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Post by johnmori on Jul 14, 2022 6:38:28 GMT -5
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July 14, 1960 Jane Goodall arrives at the Gombe Stream Reserve in present-day Tanzania to begin her study of chimpanzees in the wild.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 14, 2022 7:57:09 GMT -5
July 14, 1798, Congress passed the Sedition Act, making it a federal crime to publish false, scandalous or malicious writing about the United States government.
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Post by BillG on Jul 14, 2022 8:38:11 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 14th is "National Mac and Cheese Day".
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 14, 2022 9:31:13 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Grand Marnier Day on July 14thNational Grand Marnier Day on July 14th recognizes a liquor that brings citrus notes to cocktails and desserts. Since the 1880s, we’ve been enjoying the fruits of Grand Marnier’s exquisite flavor.
Alexander Marnier-Lapostolle invented the orange liquor in the 1880s. His grand experiment pairing fruit liquors with cognac took 10 years to find success. When it did, Lapostolle gave birth to one very expensive liquor. The cognac concoction blended one of the most costly fruits of the time with a very strong spirit, too. The result was truly grand. Not only does it add a splash of citrus when mixed into drinks and desserts, but Grand Marnier can be enjoyed neat.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 14, 2022 23:38:38 GMT -5
The man who invented the polio vaccine could have made billions by patenting it, but purposefully didn't. When Jonas Salk created the polio vaccine, he could have patented it and made an estimated $7 billion, according to Forbes. Instead, he chose not to do that. On April 12, 1955, when CBS's Edward R. Morrow asked the scientist who owned the rights to the vaccine, Salk replied, "Well, the people, I would say. There is no patent. Could you patent the sun?" Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 15, 2022 5:06:05 GMT -5
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July 15, 1916 In Seattle, Washington, William Boeing and George Conrad Westervelt incorporate Pacific Aero Products (later renamed Boeing).
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Post by BillG on Jul 15, 2022 6:08:05 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 15th is "National Pet Fire Safety Day". National Pet Fire Safety Day on July 15th reminds us to consider our pets when planning fire routes and safety in our homes.
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Post by soutxed on Jul 15, 2022 8:18:08 GMT -5
July 15, 2016, Donald Trump chose Indiana Gov. Mike Pence, an experienced politician with deep Washington connections, as his running mate.
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Post by sandipaws on Jul 15, 2022 9:02:54 GMT -5
Who Knew???On July 15th we recognize the love of one magnificent creature on National I Love Horses Day! With over 200 breeds, these spirited animals give humans much to love. Their loyalty and devotion throughout history may only be a fraction of the reasons to love them. Not just a means of transportation, horses cleared fields, fought wars, and moved cattle. Beyond their utility, their companionship was indispensable on long lonely trails. Cattlemen, pioneers, and more recognize horses as cornerstones of survival in a burgeoning nation.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 15, 2022 19:46:17 GMT -5
Lucky charms really do work if you believe in them. Do you have a horseshoe hanging over your door or a lucky penny in your wallet? Some superstitious people believe that certain objects can attract good fortune and, in a way, they're totally right. In a 2010 study published in Psychological Science, people who brought a "lucky charm" with them to take a series of memory and analog tests performed better than those who did not. Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Jul 16, 2022 8:08:48 GMT -5
Who knew??? July 16th is "National Atomic Veterans Day".
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Post by soutxed on Jul 16, 2022 8:26:35 GMT -5
July 16, 1995 Amazon.com Sells its First Book. The e-commerce website was first founded in 1995 by Jeff Bezos as an online bookstore. The first book sold by the Internet giant was Fluid Concepts and Creative Analogies: Computer Models of the Fundamental Mechanisms of Thought by Douglas Hofstadter.
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Post by johnmori on Jul 16, 2022 9:08:10 GMT -5
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July 16, 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jul 17, 2022 2:55:04 GMT -5
More millennials give to charity than any other generation. Turns out, more millennials donate to charity than any other generation, according to 2018 research by fundraising firm Blackbaud. The researchers found that while 84 percent of millennials donate to charitable organizations, just 72 percent of baby boomers and 59 percent of Generation X do the same. It just goes to show that we're moving toward a kinder, more charitable world. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Jul 17, 2022 7:06:16 GMT -5
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July 17, 1821 The Kingdom of Spain cedes the territory of Florida to the United States.
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