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Post by BillG on Mar 17, 2022 3:24:38 GMT -5
Who knew??? March 17th is "National Corned Beef and Cabbage Day" (which coincides with St. Patrick’s Day in the United States.)
 
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Post by johnmori on Mar 17, 2022 7:00:39 GMT -5
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March 17, 1958
The United States launches the first solar-powered satellite, which is also the first satellite to achieve a long-term orbit.
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Post by soutxed on Mar 17, 2022 8:10:08 GMT -5
March 17, 2003, edging to the brink of war, President George W. Bush gave Saddam Hussein 48 hours to leave his country. Iraq rejected Bush’s ultimatum, saying that a U.S. attack to force Saddam from power would be “a grave mistake.
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Post by sandipaws on Mar 17, 2022 11:05:09 GMT -5
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National Farm Rescuer Day dedicates the third Thursday of March to those who support farmers in need.
When crisis strikes in the form of illness, injury or natural disaster, Farm Rescuers throughout the heartland get the jobs done.
Whether seeds need planting, hay needs to be baled or crops need to be harvested, these men and women labor in the fields and feed the souls of the farm family when times take a turn for the worse.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 17, 2022 23:15:36 GMT -5
Chocolate Was Used as a Medicine. Native to Mesoamerica, chocolate — or the cacao bean from which it comes — wasn't discovered by Europeans until the late 1500s. Explorer Francisco Hernandez observed the Aztecs using cacao as, among other things, a medicine. When chocolate came to Western Europe soon after, the Church was suspicious of its stimulating properties, but since it could be used for medical applications, it was deemed acceptable. European doctors prescribed it for everything from fevers to indigestion to melancholy. Though these cacao mixtures were quite different from the chocolate of today, chocolate might have been banned from Europe altogether had it not been used as a medicine.
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Post by johnmori on Mar 18, 2022 4:48:48 GMT -5
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March 18, 1898
Phoebe, a satellite of Saturn, becomes first to be discovered with photographs, taken in August 1898, by William Henry Pickering.
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Post by BillG on Mar 18, 2022 5:11:01 GMT -5
Who knew??? March 18th is "National Sloppy Joe Day".
 
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Post by soutxed on Mar 18, 2022 8:34:01 GMT -5
March 18, 1940, Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini met at the Brenner Pass, where the Italian dictator agreed to join Germany’s war against France and Britain.
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Post by sandipaws on Mar 18, 2022 9:46:43 GMT -5
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In the early 1900s, oatmeal became a major ingredient in the American diet. Before that, Americans relied on other grains.
Originating in England, oatmeal cookies have been around since the 1800s. However, it is believed that they were created after the oatcake.
Most research found that the first recorded oatmeal raisin cookie recipe was written by Fannie Merritt Farmer in 1896.
Considered a health food, the cookies quickly became popular. By the early 1900s, a recipe for the delicious treats appeared on containers of Quaker Oats.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 19, 2022 2:27:12 GMT -5
You Can Chill a Beer in Two Minutes. Actually, you can chill any canned drink from room temperature with just water, ice, and salt. Pour some water in a medium-sized bowl and add as much ice as you can — two full trays, if possible. Add two spoonfuls of salt and stir well. Nestle the canned beverage down into the mixture and let sit for two minutes, stirring gently about halfway through. Of course, you could always just pour the drink over ice, but this method prevents a watered-down beverage.
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Post by BillG on Mar 19, 2022 5:06:36 GMT -5
Who knew??? March 19th is "National Chocolate Caramel Day"
 
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Post by johnmori on Mar 19, 2022 5:31:39 GMT -5
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March 19, 1931
Governor Fred B. Balzar signs a bill legalizing gambling in Nevada.
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Post by soutxed on Mar 19, 2022 8:52:33 GMT -5
March 19, 1962, Bob Dylan releases his first album. Dylan is one of the world's most influential music artists. His songs “Blowin' in the Wind” and “The Times They Are a-Changin'” became anthems for the anti-war movement.
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Post by sandipaws on Mar 19, 2022 10:15:15 GMT -5
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Snuggle up every National Quilting Day on the third Saturday in March.
Around the country, special quilting shows, classes, open museums and much more celebrate the day.
It also appreciates and recognizes quilt makers, along with all of their long labor, love, and skill that goes into the making of each quilt.
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Post by MidnightSun on Mar 20, 2022 1:48:15 GMT -5
There's a Reason for That Hole in a Spaghetti Spoon. If you've got a spaghetti spoon — that's the one with the large tines for separating strands of pasta — take a look at it. Does it have a single, circular hole in the middle? You might assume that's to drain off water when you lift the cooked spaghetti from the pot, but it's even more specific than that. The amount of dry spaghetti that fits through that hole is a single serving. No more guessing about how many noodles you need to enjoy the right amount of spaghetti without having leftovers for the entire week.
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