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Post by soutxed on Jun 1, 2022 7:51:12 GMT -5
June 1, 1980, Cable News Network made its debut.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 1, 2022 10:49:46 GMT -5
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World Reef Awareness Day June 1
World Reef Awareness Day on June 1st serves as a call to action for consumers, businesses and organizations to reflect on the delicate ecosystem of our ocean’s coral reefs. The day brings together the general public, influencers and opinion leaders to create active change through education and engagement.
Coral reefs are living communities of colonial organisms made of individual polyps that excrete a bone-like skeleton. This skeleton forms large rock-like structures that are homes for thousands of organisms.
The health of a reef tells us a lot about the health of an ocean. Many fish and ocean animals rely on the protection of the healthy, living reef for spawning season. The reef also provides more than protection; it supplies a rich, thriving food chain, too. From plankton and algae to the largest sea creatures, the reef ecosystem is a significant life support system.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 2, 2022 1:21:45 GMT -5
Terrorist instructions were once replaced with cupcakes. Britain's Secret Intelligence Service M-16 once hacked an Al-Qaeda website and replaced the bomb instructions with a cupcake recipe. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jun 2, 2022 3:58:46 GMT -5
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June 2, 1910 Charles Rolls, a co-founder of Rolls-Royce Limited, becomes the first man to make a non-stop double crossing of the English Channel by plane.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 2, 2022 7:54:42 GMT -5
June 2, 1997, Timothy McVeigh was convicted of murder and conspiracy in the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City that killed 168 people. (McVeigh was executed in June 2001.)
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 2, 2022 8:55:58 GMT -5
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National Doughnut Day June 2
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 2, 2022 23:27:43 GMT -5
There's an American town with a population of one. Monowi, Nebraska, is the only town in the United States with an official population of one person. Yes, she owes taxes... To herself! She's in her 80s, and she's employed as the village's mayor, librarian, and bartender. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jun 3, 2022 5:09:39 GMT -5
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June 3, 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 3, 2022 11:05:13 GMT -5
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 4, 2022 0:53:51 GMT -5
Some passengers go to insane lengths to avoid baggage fees. In 2012, a man wore 60 shirts and nine pairs of jeans on an 11-and-a-half hour flight from China to Africa because he didn't want to pay the extra baggage fee. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jun 4, 2022 5:18:12 GMT -5
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June 4, 1977 JVC introduces its VHS videotape at the Consumer Electronics Show in Chicago. It will eventually prevail against Sony's rival Betamax system in a format war to become the predominant home video medium.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 4, 2022 8:41:02 GMT -5
June 4, 1917 The first Pulitzer Prize is awarded. Every year, the prestigious award honors outstanding journalistic achievements. It was established with money bequeathed to Columbia University by publisher Joseph Pulitzer.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 4, 2022 9:46:03 GMT -5
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NATIONAL HUG YOUR CAT DAY | JUNE 4 When National Hug Your Cat Day rolls around each year on June 4th, the purr-fect opportunity presents itself for some snuggle time. Depending on your feline critter’s nature, hugging may not be in the cards. However, like most animals, touch is a vital part of communication – and the same goes for the claw-ful kind.
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Post by BillG on Jun 4, 2022 10:31:00 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 4th is "International Corgi Day".
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 5, 2022 1:01:04 GMT -5
Some silly constitutional amendments never happened. A U.S. constitutional amendment was proposed in 1893 suggesting that the country be renamed "The United States of Earth." There was another failed amendment, a few years prior, that wanted to abolish the presidency and install a "Roman-style triumvirate." As if the United States needed any more comparisons to the doomed Roman Empire! Who knew?
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