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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 6, 2020 23:48:59 GMT -5
The Dutch village of Giethoorn has no roads; its buildings are connected entirely by canals and footbridges.
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Post by johnmori on Sept 7, 2020 5:45:13 GMT -5
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September 7, 1963
The Pro Football Hall of Fame opens in Canton, Ohio with 17 charter members.
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Post by BillG on Sept 7, 2020 10:27:00 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 7, 1936, rock-and-roll legend Buddy Holly was born Charles Hardin Holley in Lubbock, Texas.
 
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 7, 2020 22:14:11 GMT -5
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DID YOU KNOW…
The ampersand used to be the last letter of the alphabet?
It is a ligature of “e” & “t”? That’s “et” in Latin, meaning “and”?
The word “ampersand” is a slurring of “real words” run together over time?
The plus sign is actually an ampersand?
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Post by BillG on Sept 8, 2020 1:49:47 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 8, 1966 'Star Trek' makes its Television Debut.
 
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 8, 2020 1:50:58 GMT -5
A family of people with blue skin lived in Kentucky for many generations. The Fulgates of Troublesome Creek are thought to
have gained their blue skin through combination of inbreeding and a rare genetic condition known as methemoglobinemia.
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Post by johnmori on Sept 8, 2020 4:35:10 GMT -5
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September 8, 1930
3M begins marketing Scotch transparent tape.
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Post by soutxed on Sept 8, 2020 10:42:24 GMT -5
September 8,1900, the Great Galveston storm took place. 8,000 people killed. The worst natural disaster in history of the United States.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 8, 2020 22:26:12 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Sept 8, 2020 23:47:26 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 9, 1956, Elvis Presley made the first of three appearances on “The Ed Sullivan Show.”
 
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 9, 2020 1:27:12 GMT -5
Powerful earthquakes can permanently shorten the length of Earth's day, by moving the spin of the Earth's axis. The 2011
Japan earthquake knocked 1.8 microseconds off our days. The 2004 Sumatra quake cost us around 6.8 microseconds.
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Post by soutxed on Sept 9, 2020 8:27:14 GMT -5
September 9, 1948 Kim Il-sung Establishes North Korea.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 9, 2020 22:45:49 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 10, 2020 1:01:41 GMT -5
Greenland sharks grow 17' in length and can live to 400 years in the frigid waters (34-37°) of the North Atlantic. That's almost twice the lifespan of the oldest giant tortoises or bowhead whales, nature's next runners-up.
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Post by BillG on Sept 10, 2020 6:35:26 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 10, 1929 Arnold D. Palmer was born in Latrobe, Pennsylvania. An American professional golfer who is generally regarded as one of the greatest and most charismatic players in the sport's history.
 
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