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Post by sandipaws on Oct 23, 2021 8:57:17 GMT -5
Who Knew??? On October 23rd, the Swallows Depart from San Juan Capistrano Day marks the migration of thousands of swallows.
The famous cliff swallows of San Juan Capistrano leave town every year in a swirling mass near the Day of San Juan (October 23). They head for their winter vacation spot 6,000 miles south in Goya, Corrientes, Argentina. Each year, they return on or about March 19th – St. Joseph Day. Their migration has been marked for generations.
Cliff swallows are cousins of barn swallows and purple martins.
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Post by johnmori on Oct 23, 2021 9:20:50 GMT -5
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October 23, 1973
Watergate scandal: President Nixon agrees to turn over subpoenaed audio tapes of his Oval Office conversations.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 24, 2021 1:43:03 GMT -5
Goats Have Unique Accents. Their voices may sound largely the same to human ears, but goats actually have distinct accents, according to researchers at Queen Mary University. You Say 'Nay,' I Say 'Neigh'Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Oct 24, 2021 5:44:42 GMT -5
Who Knew??? October 24th is "National Bologna Day".
 
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Post by johnmori on Oct 24, 2021 7:36:29 GMT -5
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October 24, 1946
A camera on board the V-2 No. 13 rocket takes the first photograph of earth from outer space.
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Post by soutxed on Oct 24, 2021 8:00:00 GMT -5
October 24, 2002, authorities apprehended John Allen Muhammad and teenager Lee Boyd Malvo near Myersville, Maryland, in the Washington-area sniper attacks. (Malvo was later sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, but Maryland’s highest court has agreed to reconsider that sentence in 2022;
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 24, 2021 10:39:40 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Food Day focuses on healthy and nutritious food and takes place annually on October 24th.
One of the themes of the day aims to help people to “Eat Real.” This theme is defined as “cutting back on sugar drinks, overly salted packaged foods and fatty, factory-farmed meats in favor of vegetables, fruits, whole grains and sustainably raised protein.” The observance involves some of the country’s most prominent food activists, too. Their vision includes food that can be healthy, affordable, and produced. At the same time, the goal is to produce food with care for the environment, farm animals, and the people who grow, harvest, and serve it in mind.
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 24, 2021 22:44:35 GMT -5
The Earth Weighs About 13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 Pounds Earth may be too big to pop on a scale, but, according to NASA and the California Institute of Technology's Cool Cosmos link, scientists have used their knowledge of the laws of gravity and applied that to some fancy-schmancy mathematical equations to figure out that our planet weighs about 13,170,000,000,000,000,000,000,000 pounds. That's a Septillion or a thousand raised to the eighth power.
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Post by BillG on Oct 25, 2021 6:27:33 GMT -5
Who Knew??? October 25th is "National Greasy Foods Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Oct 25, 2021 7:59:35 GMT -5
Oct. 25, 1983, a U.S.-led force invaded Grenada (greh-NAY’-duh) at the order of President Ronald Reagan, who said the action was needed to protect U.S. citizens there.
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Post by johnmori on Oct 25, 2021 8:02:34 GMT -5
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October 25, 2001
Microsoft releases Windows XP, becoming one of Microsoft's most successful operating systems.
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Post by sandipaws on Oct 25, 2021 9:26:42 GMT -5
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1955: The first domestic microwave ovens went on sale.
Consumer interest in microwave ovens began to grow. About 40,000 units were sold in the United States in 1970.
Five years later, that number hit a million.
The addition of electronic controls made microwaves easier to use, and they became a fixture in most kitchens.
Roughly 25 percent of U.S. households owned a microwave oven by 1986.
As of 2010, over 90 percent of American households owned a microwave oven.
Couldn't find a percentage of American households that own a microwave oven for 2020 or 2021. If anyone can find that, feel free to PM me. Thanks!
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Post by MidnightSun on Oct 26, 2021 0:06:19 GMT -5
The World's Oldest Tortoise is Twice as Old as Queen Elizabeth. Jonathan, hatched circa 1832), is a Seychelles giant tortoise living on Saint Helena in the South Atlantic. He is thought to be 189 years old. That makes him almost twice as old as Queen Elizabeth who was born Apr 21, 1926 (age 95)!
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Post by johnmori on Oct 26, 2021 5:58:13 GMT -5
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October 26, 1825
The Erie Canal opens, allowing direct passage from the Hudson River to Lake Erie.
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Post by BillG on Oct 26, 2021 8:27:13 GMT -5
Who knew??? October 26th is "National Pumpkin Day".
 
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