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Post by johnmori on Jul 25, 2021 7:04:11 GMT -5
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July 25, 1965
Bob Dylan goes electric at the Newport Folk Festival, signaling a major change in folk and rock music
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Post by soutxed on Jul 25, 2021 7:53:47 GMT -5
July 25, 2012 Pitcher for independent team from Corpus Christi upset at PA announcer for introducing him as "Now Pitching for the bad guys, Jason Moody" fired his first pitch at the pressbox. Pulled by manager, banned from Texas-Louisiana league for life. Who knew??
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 25, 2021 19:46:18 GMT -5
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 Celebrated each year on July 26th, National All or Nothing Day allows people to throw caution to the wind and go for broke.
We all have dreams we hold back, decisions left to make, or plans uncompleted. On this day, people break free of everything holding them back. Everyone has at least one thing that they would like to overcome, need to do or want to do but might be fearful or hesitant to do so. This is the day to go ahead and do it, take that first step and go for it.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 26, 2021 1:31:52 GMT -5
A pack of chihuahuas once terrorized a town in Arizona. That big brain of theirs doesn't mean chihuahuas always use their powers for good. In 2014, residents of Maryvale, Arizona, made about 6,000 calls to local animal control about a pack of the pint-sized pups chasing children. "We compared the number of calls we got in 2013 from that area to similar areas in town and the calls from Maryvale were three times higher than surrounding areas," Melissa Gabe, a Maricopa County Animal Care and Control employee, told Time. "Part of it is these animals aren't spayed or neutered, so they're out looking for a mate and are having pups, which also contributes to the problem."
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Post by johnmori on Jul 26, 2021 6:34:30 GMT -5
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July 26, 1963
Syncom 2, the world's first geosynchronous satellite, is launched from Cape Canaveral on a Delta B booster
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Post by soutxed on Jul 26, 2021 7:56:52 GMT -5
July 26, 1775, the Continental Congress established a Post Office and appointed Benjamin Franklin its Postmaster-General.
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Post by BillG on Jul 26, 2021 8:38:06 GMT -5
Who Knew??? July 26th is "National Coffee Milkshake Day".
 
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 26, 2021 23:12:06 GMT -5
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On July 27th, National New Jersey Day recognizes the third state to join the Union. Find out what’s unique and captivating about the Garden State!
Early History: When Giovanni Da Verrazzano first explored the shores of the Atlantic coast, he explored lands that included New Jersey. Da Verrazzano discovered diverse communities of people who were later called the Delaware Indians.
In 1160, the Dutch founded New Jersey’s first European settlement, but in 1664 the British took control. At this time, the land was divided into half and named New Jersey after the Isle of Jersey in the English Channel.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 26, 2021 23:24:54 GMT -5
Elephants comfort each other with chirps. National Geographic reports that when Asian elephants are feeling stressed or upset, their fellow pachyderms will attempt to provide comfort by caressing them with their trunks and offering "chirps of sympathy."
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Post by johnmori on Jul 27, 2021 5:09:09 GMT -5
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July 27, 1921
Researchers at the University of Toronto, led by biochemist Frederick Banting, prove that the hormone insulin regulates blood sugar.
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Post by BillG on Jul 27, 2021 8:20:03 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 27th is "Bagpipe Appreciation Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Jul 27, 2021 8:37:50 GMT -5
July 27, 1996, terror struck the Atlanta Olympics as a pipe bomb exploded at Centennial Olympic Park, directly killing one person and injuring 111. (Anti-government extremist Eric Rudolph later pleaded guilty to the bombing, exonerating security guard Richard Jewell, who had been wrongly suspected.)
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 27, 2021 22:53:28 GMT -5
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On July 28th dive into the ever-popular National Milk Chocolate Day. When it comes to chocolate, this sweet easily pleases. On average, we recognize three chocolate holidays a month. Interestingly, July celebrates chocolate as often as February.
Solid chocolate, when combined with either powdered, liquid or condensed milk, is known as milk chocolate. While candy bar makers use milk chocolate to make their most popular candy bars, the treat isn’t the healthiest of the chocolates. Dark chocolate takes home the honors for nutrition. With added sugar and fat, milk chocolate packs on the calories. Add to that, milk chocolate’s popularity in baked goods, and the calorie count keeps going up. Don’t forget, we add it to specialty coffee drinks and other beverages, too.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 28, 2021 2:54:53 GMT -5
Fleas can jump up to 100 times their body length. They can do to the use of their shins and feet, NBC News reports. In 2011, researchers used cameras to film the microscopic jumps, and found that rather than using their knees or upper legs, almost all the action happened in their feet and lower legs.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 28, 2021 3:24:48 GMT -5
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July 28, 1935
First flight of the Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress.
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