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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 28, 2020 23:24:44 GMT -5
The northern leopard frog swallows its prey using its eyes — it uses them
to help push food down its throat by retracting them into its head.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 29, 2020 5:29:50 GMT -5
Who knew???
August 29, 1786
Shays' Rebellion, an armed uprising of Massachusetts farmers, begins in response to high debt and tax burdens
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Post by BillG on Aug 29, 2020 8:28:40 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 29, 1997: Netflix was founded by American entrepreneurs Reed Hastings and Marc Randolph; originally a video-rental company, it later expanded into video streaming and production.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 29, 2020 9:25:11 GMT -5
August 29, 1966 Beatles’ Last Commercial Performance.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 29, 2020 15:35:46 GMT -5
Thanks so much for stopping by!
Be happy and have a great evening.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 29, 2020 21:53:31 GMT -5
Who Knew???
 National Beach Day on August 30th celebrates all the sandy beaches across the nation. It also provides an opportunity to help keep those relaxing places clean, so we can continue to enjoy them long into the future.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 29, 2020 22:47:00 GMT -5
The first man to urinate on the moon was Buzz Aldrin,
shortly after stepping onto the lunar surface.
(into a special bag in his space suit)
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Post by BillG on Aug 29, 2020 23:11:59 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 30, 1967, the Senate confirmed the appointment of Thurgood Marshall as the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court.
 
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Post by soutxed on Aug 30, 2020 9:18:11 GMT -5
August 30, 1967 First African-American justice is Appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court
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Post by johnmori on Aug 30, 2020 9:57:53 GMT -5
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August 30, 1922
Babe Ruth is thrown out of a game for 5th time in 1922
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 30, 2020 22:32:48 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 30, 2020 22:53:51 GMT -5
Some fruit flies are genetically resistant to getting drunk — but only if they
have an inactive version of a gene scientists have named "happyhour".
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Post by johnmori on Aug 31, 2020 5:26:43 GMT -5
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August 31, 1895
German Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin patents his navigable balloon.
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Post by BillG on Aug 31, 2020 7:04:04 GMT -5
Who knew??? On August 31, 1972, at the Munich Summer Olympics, American swimmer Mark Spitz won his fourth and fifth gold medals in the 100-meter butterfly and 800-meter freestyle relay.
 
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 31, 2020 21:15:43 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National No Rhyme Nor Reason Day on September 1st recognizes words that do not rhyme with any other words in the English language.
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