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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 26, 2024 19:55:44 GMT -5
The human heart beats more than 2.5 billion times in the average lifetime. Your heart may beat faster when you're excited and could slow down when you're relaxed, but in most cases, it tends to keep a regular pace. In fact, most human hearts beat an average of 60 to 70 times per minute and 100,000 times per day. That's about 35 million times a year, and more than 2.5 billion times during an average lifetime, according to PBS. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Apr 27, 2024 6:46:21 GMT -5
Who knew???
April 27, 1967 Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
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Post by soutxed on Apr 27, 2024 8:03:30 GMT -5
April 27, 1877 Rutherford B. Hayes removes Federal troops from Louisiana, Reconstruction ends.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Apr 27, 2024 18:40:24 GMT -5
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27 April 1791 Samuel F.B. Morse, an American painter and the inventor of an electric telegraph and the Morse Code, was born in Charlestown, Massachusetts.
27 April 1981, Xerox PARC debuted the first personal computer mouse.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 27, 2024 19:02:23 GMT -5
Oxford University is older than the Aztecs. The Aztec civilization of central Mexico began in 1325 with the founding of the city of Tenochtitlan. That seems like a long time ago — and it was! But you'd have to go back even further to witness the founding of Oxford University, which started as a learning hub as early as 1096. By 1249, the university had established itself as an educational institution with "halls of residence," which still stand today. Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Apr 27, 2024 21:38:35 GMT -5
Who Knew??? April 27TH is "National Devil Dog Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Apr 28, 2024 7:31:25 GMT -5
April 28, 1967, Muhammad Ali refuses Army induction. Muhammad Ali refuses to be drafted into the Army during the Vietnam War, citing race issues in the US and his religious beliefs. The protest will lead to his arrest and suspension of his boxing license for several years, putting Ali in the spotlight as a controversial figure and civil rights icon instead of in the boxing ring.
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Post by johnmori on Apr 28, 2024 8:09:03 GMT -5
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April 28, 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Apr 28, 2024 14:14:18 GMT -5
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28 April 2003
Apple launched the iTunes Store, which gave users the ability to purchase and download music from the Internet directly to their iTunes library; in 2010 the store sold its 10 billionth song.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 28, 2024 20:20:30 GMT -5
Minnesota has more shoreline than California, Florida, and Hawaii combined. When you think of places that boast plenty of shorelines, your mind probably goes straight to the coastal states. But Minnesota — the "Land of 10,000 Lakes," or, more precisely, 11,842 lakes — actually has more shoreline than Hawaii, California, and Florida combined, according to National Geographic. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Apr 29, 2024 5:42:26 GMT -5
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April 29, 2004 The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production.
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Post by BillG on Apr 29, 2024 7:49:18 GMT -5
Who Knew??? April 28TH is "National Blueberry Pie Day"!
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Post by BillG on Apr 29, 2024 7:50:27 GMT -5
Who knew??? April 29, 2004 The final Oldsmobile is built in Lansing, Michigan, ending 107 years of vehicle production. That was sad, but getting rid of Pontiac was even worse.
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Post by soutxed on Apr 29, 2024 8:20:15 GMT -5
April 29, 1961, First episode of 'Wide World of Sports' airs on ABC. The show begins its 37-year run, exposing a new audience to sports previously not covered on TV. Jim McKay will host for the entire run, and his introduction, 'the thrill of victory, the agony of defeat,' will become part of the American lexicon.
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Post by sandipaws on Apr 29, 2024 14:55:10 GMT -5
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National Shrimp Scampi Day on April 29th gives us a tasty way to celebrate. On this day, we honor the delicious dish of shrimp cooked with butter, garlic, lemon juice, and white wine.
Scampi is a culinary term for small lobster known as Nephrops (also known as langoustine or Dublin Bay Prawns) and which is completely unrelated to this day.
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