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Post by sandipaws on Aug 17, 2021 12:10:46 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Massachusetts Day on August 17th recognizes the first New England colony and the sixth state to join the Union. Named after the indigenous people who populated the area when explorers (and later the pilgrims) first arrived, Massachusetts became an incubator for independence, education, and industry.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 17, 2021 14:49:22 GMT -5
Lost the internet. Back raring to post! Penguins Used to Be Six Feet Tall. Those tiny tuxedo birds we know and love today used to be the size of a high school linebacker. According to a 2017 report published in Nature Communications, there's evidence that extinct Kalimannu biceae penguins once stood close to 6 feet tall and weighed more than 200 pounds.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 17, 2021 15:21:10 GMT -5
Hi MidnightSun!
Glad to see you back!
Sure wish there were still 6 foot Penguins. That would really be cool.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 17, 2021 23:10:42 GMT -5
My net was down for 6 days
Now back in Action!
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Post by johnmori on Aug 18, 2021 6:09:11 GMT -5
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August 18, 1920
The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 18, 2021 8:23:47 GMT -5
August 18, 1920, the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, guaranteeing American women’s right to vote, was ratified as Tennessee became the 36th state to approve it.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 18, 2021 11:24:04 GMT -5
Who Knew???
 On August 18th, National Fajita Day recognizes the sizzling deliciousness of the savory Tex-Mex flavor found in fajitas.
In the early 1930s, Mexican vaqueros in Southwest Texas developed what we’ve grown to love all over the United States. Using throwaway cuts of beef, they developed the fajita. However, it wasn’t long before they became a staple in the region.
These cowboys cooked the steak over an open fire or grill. Once cooked, they served it with flour or corn tortillas. In later years, fresh Pico de gallo, guacamole, and southwestern spices elevated the fajita. Soon the convenient meal for hardworking cowboys made an introduction to new audiences. The fajita became a destination food in the culinary world.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 19, 2021 0:23:39 GMT -5
At Any Given Moment, There Are Approximately 2,000 Thunderstorms Happening on Earth. Some areas of the planet experience extreme weather more often than others. But at any given time there are an estimated 2,000 thunderstorms happening in different locations on Earth, according to the National Severe Storms Laboratory. Annually, there are about 16 million thunderstorms across the globe and around 100,000 of them occur somewhere in the United States.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 19, 2021 5:22:13 GMT -5
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August 19, 1934
The first All-American Soap Box Derby is held in Dayton, Ohio.
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Post by BillG on Aug 19, 2021 8:18:03 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 19th is "National Aviation Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Aug 19, 2021 8:18:28 GMT -5
August 19, 1807, Robert Fulton’s North River Steamboat arrived in Albany, two days after leaving New York.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 19, 2021 11:09:40 GMT -5
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National Soft Ice Cream Day on August 19th gives us a tasty way to cool off on a hot summer day. Whether you enjoy it in a bowl or on a cone, grab some soft serve and enjoy!
Melting Ice Cream
In 1934 on Memorial Day weekend in Hartsdale, New York, Tom Carvel had a flat tire. After pulling his ice cream truck into a parking lot, the businessman knew his product was melting. As vacationers drove by, Carvel sold the softened ice cream to them. Surprisingly, they loved the soft ice cream! The potential for a new dessert was not lost on the salesman. Instead of a roving ice cream truck, Carvel could have a fixed location with soft ice cream.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 20, 2021 0:34:08 GMT -5
Michelangelo Hated Painting the Sistine Chapel and Wrote a Poem About It. There are plenty of stories about how painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel was quite literally a pain for Michelangelo—the artist had to be in an incredibly awkward position to complete the work of art. He supposedly hated the task so much that he wrote a poem about it. The sonnet, which was originally written in his native Italian in 1509, has been translated by American poet Gail Mazur. Here's a sample: "My stomach's squashed under my chin, my beard's pointing at heaven, my brain's crushed in a casket, my breast twists like a harpy's."
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Post by johnmori on Aug 20, 2021 3:46:57 GMT -5
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August 20, 1920
The first commercial radio station, 8MK (now WWJ), begins operations in Detroit.
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Post by BillG on Aug 20, 2021 8:20:54 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 20th is "National Chocolate Pecan Pie Day"
 
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