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Post by sandipaws on Jul 31, 2021 9:18:27 GMT -5
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 National Mutt Day encourages us to embrace, save and celebrate mixed breed dogs twice a year on July 31st and December 2nd.
Desperately longing for a new home, millions of loving and healthy mixed breed dogs in shelters wait for someone to come and adopt them. National Mutt Day provides an excellent opportunity to find the perfect canine companion. Despite the name, a mutt learns, obeys and trains much like purebred animals. While their lineage cannot be traced and their features a bit murky, their companionship will be faithful.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 31, 2021 22:41:22 GMT -5
Who Knew??? On the first Sunday in August, National Friendship Day encourages people across the country and world to connect with friends. Make a new friend or reconnect with an old one.
Friendships come in many forms, and we begin developing them when we’re very young. Throughout our lives, friendships and their meanings evolve. Our classmates and neighborhood pals explored the world with us. Together we shared experiences and made plans for the future. Eventually, paths diverge and new friends find a place in our social experience. Our world expands and our culture changes.
With each new friend, we expand our view of the world. Their experiences contribute to new meaning in our lives. Through friendships, we grow and broaden our horizons. Eventually, the world becomes smaller and more connected.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 31, 2021 23:19:41 GMT -5
Peanuts grow underground. Many people are surprised to learn that peanuts do not grow on trees like pecans or walnuts. Peanuts grow underground — not on trees. Peanuts are legumes, not nuts. The peanut plant is unusual because it flowers above ground but the peanut grows below ground. Planted in the early spring, the peanut grows best in calcium rich sandy soil. They're planted in early spring and harvested in the fall. Above ground, the plant creates a flower.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 1, 2021 6:08:01 GMT -5
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August 1, 1957
The United States and Canada form the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD).
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Post by soutxed on Aug 1, 2021 7:51:39 GMT -5
August 1, 1966, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, went on an armed rampage at the University of Texas in Austin that killed 14 people, most of whom were shot by Whitman while he was perched in the clock tower of the main campus building. (Whitman, who had also slain his wife and mother hours earlier, was finally gunned down by police. Who knew? I remember as one of my HS friends was wounded. She survived and is a teacher somewhere in Texas.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 1, 2021 21:30:05 GMT -5
Earth is 4.54 billion years old. Scientists have used radiometric analysis to figure out our planet's age. And, according to the The Washington Post, 4.54 billion is the number researchers have come up with — give or take 1% (a few million years).
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Post by johnmori on Aug 2, 2021 5:07:30 GMT -5
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August 2, 1932
The positron (antiparticle of the electron) is discovered by Carl D. Anderson.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 2, 2021 7:27:47 GMT -5
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 On August 2nd, National Ice Cream Sandwich Day encourages us to cool off with one of our favorite frozen treats. Whether it’s vanilla, strawberry or Neopolitan between two chocolate wafers, the dessert sure will hit the spot on a hot summer day.
The original ice cream sandwich sold for a penny in 1900 from a pushcart in the Bowery neighborhood of New York. Newspapers never identified the name of the vendor in articles that appeared across the country. However, the ice cream sandwiched between milk biscuits became a hit. Soon, pushcarts popped up around the city and country during the summer months selling the portable treats. Early pictures show beachgoers at Atlantic City getting their ice cream sandwichs for 1¢ each.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 2, 2021 8:04:44 GMT -5
August 2, 1985, strong and sudden wind gusts caused Delta Flight 191 to crash at the Dallas/Fort Worth Airport, killing 135 people. A subsequent investigation showed that the weather had changed drastically in the eight minutes prior to the crash.
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Post by BillG on Aug 2, 2021 11:00:40 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 2nd is "National Coloring Book Day".
 
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 2, 2021 23:31:21 GMT -5
The World's Oldest Hotel Has Been Operating Since 705 A.D. The Nishiyama Onsen Keiunkan in Yamanashi, Japan, holds the Guinness World Record for being the oldest hotel in the world. The hot-spring hotel sits at the foot of the stunning Akaishi Mountains and has been in operation since it was founded by Fujiwara Mahito in 705 A.D. Since then, it's been in the hands of some 52 generations of the same family for more than 1,300 years.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 3, 2021 3:06:29 GMT -5
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August 3, 1977
Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
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Post by BillG on Aug 3, 2021 7:57:50 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 3rd is "National Watermelon Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Aug 3, 2021 8:20:56 GMT -5
August 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, leaving 22 people dead; prosecutors said Patrick Crusius targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring Latinos into leaving the U.S., and that he had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly before the attack. (A man who was wounded in the shooting died in April 2020 after months in the hospital, raising the death toll to 23. Crusius has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges; he also faces federal hate crime and gun charges.) Who remembers?
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 3, 2021 12:27:24 GMT -5
Who Knew??? The 13th colony and the 4th state to enter the Union, National Georgia Day recognizes the natural wonders and immense complexities of this bastion of Southern culture.
Georgia’s founder, James Oglethorpe, settled the colony’s first capital, Savannah. Georgia would go on to have four more capitals, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville and finally, Atlanta.
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