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Post by sandipaws on Jul 7, 2022 8:27:43 GMT -5
Who Knew???National Strawberry Sundae Day July 7
On July 7th, it is time to indulge on National Strawberry Sundae Day. Each year on this day, Americans combine vanilla or strawberry ice cream, strawberry sauce, fresh strawberries, and whipped cream. While the oldest known record of an ice cream sundae is an Ithaca, NY advertisement, the originator of the dessert is coolly debated. The October 5, 1892 ad in the Ithaca Daily Journal spelled the ice cream treat with the conventional day of the week spelling – Sunday.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 7, 2022 8:28:24 GMT -5
July 7, 1898, the United States annexed Hawaii.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 8, 2022 0:02:27 GMT -5
A village in India plants trees every time a baby girl is born. When the leader of Piplantri, a small village in Rajasthan, India, lost his 16-year-old daughter in 2006, he decided to turn his grief into something beautiful. In order to ensure that the village treasured each baby girl (since daughters were not traditionally valued as much as sons), he set up an initiative that sees trees planted every time a girl is born in the village, according to The Guardian. The new baby's parents also sign a legal affidavit confirming their daughter will receive an education and will not be married before she is of legal age. As of 2018, 350,000 trees had been planted. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 8, 2022 6:22:03 GMT -5
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July 8, 2011 Space Shuttle Atlantis is launched in the final mission of the U.S. Space Shuttle program.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 8, 2022 7:24:51 GMT -5
July 8, 1972, the Nixon administration announced a deal to sell $750 million in grain to the Soviet Union. (However, the Soviets were also engaged in secretly buying subsidized American grain, resulting in what critics dubbed “The Great Grain Robbery.”)
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Post by BillG on Jul 8, 2022 8:02:15 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 8th 2022 is "Collector Car Appreciation Day".
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 8, 2022 10:06:10 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Chocolate with Almonds Day July 8th National Chocolate with Almonds Day on July 8th each year offers a combo deal to celebrate. What a great way to wrap up chocolate and almonds in one package. Celebrate it by giving some to a friend or neighbor.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 8, 2022 23:46:29 GMT -5
Goosebumps are meant to ward off predators. Why do we get goosebumps? In this physiological reaction, small muscles attached to individual body hairs contract, which leads the hair to stand on end. We inherited this ability from our ancestors in part as a way for our (then) coat of body hair to capture air beneath it and in that way retain heat. But, as George A. Bubenik, a physiologist and professor of zoology at the University of Guelph in Ontario, Canada, explained to Scientific American, it also caused our ancestors to appear bigger than they were, helping to ward off predators when they were frightened or on the defense. With modern humans having less body hair, goosebumps (Keratosis Pilaris) no longer cause us to look that much more intimidating. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 9, 2022 4:53:04 GMT -5
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July 9, 1922 Johnny Weissmuller swims the 100 meters freestyle in 58.6 seconds breaking the world swimming record and the 'minute barrier'. Current record 46.91 set in 2009
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Post by soutxed on Jul 9, 2022 11:22:57 GMT -5
July 9, 1969, The Beatles recorded “Here Comes the Sun". The song was written by George Harrison at Eric Clapton’s country home, to avoid going to band business meetings.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 9, 2022 12:46:13 GMT -5
Who Knew???National Sugar Cookie Day July 9Observed each year on July 9th, National Sugar Cookie Day honors the ever-popular and delicious sugar cookie. A holiday favorite and very easy to make, sugar cookies disappear quickly once they come out of the oven. Most sugar cookies include sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla, and either baking powder or baking soda. While most people have the ingredients on hand at all times, some of the ingredients should be fresh for the best outcome.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 9, 2022 20:31:48 GMT -5
Dave Matthews and his tour bus driver faced a very filthy lawsuit. On Aug. 8, 2004, Dave Matthews Band member Boyd Tinsley dumped 800 pounds of raw human waste through the grate on the Kinzie Street Bridge in Chicago. While the dumping was illegal, it actually gets worse: A tour boat was going under the bridge at the exact moment the human waste began pouring down. The Chicago Tribune reported that passengers "described a downpour of foul-smelling, brownish-yellow slurry that ruined their clothes and made several of them sick." The driver ended up paying a fine and served 18 months of probation, while the band donated $50,000 to environmental causes in Chicago as an apology. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 10, 2022 5:25:34 GMT -5
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July 10, 1890 Wyoming is admitted as the 44th U.S. state.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 10, 2022 7:36:49 GMT -5
July 11, 1991, Boris N. Yeltsin took the oath of office as the first elected president of the Russian republic.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 10, 2022 12:43:27 GMT -5
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National Kitten Day July 10thNational Kitten Day on July 10th purrfectly celebrates the cuddly warmth of a kitty. The miniature fur balls of energy snuggle their way into our hearts with no effort at all. Within a flick of their tiny ears, we’re in love.
The day aims to remind us that while kittens are well equipped to find their way into our hearts, many don’t find homes. They’re abandoned at shelters, on the side of the road or wild and feral. Spaying and neutering our pets, including our cats, is vital to their health and keeping the stray population down.
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