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Post by sandipaws on May 11, 2021 22:54:21 GMT -5
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 Each year on May 12th, National Nutty Fudge Day tempts you to indulge in smooth chocolate fudge filled with crunchy nuts.
A Western confection, fudge is usually sweet and delicious. It consists of combining sugar, butter, and milk, heating it to the correct temperature, and then mixing it while it cools to a smooth, creamy consistency. There are many varieties and flavors of fudge, with chocolate being the most popular.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 12, 2021 4:04:01 GMT -5
There's a "floating rainforest" in the sea. When most people think of rainforests, they picture massive jungles filled with trees and critters. However, in the Sargasso Sea sits the so-called "floating rainforest" that consists not of dense vegetation on land, but of seaweed underwater. According to Smithsonian magazine, each strand of brown Sargassum marine algae can grow to be the length of a school bus. When they become matted together in the water, the masses — or "forests" — of algae can be as large as several football fields. The seaweed is not only impressively long and large, but also provides the perfect place for a diverse collection of animals to live — not unlike an actual rainforest!
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Post by johnmori on May 12, 2021 5:59:02 GMT -5
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May 12, 2002
Former US President Jimmy Carter arrives in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro, becoming the first President of the United States, in or out of office, to visit the island since Castro's 1959 revolution
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Post by BillG on May 12, 2021 7:12:59 GMT -5
Who knew??? On May 12, "International Nurses Day" is celebrated.
 
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Post by soutxed on May 12, 2021 7:43:05 GMT -5
May 12, 1941 The world's first programmable, fully automatic computer is presented. The Z3 was designed by German inventor, Konrad Zuse. The original machine was destroyed in an air raid. A replica can be seen at the Deutsches Museum in Munich.
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Post by sandipaws on May 12, 2021 21:23:52 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Apple Pie Day, America’s favorite dessert, is observed annually on May 13th.
The first apple pie recipe printed was in England in 1381. The list of ingredients included good apples, good spices, figs, raisins, pears, saffron, and cofyn (a type of pastry crust).
While the apple pie existed well before the Pilgrims landed on the eastern shores of what is now The United States, Americans wax poetic about how American apple pie is. The phrase “as American as apple pie” has been around for more than 100 years.
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Post by MidnightSun on May 13, 2021 2:47:21 GMT -5
Will have a Big slice. Please.Arkansas hosts the annual World Championship Duck Calling Contest. If you're skilled at quacking like a duck, then you should consider heading to Stuttgart, Arkansas. That's where the Annual World Championship Duck Calling Contest is held. Founded in 1936 and taking place every Thanksgiving week, contestants must first win a sanctioned preliminary state or regional duck-calling contest before being able to compete in the main event. The winner takes home a prize package worth more than $15,000.
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Post by johnmori on May 13, 2021 5:07:58 GMT -5
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May 13, 1995
Alison Hargreaves, a 33-year-old British mother, becomes the first woman to conquer Everest without oxygen or the help of sherpas.
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Post by soutxed on May 13, 2021 8:03:02 GMT -5
May 13, 1607, English colonists arrived by ship at the site of what became the Jamestown settlement in Virginia (the colonists went ashore the next day).
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Post by BillG on May 13, 2021 10:14:21 GMT -5
Who knew??? On May 13, 1846 a U.S. declaration of war on Mexico is approved. Tensions between Mexico and the United States, stemming from the U.S. annexation of Texas (1845), led the U.S. Congress on this day in 1846 to approve overwhelmingly a declaration of war against its southern neighbor.
 
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Post by MidnightSun on May 13, 2021 21:06:34 GMT -5
There's such a thing as a fear of buttons. Those who suffer from koumpounophobia will do their best to avoid anything and everything to do with buttons — looking at them, touching them, wearing clothing affixed with them, even thinking about them. If you suffer from this affliction, you're repulsed by buttons of every shape, size, color, and material. Anecdotal evidence, according to The Guardian, suggests that one in every 75,000 people lives with this phobia. But only one case study (from 2002) has ever been done. The Guardian article.
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Post by sandipaws on May 13, 2021 22:20:55 GMT -5
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 On March 14th, National Underground America Day recognizes the approximately 6,000 people who live in some form of underground architecture across North America. The observance also celebrates the lifestyle, architecture, and benefits of underground living.
Subterranean living boasts energy conservation as one of its top advantages. Completely covered homes or earth-sheltered homes are covered on all sides with soil while earth-bermed homes leave one side exposed. Both allow for more stable temperatures within the home and less exposure to the elements.
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Post by johnmori on May 14, 2021 6:51:49 GMT -5
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May 14, 1955
Cold War: Eight Communist bloc countries, including the Soviet Union, sign a mutual defense treaty called the Warsaw Pact.
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Post by BillG on May 14, 2021 7:05:03 GMT -5
Who knew??? May 14 is "The Stars and Stripes Forever Day", the anniversary of the first public performance of "The Stars and Stripes Forever," and is thus dedicated to the march. The march was first performed on May 14, 1897, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on the occasion of the unveiling of a statue of George Washington.
 
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Post by sandipaws on May 14, 2021 22:12:39 GMT -5
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 Armed Forces Day on the third Saturday in May pays tribute to the military personnel serving in the United States Armed Forces. The celebration takes place each year during Armed Forces Week.
The United States Military is composed of six branches, including the Army, Airforce, Space Force, Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. As of 2019, more than 1.3 million active-duty service members are stationed in the United States and around the world. An additional 800,000 reservists stand ready in the Army National Guard and the Air National Guard. The holiday unites the country behind the men and women who currently serve in the United States military.
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