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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 20, 2020 22:40:54 GMT -5
The tiny parasite Toxoplasma gondii can only breed sexually when in the guts of a cat. To this end, when it infects rats, it changes their behaviour to make them less scared of cats.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 20, 2020 22:43:09 GMT -5
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Post by BillG on Sept 21, 2020 6:08:44 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 21, 1981, the Senate unanimously confirmed the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to become the first female justice on the Supreme Court.
 
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Post by johnmori on Sept 21, 2020 7:25:22 GMT -5
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September 21, 2003
The Galileo spacecraft is terminated by sending it into Jupiter's atmosphere.
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Post by soutxed on Sept 21, 2020 8:41:01 GMT -5
September 21,1970, “NFL Monday Night Football” made its debut on ABC-TV as the Cleveland Browns defeated the visiting New York Jets, 31-21.
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Post by soutxed on Sept 21, 2020 8:48:40 GMT -5
WHO KNEW? - The CDC estimated on 7/10/20 that 40% of Americans infected with the COVID-19 virus are asymptomatic, i.e., they never experienced symptoms commonly associated with the virus, including fever, chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue and body aches (source: Center for Disease Control).
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 21, 2020 22:49:58 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 22, 2020 2:09:20 GMT -5
Will have a cup of ice cream, please.
Prefer pistachio, chocolate, or strawberry. The largest snowflake ever was 15" across and 8" thick. (Maybe)
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 22, 2020 2:14:02 GMT -5
It's World Hobbit Day!
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Post by johnmori on Sept 22, 2020 5:12:31 GMT -5
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September 22, 1993
Nolan Ryan, 46, pitches his last game
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Post by BillG on Sept 22, 2020 7:00:15 GMT -5
Who knew??? On September 22, 2020 9:31 A.M. EDT, Autumn begins.
 
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Post by soutxed on Sept 22, 2020 7:56:59 GMT -5
On Sept. 22, 1862, President Abraham Lincoln issued the preliminary Emancipation Proclamation, declaring all slaves in rebel states should be free as of January 1, 1863.
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Post by MidnightSun on Sept 22, 2020 23:55:56 GMT -5
An epidemic of laughing that lasted almost a year broke out in Tanganyika (now Tanzania) in 1962.
Several thousand people were affected, across several villages. It forced a school to close.
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Post by sandipaws on Sept 23, 2020 0:06:00 GMT -5
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Post by johnmori on Sept 23, 2020 6:16:52 GMT -5
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September 23, 2002
The first public version of the web browser Mozilla Firefox ("Phoenix 0.1") is released.
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