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Post by sandipaws on Nov 18, 2021 11:02:46 GMT -5
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 Each year on the third Thursday in November, the American Cancer Society sponsors the Great American Smokeout.
This is an annual social engineering event to encourage Americans to stop tobacco smoking. The Great American Smokeout challenges smokers to quit cigarettes for 24 hours with the hopes that this decision will continue forever.
There are benefits to 1 day without cigarettes. After just 20 minutes without a cigarette, the heart rate drops. So does the blood pressure. Twelve hours later, the body will cleanse the carbon monoxide from the last cigarette from the body.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 19, 2021 2:28:05 GMT -5
There's a Town in Western New York Populated by Psychics. Lily Dale, a town an hour southwest of Buffalo, New York, has a population of just 275, virtually all of whom are psychics and other spiritualists. Each year approximately 22,000 visitors come for classes, workshops, public church services and mediumship demonstrations, lectures, and private appointments with mediums.
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Post by johnmori on Nov 19, 2021 6:55:00 GMT -5
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November 19, 1969
Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Pete Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum (the "Ocean of Storms") and become the third and fourth humans to walk on the Moon.
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Post by BillG on Nov 19, 2021 7:17:57 GMT -5
Who knew??? November 19th is "National Carbonated Beverage With Caffeine Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Nov 19, 2021 9:34:05 GMT -5
November 19, 2004, in one of the worst brawls in U.S. sports history, Ron Artest and Stephen Jackson of the Indiana Pacers charged into the stands and fought with Detroit Pistons fans, forcing officials to end the Pacers’ 97-82 win with 45.9 seconds left.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 19, 2021 11:03:25 GMT -5
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National Play Monopoly Day on November 19th recognizes the iconic board game that lands us on Park Place, Boardwalk or even in jail.
Known as one of the most popular board games in the world, Monopoly was originally based on a board game designed by Elizabeth Magie in 1902. Since then, the game has been played by an estimated 500 million people since 1935.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 20, 2021 1:47:40 GMT -5
Asteroids Named After Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan Met Up Near Earth. Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan were so charming together in 1993's Sleepless in Seattle that the two actors teamed up five years later for 1998's You've Got Mail. And 13 years later, they reunited once again — in a way. An asteroid that named 8353 Megryan in 1989 and an asteroid that was named 12818 Tomhanks in 1996 both made their closest approaches to Earth in September 2011.
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Post by johnmori on Nov 20, 2021 8:21:59 GMT -5
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November 20, 1962
Cuban Missile Crisis ends: In response to the Soviet Union agreeing to remove its missiles from Cuba, U.S. President John F. Kennedy ends the quarantine of the Caribbean nation.
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Post by soutxed on Nov 20, 2021 8:44:11 GMT -5
November 20, 1985 Windows 1.0 released. Nearly two years after it was announced, Microsoft released its first graphical operating system. The OS made it easier for users to navigate on their computer screens. It came with Paint, Notepad, Calculator and a game called Reversi.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 20, 2021 11:51:02 GMT -5
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Peanut butter lovers and fudge lovers come together on November 20th to celebrate National Peanut Butter Fudge Day.
On June 16th, people across the United States celebrated National Fudge Day. Just by adding creamy or crunchy peanut butter, the celebration continues. They will have the yummy taste of peanut butter as the fudge flavor and star of the show.
Fudge originated in the United States, possibly by a happy accident. In 1886, a letter written by Emelyn Bettersby Hartridge was discovered. Ms. Hartridge attended Vassar College as a student in Poughkeepsie, New York, and the letter referred to a fudge her cousin had made. Her cousin, in Baltimore Maryland, was selling the fudge for 40 cents per pound. Ms. Hartridge obtained the recipe, and in 1888, she made 30 pounds of fudge for the Vassar College Senior Auction.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 21, 2021 5:03:07 GMT -5
Female Lions Do More Hunting Than Males. Female lions tend to be the primary hunters in their prides, while male lions tend to enjoy the leftovers from the female lions' hard work. Typical. Right, ladies?
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Post by johnmori on Nov 21, 2021 7:01:47 GMT -5
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November 21, 1959
American disc jockey Alan Freed, who had popularized the term "rock and roll" and music of that style, is fired from WABC radio over allegations he had participated in the payola scandal.
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Post by soutxed on Nov 21, 2021 8:57:07 GMT -5
Nov. 21, 1995, Balkan leaders meeting in Dayton, Ohio, initialed a peace plan to end 3 1/2 years of ethnic fighting in Bosnia-Herzegovina.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 21, 2021 10:56:21 GMT -5
Who Knew???  On November 21st, National Red Mitten Day represents Canadian Olympic Pride!
National Red Mitten Day encourages Canadians to wear their Red Mittens in support of Canadian athletes! Red mittens represent the pride, generosity, and excellence of every Canadian.
Every Canadian from the sweetest newborn to the most experienced family member, wear your mittens with pride and support each athlete as they pursue their dreams!
HOW TO OBSERVE #NationalRedMittensDay
Wear your red mittens or purchase a pair. For every pair of $15 CDN mittens purchased at Hudson’s Bay or at thebay.com, $3.90 CDN will go to support Canadian athletes. Money raised from the Red Mittens helps provide Canadian Olympians and next-generation athletes with access to elite coaching, equipment, sports medicine, nutrition and other high-performance resources that make up a world-class daily training environment.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 22, 2021 0:55:33 GMT -5
Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights Was Originally a Political Movie. The script for the unpopular Dirty Dancing sequel that was released in 2004 was originally a political romance. Written by NPR's Peter Sagal, the original script was called Cuba Mine and told the story of the romance between a Cuban revolutionary and an American teen in the 1950s. Welcome to Hollywood, where a script for a political period piece can be transformed into a romantic dance-movie sequel.
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