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Post by sandipaws on Nov 14, 2020 23:48:54 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 15, 2020 0:43:17 GMT -5
The electric chair was invented by a dentist. In 1881, dentist Alfred P. Southwick witnessed a drunk man die quickly after touching a live electric generator. Southwick soon realized that electricity could be a quick and more humane alternative to hanging for executions. Thusly, the electric chair was born, and was first used in 1890. Cotton candy and electric chairs: What will dentists think of next?
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Post by johnmori on Nov 15, 2020 8:02:06 GMT -5
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November 15, 1966 Project Gemini: Gemini 12 completes the program's final mission, when it splashes down safely in the Atlantic Ocean
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Post by soutxed on Nov 15, 2020 9:39:28 GMT -5
November 15, 1777, the Second Continental Congress approved the Articles of Confederation.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 15, 2020 23:36:28 GMT -5
Who Knew???On November 16th, National Indiana Day revs up its engines for the state that’s the home of the Indy 500 and Hoosier hospitality, too. Indiana was the 19th state to enter the Union. James Monroe had just defeated Rufus King in the 1816 presidential race to become the 5th President of the United States. The second state to enter the Union from the Northwest Territory, Indiana grew rapidly.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 16, 2020 1:27:39 GMT -5
The man who created Comic Sans script has only used it once. It's the least popular script. Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Nov 16, 2020 3:35:37 GMT -5
Who knew??? On November 16, 1915 - Coca-Cola had its prototype for a contoured bottle patented.
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Post by johnmori on Nov 16, 2020 5:55:03 GMT -5
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November 16, 1973 Skylab program: NASA launches Skylab 4 with a crew of three astronauts from Cape Canaveral, Florida for an 84-day mission.
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Post by soutxed on Nov 16, 2020 8:36:42 GMT -5
On Nov. 16, 1933, the United States and the Soviet Union established diplomatic relations.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 16, 2020 21:50:55 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 17, 2020 0:27:51 GMT -5
Australia has pink and purple colored lakes. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Nov 17, 2020 5:26:25 GMT -5
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November 17, 1968 Viewers of the Raiders–Jets football game in the eastern United States are denied the opportunity to watch its exciting finish when NBC broadcasts Heidi instead, prompting changes to sports broadcasting in the U.S.
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Post by BillG on Nov 17, 2020 7:07:01 GMT -5
Who knew??? On November 17, 1869 in Egypt, the Suez Canal, linking the Mediterranean Sea with the Red Sea, is inaugurated.
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Post by soutxed on Nov 17, 2020 9:07:59 GMT -5
November 17, 1869, the Suez Canal opened in Egypt.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 17, 2020 23:13:31 GMT -5
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