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Post by BillG on Jan 17, 2021 7:48:11 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 17th, 1929 "Popeye" makes his 1st appearance, in comic strip "Thimble Theater".
 
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Post by soutxed on Jan 17, 2021 9:39:48 GMT -5
Jan. 17, 1996, Sheik Omar Abdel-Rahman and nine followers were handed long prison sentences for plotting to blow up New York-area landmarks
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Post by sandipaws on Jan 17, 2021 21:27:14 GMT -5
Who Knew??? On January 18, National Michigan Day recognizes the Great Lake State.
Surrounded by four of the five Great Lakes, Michigan has more shoreline than any of the contiguous 48 states. Of the 50 states, only Alaska has more.
First explored by the French, the area became a U.S territory in 1783. Flush with iron and copper, Michigan would become a center of industrial activity.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jan 18, 2021 2:50:09 GMT -5
Queen Elizabeth wouldn't sit on the Iron Throne. When Queen Elizabeth paid a royal visit to the set of Game of Thrones in Northern Ireland, she refused to sit on the Iron Throne for legal reasons. As David Benioff told Esquire, "Apparently the Queen of England is not allowed to sit on a foreign throne. This is an esoteric rule we didn't know about until that moment."
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Post by BillG on Jan 18, 2021 8:05:53 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 18th, 1911: The 1st shipboard landing of a plane (Tanforan Park to USS Pennsylvania).
 
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Post by soutxed on Jan 18, 2021 9:23:19 GMT -5
On January 18, 1778, English navigator Captain James Cook reached the present-day Hawaiian Islands, which he named the “Sandwich Islands.”
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Post by johnmori on Jan 18, 2021 10:48:02 GMT -5
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January 18, 1977
Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious Legionnaires' disease.
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Post by sandipaws on Jan 18, 2021 22:54:18 GMT -5
Who Knew???
 On January 19th, World Quark Day officially celebrates quark and its many benefits. Quark is a European superfood staking its claim on supermarket shelves around the world. Quark is a delicious high-protein, low-fat alternative to soft cheese and yogurt that can be used for baking, cooking and blending.
There are no limits when using quark. If the menu calls for sweet or savory, hot or cold, quark cheese works well in place of almost any dairy. Replace cream cheese or sour cream with quark. By substituting with quark, enter the world of healthy, low-carb, low-fat culinary delights. Experience quark smoothies, cheesecakes, dips, and spreads. Quark’s versatility might surprise you.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jan 19, 2021 0:17:45 GMT -5
A hiker found and returned an ancient wallet. Halfway up a glacier in the Andes, hiker Ricardo Peña found a wallet. It belonged to a Uruguayan rugby player who had been in a 1972 plane crash in which all but 16 passengers died. As it turned out, the wallet belonged to one of the survivors. Peña tracked him down and returned the wallet, almost five decades after its loss.
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Post by BillG on Jan 19, 2021 7:03:52 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 19th, 1922 A geological survey says US oil supply would be depleted in 20 years !
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Post by johnmori on Jan 19, 2021 7:48:20 GMT -5
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January 19, 1883
The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires, built by Thomas Edison, begins service at Roselle, New Jersey.
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Post by soutxed on Jan 19, 2021 9:32:54 GMT -5
On Jan. 19, 1981, the United States and Iran signed an accord paving the way for the release of 52 Americans held hostage for more than 14 months.
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Post by sandipaws on Jan 19, 2021 23:48:19 GMT -5
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On National Cheese Lover’s Day, don’t feel bleu, throw a feta or act capricious. January 20th is a gouda day to kummin over and have some cheddar or asiago or fontina!
There is no firm evidence of how cheese making was discovered. but legend tells us it was likely by chance that someone created the first cheese. Thousands of years ago, people transported milk and stored it in sheep’s stomachs. Left to sit a few days, the proteins would separate into curds and whey. From there, preserving the solids with salt may have seemed a logical next step. Salt was a highly valued preservative in ancient times.
The earliest record of cheese making dates back to 5,500 BCE in what is now Poland. Today there are over 1,400 varieties of cheese.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jan 20, 2021 0:00:17 GMT -5
Cheese and crackers. Please.South Koreans are four centimeters (1½") taller than North Koreans. A researcher from Sungkyunkwan University in Seoul found that North Koreans are four centimeters shorter on average than South Koreans, pointing to malnourishment, economic stagnation, and lack of immigration as reasons for the stunted stature.
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Post by BillG on Jan 20, 2021 7:24:35 GMT -5
Who knew??? On January 20th, 1937 Franklin D. Roosevelt became the first U.S. President to be inaugurated on January 20th. The 20th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution officially set the date for the swearing in of the President and Vice President.
 
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