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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 9, 2021 22:36:48 GMT -5
Tic Tac mints are named after the sound their container makes. In 1970, Ferrero North America was looking to replace "Refreshing Mints" as the name of its now iconic mini mouth fresheners. Instead of going with a similarly straightforward approach, the brand says the name we all know now was inspired by the tic and the tac sounds heard when you open and close the little plastic container the mints come in.
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Post by johnmori on Apr 10, 2021 7:01:52 GMT -5
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April 10, 1866
The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA) is founded in New York City by Henry Bergh.
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Post by soutxed on Apr 10, 2021 8:42:49 GMT -5
April 10, 1970 The Beatles break up as Paul McCartney leaves the band. In their ten years of existence, the British rock group became one of the most successful bands of all time, selling over a billion albums, according to EMI. McCartney's announcement came a week before the release of his debut solo album, the starting point of a successful solo career.
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Post by sandipaws on Apr 10, 2021 20:47:15 GMT -5
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 National Submarine Day, on April 11th, honors the day the United States Navy acquired its first modern commissioned submarine. On April 11, 1900, the Holland VI became the Navy’s first modern submarine.
Designed by Irish-American inventor John Phillip Holland in 1896, he launched the Holland VI on May 17, 1897, at Navy Lt. Lewis Nixon’s Crescent Shipyard in Elizabeth, New Jersey. The United States Navy later purchased the Holland VI on April 11, 1900. As the Navy’s first commissioned submarine, it was renamed USS Holland (SS-1).
The U.S. Navy’s first submarine was the Alligator, 1862.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 10, 2021 23:54:04 GMT -5
Dr. Seuss wrote Green Eggs and Ham as part of a bet. The Cat in the Hat was published in 1957 and used a mere 236 words to tell the quirky feline's fantastical story. However, the book's author, Dr. Seuss, topped that feat with even fewer words when his publisher, Bennett Cerf, bet him that he couldn't write a book using 50 words or less. Green Eggs and Ham hit bookstores three years later and uses exactly 50 words.
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Post by johnmori on Apr 11, 2021 5:34:10 GMT -5
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April 11, 1907
New York Giants future Baseball Hall of Fame backstop Roger Bresnahan becomes first catcher to wear shin guards
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Post by soutxed on Apr 11, 2021 8:05:43 GMT -5
April 11, 1945, during World War II, American soldiers liberated the Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany.
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Post by sandipaws on Apr 11, 2021 20:59:20 GMT -5
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 April 12th recognizes the Centennial State and the 38th state to join the Union on National Colorado Day.
The first of the Four Corner States, Colorado is dominated by the Rocky Mountains. Prehistoric Colorado comes to life in the Florissant Fossil Beds. Discover one of the most abundant deposits of fossils in the world while taking in the beauty of the Rocky Mountains.
With plentiful wildlife and natural resources, the state makes a ready home. A city once thrived along the cliffs of Mesa Verde, populated by Ancient Pueblo.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 11, 2021 21:01:25 GMT -5
Peanuts can be used to make dynamite. When extracted, peanut oil can be turned into glycerol, which can then make nitroglycerine, an unstable explosive substance used in dynamite. In a safer state, glycerol is also used for soaps, creams, and various food products.
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Post by johnmori on Apr 12, 2021 6:22:37 GMT -5
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April 12, 1981
The first launch of a Space Shuttle (Columbia) takes place: The STS (Space Transportation System)-1 mission.
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Post by BillG on Apr 12, 2021 8:12:37 GMT -5
Who knew??? On April 12th, 1961 Yuri Gagarin became the first human in space. The Soviet Cosmonaut orbited the Earth aboard the Vostok-3KA spacecraft. The spaceflight took 108 minutes from launch to landing.
 
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Post by soutxed on Apr 12, 2021 8:32:16 GMT -5
April 12, 1945, President Franklin D. Roosevelt died of a cerebral hemorrhage in Warm Springs, Georgia, at age 63; he was succeeded by Vice President Harry S. Truman.
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Post by sandipaws on Apr 12, 2021 21:33:05 GMT -5
Who Knew??? Each year on National Scrabble Day April 13th recognizes a game played around the world. Originally named Lexiko and then Criss-Cross Words, Alfred Mosher Butts eventually settled on the name Scrabble. The amateur artist and unemployed architect developed the word game in the midst of the depression. Still, it wasn’t until 1948, a final name change and a trademark that Butts finally began to produce the game.
Scrabble is played with two to four players who score points by forming words from individual lettered tiles on a game board marked with a 15 x 15 grid.
In the United States, the name Scrabble is a trademark of Hasbro, Inc. Scrabble is sold in 121 countries with 29 different language versions. Worldwide, over One hundred and fifty million sets have been sold with sets being found in nearly one-third of American homes.
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Post by MidnightSun on Apr 12, 2021 23:24:52 GMT -5
The largest volcano in the solar system is three times taller than Mount Everest. Mount Everest is the tallest mountain on earth, reaching 5.5 miles into the sky. However, you'd need to stack three Everest's on top of each other in order to create something as massive as Mars' Olympus Mons, the largest volcano in the solar system. The enormous volcano is 16 miles tall and stretches 374 miles wide — approximately the same size as the state of Arizona, according to NASA.
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Post by BillG on Apr 13, 2021 8:08:01 GMT -5
Who knew??? On April 13th, 1997 Tiger Woods became the youngest ever golfer to win the Masters Tournament. The then 21-year old was also the first person of African heritage to win a major golf title.
 
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