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Post by sandipaws on Jul 7, 2021 22:02:47 GMT -5
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Math 2.0 Day celebrated every July 8
Math 2.0 Day celebrated every July 8, is a holiday that commemorates the importance of the combination of math and technology. The day was formed to celebrate the accomplishments made through the combination of the field of math and technology, and how it can benefit the world in the coming years. This means without math, it would have been impossible for us to be provided with the different travel and entertainment mediums we have today. Nor would we have the technology we use to accomplish several everyday work tasks. So if you love how easy technological innovations have made your life, celebrating Math 2.0 Day is a must!
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 7, 2021 23:13:13 GMT -5
There are snakes with two heads, which compete with each other for food. The fact that some snakes are born with two heads is pretty incredible as is, but what about the added detail that these heads are actually two distinct parts that both work with one another and also see each other as competition? As National Geographic explains of the non-venomous ladder snake Elaphe scalaris: "First the two heads have to decide they're both hungry at the same time, and then they have to agree to pursue the same prey. Then they might fight over which head gets to swallow the prey. To make it even more complicated, since snakes operate a good deal by smell, if one head catches the scent of prey on the other's head, it will attack and try to swallow its second head." Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Jul 8, 2021 6:27:43 GMT -5
Who Knew??? July 8th is "National Chocolate with Almonds Day".
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Post by soutxed on Jul 8, 2021 8:26:47 GMT -5
July 8, 1994 Kim Jong-il takes office as the Supreme Leader of North Korea. Popularly known as "Dear Leader" in his country, Kim Jong-il took North Korea's highest office after the death of his father, Kim Il-sung. He ruled the country with an iron fist until his death in 2011, when his son, Kim Jong-un took his place. Kim Jong-il's tenure was marred by widespread human rights violations and severe famine in the country.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 8, 2021 23:03:44 GMT -5
Who Knew???Observed each year on July 9th, National Sugar Cookie Day honors the ever-popular and delicious sugar cookie.
A holiday favorite and very easy to make, sugar cookies disappear quickly once they come out of the oven. Most sugar cookies include sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda. While most people have the ingredients on hand at all times, some of the ingredients should be fresh for the best outcome. Children enjoy baking and decorating anytime someone makes a batch of sugar cookies.
The sugar cookie is believed to have originated in the mid-1700s in Nazareth, Pennsylvania. German Protestant settlers created a round, crumbly and buttery cookie that came to be known as the Nazareth Cookie.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 9, 2021 0:08:27 GMT -5
The magnetic North Pole is moving. Fast. At the beginning of the 20th century, the magnetic north pole was located in Canada. In 2000, it was in Greenland. And now, almost 20 years later, the magnetic north pole is currently en route to Siberia, moving eastward at about 40 kilometres/25 miles per year. Scientific American explains, the shift occurs "under the influence of the dynamo currents in the Earth's core, as well as electric currents flowing in the ionosphere, the radiation belts, and the Earth's magnetosphere." From 1999 to 2005, Earth's magnetic north pole went from shifting 9 miles at most each year to as much as 37 miles in a year. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 9, 2021 5:18:45 GMT -5
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July 9, 1991 South Africa readmitted to Olympics
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Post by BillG on Jul 9, 2021 8:06:08 GMT -5
Who Knew??? July 9, 2021 is "Collector Car Appreciation Day".
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Post by soutxed on Jul 9, 2021 8:59:44 GMT -5
July 9, 1937, a fire at 20th Century Fox’s film storage facility in Little Ferry, New Jersey, destroyed most of the studio’s silent films.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 9, 2021 22:41:49 GMT -5
Who Knew???National Kitten Day on July 10th purrfectly celebrates the cuddly warmth of a kitty. The miniature fur balls of energy snuggle their way into our hearts with no effort at all. Within a flick of their tiny ears, we’re in love.
The day aims to remind us that while kittens are well equipped to find their way into our hearts, many don’t find homes. They’re abandoned at shelters, on the side of the road or wild and feral. Spaying and neutering our pets, including our cats, is vital to their health and keeping the stray population down.
Another goal of awareness campaigns like this one is to encourage adoptions. Instead of purchasing a kitten from a pet store, adopt from a shelter. Many kittens are born in shelters. While their ages may vary, all kittens do become cats.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 9, 2021 22:58:48 GMT -5
Jellyfish can sting even when they're dead. Jellyfish can be a nasty thing to encounter in the water, and they don't even have to be alive to leave a painful sting on anyone in their path. The New York Times reports that this was something a group of 150 people discovered in 2010 while swimming at Wallis Sands State Park in New Hampshire, when the 40-pound body of a lion's mane jellyfish floated through the water, stinging at will. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 10, 2021 5:42:35 GMT -5
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July 10, 1925 Scopes Trial: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called "Monkey Trial" begins of John T. Scopes, a young high school science teacher accused of teaching evolution in violation of the Butler Act.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 10, 2021 8:44:16 GMT -5
July 10, 1962 Telstar, the world's first communication satellite is launched in space. The satellite, made by a collaboration between organizations in the U.S., the U.K., and France, transmitted the first live television images in the world.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 10, 2021 22:48:35 GMT -5
Bloodhounds are great marathoners. At least one particular bloodhound, named Ludivine, sure was! According to CNN, the athletic pooch ran a half-marathon in Alabama in 2016, completing the entire 13.1 miles on her own and finishing in seventh place. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 11, 2021 5:52:10 GMT -5
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July 11, 1796 The United States takes possession of Detroit from Great Britain under terms of the Jay Treaty.
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