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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 18, 2021 3:12:40 GMT -5
Dogs can learn up to 165 words. We usually stop after sit, stay, and roll over, but the average dog can actually learn as many as 165 commands. However, as a canine intelligence expert explained to Animal Planet, consistency is key: "If you call his meal 'supper' but your spouse calls it 'dinner,' the label for his nightly kibble might be fuzzy. But if everyone says 'dinner,' he'll soon perk up anytime you're discussing dinner plans."
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Post by johnmori on Jul 18, 2021 6:36:23 GMT -5
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July 18, 1914
The U.S. Congress forms the Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps, giving official status to aircraft within the U.S. Army for the first time.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 18, 2021 7:44:28 GMT -5
July 18, 2013 Government of Detroit declares bankruptcy. The city, which was up to $20 billion in debt, became the largest municipal entity in the United States to declare bankruptcy.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 18, 2021 22:17:05 GMT -5
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 On July 19th, National Words With Friends Day recognizes friendly competition and smart wordplay. The celebration also honors the 2009 launch of the popular game franchise!
Since before the invention of the dictionary, people have challenged each other with word puzzles and games. The day honors the intellectual spirit and camaraderie that comes with playing word games. With the advent of the internet, games like Words with Friends introduced us to a whole new level of competition. Not only could we connect with friends through the games we played, but we could also challenge ourselves to new levels of word knowledge with more people than ever before.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 18, 2021 23:21:08 GMT -5
An oyster's sex is fluid. Most oysters, the Los Angeles Times reports, do not have a fixed sex throughout their lifetimes. In fact, given this ability to change sexes, oysters don't require a mate in order to reproduce.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 19, 2021 4:49:18 GMT -5
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July 19, 1963
Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention
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Post by BillG on Jul 19, 2021 10:04:14 GMT -5
Who Knew??? On July 19th, 1903 French bicyclist Maurice Garin won the first Tour de France, which covered 1,508 miles.
 
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 19, 2021 23:20:25 GMT -5
The loudest animal relative to its size is a water bug. The water boatman species Micronecta scholtzi, which measures just two millimeters (0.0787 inches) in length, "sings" at a level of 105 decibels — roughly the volume of a pounding jackhammer, according to National Geographic. What's even more interesting about this creature? It makes this chirp via its genitals.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 20, 2021 4:22:12 GMT -5
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July 20, 1969
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.
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Post by BillG on Jul 20, 2021 6:57:34 GMT -5
Who Knew??? On July 20th, 1976 the Viking 1 lander touched down at Chryse Planitia on Mars.
 
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Post by soutxed on Jul 20, 2021 8:02:32 GMT -5
July 20, 2012 Aurora shooting. A gunman, James Holmes, opened fire in a movie theater during the premier of the Dark Night Rises in Aurora, Colorado, killing 12 people and injuring 58 others.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 20, 2021 21:57:33 GMT -5
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 July 21st dedicates a giant menu of items to National Junk Food Day. Each year, the day permits us to chow down on the foods we usually don’t include in our daily diet. Junk foods, by definition, typically contain high fats, sugars, salt, and calories and very little nutritional value.
With the advent of packaged foods during the late 1800s, junk food made its way into American life. Still, home-cooked meals remained the standard for several more decades. Eventually, after World War II, the artery-clogging industry took off. Since the population ate out more, traveled more, the industry was primed to produce products at an increased rate.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 21, 2021 5:46:13 GMT -5
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July 21, 2011
NASA's Space Shuttle program ends with the landing of Space Shuttle Atlantis on mission STS-135 at NASA's Kennedy Space Center.[6]
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Post by soutxed on Jul 21, 2021 8:03:38 GMT -5
July 21v 1925, the so-called “Monkey Trial” ended in Dayton, Tennessee, with John T. Scopes found guilty of violating state law for teaching Darwin’s Theory of Evolution. (The conviction was later overturned on a technicality.)
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Post by BillG on Jul 21, 2021 9:19:31 GMT -5
Who Knew??? On July 21st 1970 the Aswan High Dam opened in Egypt, enabling human control of the flooding of the Nile.
 
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