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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 27, 2020 3:04:48 GMT -5
Shopped for everything online in 20 min (prepped this for a week) w/free pstg. Except for pie and ice cream.The fastest man in the world has scoliosis. Jamaican Usain Bolt has had his share of physical difficulties to overcome, including scoliosis. "My spine's really curved bad," Bolt told ESPN
Magazine in 2011. "But if I keep my core and back strong, the scoliosis doesn't really bother me. So I don't have to worry about it as long as I work hard." Bolt runs at 27.44 miles per hour!
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Post by soutxed on Nov 27, 2020 9:36:16 GMT -5
Nov. 27, 1924, Macy’s first Thanksgiving Day parade — billed as a “Christmas Parade” — took place in New York.
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Post by johnmori on Nov 27, 2020 9:50:35 GMT -5
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November 27, 1896
Also sprach Zarathustra by Richard Strauss is first performed
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 27, 2020 23:13:28 GMT -5
Who Knew??? Small businesses feed our communities. They keep our main streets thriving and employ nearly half of the American workforce. Supporting small business means you’re supporting your local economy, local business, tax base, schools, and infrastructure. Your holiday shopping will put food on the tables of people you know.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 28, 2020 0:12:09 GMT -5
The majority of people in Iceland believe in elves. A 2007 University of Iceland survey discovered 62 percent of Icelanders believe in real life elves. In fact, in 2014, protesters claimed a proposed highway would destroy an "elf church," which to many was just a gigantic rock. Eventually, the "church" was moved to a safe place so that it would not be harmed and the construction continued. To Icelanders, these elves are not tiny figures who build toys for Santa; they actually look very much like humans and can range in size. Many believe that grave misfortune will befall those who dare to build in elf territory, even though it cannot be seen—hence the "church" preservation.
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Post by BillG on Nov 28, 2020 0:22:29 GMT -5
Who knew??? On November 28th, 1922 Capt. Cyril Turner of the Royal Air Force gave the first public exhibition of skywriting. He spelled out, "Hello USA. Call Vanderbilt 7200" over New York's Times Square.
 
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Post by soutxed on Nov 28, 2020 9:51:43 GMT -5
NOVEMBER 28, 1943 Tehran Conference begins. The Tehran Conference between the US, the UK and the Soviet Union began at the Soviet Embassy in Tehran.
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Post by johnmori on Nov 28, 2020 10:18:30 GMT -5
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November 28, 1895
The first American automobile race takes place over the 54 miles from Chicago's Jackson Park to Evanston, Illinois. Frank Duryea wins in approximately 10 hours.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 28, 2020 19:31:32 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 29, 2020 1:14:36 GMT -5
Bubble wrap was originally intended to be wallpaper.
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Post by BillG on Nov 29, 2020 7:14:23 GMT -5
Who knew??? On November 29th, 1948 an all new Australian car is manufactured in Australia by General Motors Holden Automotive. The car is known as the Holden FX and Holden cars are still manufactured in Australia today.
 
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Post by johnmori on Nov 29, 2020 8:47:23 GMT -5
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November 29, 1963
"I Want to Hold Your Hand", recorded on October 17, 1963, is released by the Beatles in the United Kingdom.
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Post by soutxed on Nov 29, 2020 9:27:43 GMT -5
November 29, 1961, Enos the chimp was launched from Cape Canaveral aboard the Mercury-Atlas 5 spacecraft, which orbited earth twice before returning.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 29, 2020 23:10:41 GMT -5
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On November 30th, National Mississippi Day recognizes the home of the Delta blues and the 20th state to join the union.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 29, 2020 23:40:11 GMT -5
Janis Joplin left $2,500 in her will for her friends to have a party.
"At a suitable location as a final gesture of appreciation and farewell." Inflation makes $2,500 $16,777.58 today. The wake and
party was held a year later at the Lion's Share in San Anselmo, California on Oct 26, 1971. The Grateful Dead performed.Who knew?
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