from emotional eating. One of many words that are untranslatable in English is "kummerspeck," which literally translates to "grief bacon" or "sorrow fat." Bacon might not be your binge food of choice, but the idea remains the same. Whether you chow down on cured meats or ice cream during times of emotional crisis, kummerspeck adds insult to injury. It's also proof that the idea of food as comfort is cross-culturally understood. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Mar 30, 2024 8:51:09 GMT -5
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March 30, 1867 Alaska is purchased from Russia for $7.2 million, about two cents/acre ($4.19/km2), by United States Secretary of State William H. Seward.
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