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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 11, 2022 4:37:11 GMT -5
More than 4,000 people danced to Tina Turner’s 1973 hit Nutbush City Limits. At a music festival in outback Queensland on July 7, 2022 these dancers broke a new “Nutbush” world record (official figure of 4084 dancers), according to Birdsville Big Red Bash music festival officials. Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Jul 11, 2022 7:25:20 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 11th is "All American Pet Photo Day".
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Post by soutxed on Jul 11, 2022 8:18:21 GMT -5
July 11, 1804, Vice President Aaron Burr mortally wounded former Treasury Secretary Alexander Hamilton during a pistol duel in Weehawken, New Jersey. (Hamilton died the next day.)
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 11, 2022 12:49:14 GMT -5
Who Knew??? While enjoying a delicious blueberry muffin, consider the powerhouse the blueberry is.
This once wild berry became domesticated during the early 1900s thanks to the observations of Elizabeth Coleman White and the research of Dr. Frederick V. Coville. Before their efforts, wild blueberries were never successfully transplanted and raised in any farming operation for personal or commercial production. The only way to enjoy fresh blueberries was to seek them out where they grew naturally.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 12, 2022 1:45:49 GMT -5
Earth's ozone layer is healing. Because of pollution, the Earth's ozone layer has seriously suffered. And of course, that's no good for anybody, since the fragile gas layer protects our planet and shields us from the sun's harmful ultraviolet rays. That's why it's such a relief that climate change experts believe that the ozone layer will fully heal within 50 years, according to a 2018 report from the United Nations. The recovery is thanks in large part to the Montreal Protocol of 1987, which put a global ban on the use of one of the main culprits for the damage: chlorofluorocarbons (CFOs). Previously, CFOs had been common in refrigerators, aerosol cans, and dry-cleaning chemicals. Who knew?
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Post by soutxed on Jul 12, 2022 7:48:45 GMT -5
July 12, 1909, the House of Representatives joined the Senate in passing the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, allowing for a federal income tax, and submitted it to the states. (It was declared ratified in February 1913.) Who is still working on their taxes?
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Post by BillG on Jul 12, 2022 8:27:20 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 12th is "National Eat Your Jello Day".
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 12, 2022 8:59:20 GMT -5
Who Knew???
National Pecan Pie Day! July 12 Grab a slice on July 12th and celebrate National Pecan Pie Day! Mix up the ingredients using primarily corn syrup, pecan nuts, salt, and vanilla. Occasionally, recipes vary by including sugar syrup and molasses or maple syrup. Other additions include chocolate and bourbon whiskey in some regions of the country. Top it all off with vanilla ice cream or whipped cream.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 12, 2022 21:35:08 GMT -5
There's no such thing as "pear cider.""Wait," you're probably thinking, "I had pear cider last week." Actually, "cider" is an alcoholic beverage made from fermented apples, and only apples. Alcoholic beverages can be made from pears, but that drink is known as "perry." It is made traditionally from the perry pear. It has been common for centuries in England, particularly in Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, and Worcestershire. The drink was popular in England for centuries but fell out of favor during the second half of the twentieth century. That turned around in the 1990s when the drink was rebranded as pear cider. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 13, 2022 6:12:30 GMT -5
Who knew???
July 13, 1985 The Live Aid benefit concert takes place in London and Philadelphia, as well as other venues such as Moscow and Sydney.
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Post by BillG on Jul 13, 2022 8:56:15 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 13th is "National French Fry Day".
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Post by soutxed on Jul 13, 2022 10:17:29 GMT -5
July 13, 1937, Krispy Kreme Doughnuts is founded. The now-international doughnut company was founded by Kentuckian Vernon Rudolph.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 13, 2022 11:07:22 GMT -5
Who Knew???National Delaware Day on July 13 National Delaware Day on July 13, recognizes the First State to declare independence from the British. Rich in history, Delaware’s lands once belonged to New York and later Pennsylvania. But the independent spirit of this beautiful coastal countryside is more than just legendary. The Delaware River and Bay derived their names from the 12th Baron del la Warr, Thomas West, a governor of Virginia. The name later carried over to the land as well.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 13, 2022 11:10:41 GMT -5
Hello MidnightSun, johnmori, BillG & soutxed,
Thanks for the excellent posts today!
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 13, 2022 20:20:52 GMT -5
The voice actors for Mickey and Minnie Mouse were married in real life. Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse have had one of the most enduring romances in Hollywood history. But behind the scenes, their story is even sweeter: Wayne Allwine, the man who voiced Mickey, fell in love with and married Russi Taylor, the woman who provided the voice for Minnie. "We just started hanging out as pals, and the next thing you know, we were an item," the late Taylor recalled to Variety of her husband, who died in 2009. "We just had fun. He was the best. He was a wonderful man, he was a good man, and he was a kind man." Who knew?
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