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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 2, 2022 20:03:50 GMT -5
Manatees are also known as "floaty potatoes." Surely you see the resemblance. Yes, there are those who call the slow-moving, water-dwelling, super-docile creatures "floaty potatoes" since they do look a little like giant gray floating potatoes. Even the National Park Service has used the term. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Aug 3, 2022 4:29:36 GMT -5
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August 3, 1977 Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
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Post by BillG on Aug 3, 2022 7:09:45 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 3rd is "National Watermelon Day".
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Post by soutxed on Aug 3, 2022 8:05:56 GMT -5
Aug. 3, 2019, a gunman opened fire at a Walmart store in El Paso, Texas, leaving 22 people dead; prosecutors said Patrick Crusius targeted Mexicans in hopes of scaring Latinos into leaving the U.S., and that he had outlined the plot in a screed published online shortly before the attack. (A man who was wounded in the shooting died in April 2020 after months in the hospital, raising the death toll to 23. Crusius has pleaded not guilty to state murder charges; he also faces federal hate crime and gun charges.)
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 3, 2022 11:11:44 GMT -5
Who Knew??? The 13th colony and the 4th state to enter the Union,National Georgia Day recognizes the natural wonders and immense complexities of this bastion of Southern culture. Georgia’s founder, James Oglethorpe, settled the colony’s first capital, Savannah. Georgia would go on to have four more capitals, Augusta, Louisville, Milledgeville and finally, Atlanta.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 3, 2022 20:45:30 GMT -5
Giant pandas are making a comeback. After being on the brink of extinction, giant pandas were removed from the endangered species list in 2016, according to CNN. Although they're still deemed "vulnerable," the number of giant pandas increased by 17 percent from 2004 to 2014, according to the World Wildlife Fund. It's an achievement to celebrate. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Aug 4, 2022 5:06:18 GMT -5
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August 4, 1977 U.S. President Jimmy Carter signs legislation creating the United States Department of Energy.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 4, 2022 8:00:37 GMT -5
August 4, 2009, North Korean leader Kim Jong Il pardoned American journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee for entering the country illegally and ordered their release during a surprise visit by former
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Post by BillG on Aug 4, 2022 9:20:50 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 4th is "Assistance Dog Day".
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 4, 2022 11:01:58 GMT -5
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National Coast Guard Day on August 4th celebrates and honors the courageous work of the service members of Coast Guard. The United States Coast Guard is one of the six US Armed Forces. While this maritime service is a branch of the military, they are a multi-missioned service. During peacetime, it operates under the Department of Homeland Security. Their responsibilities can be transferred to the US Navy by the President of the United States any time deemed necessary, or by Congress during war times. Always ready, The United States Coast Guard’s official motto in Latin reads Semper Paratus.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 4, 2022 20:47:49 GMT -5
One country measures its Gross National Happiness instead of its Gross Domestic Product. Since 1971, the country of Bhutan has rejected the idea that the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is the only way to measure progress. In its place, the Buddhist kingdom measures Gross National Happiness (GNH) to determine citizens' level of contentment. According to The Guardian, the GNH intends to measure "the spiritual, physical, social and environmental health of its citizens and natural environment." Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Aug 5, 2022 5:27:41 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 5th is "National Work Like A Dog Day".
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Post by johnmori on Aug 5, 2022 6:23:38 GMT -5
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August 5, 1957 American Bandstand, a show dedicated to the teenage "baby-boomers" by playing the songs and showing popular dances of the time, debuts on the ABC television network.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 5, 2022 8:28:17 GMT -5
August 5, 1962 Nelson Mandela is Arrested. The South African anti-apartheid activist and adherent of nonviolence was arrested by the government at Rivonia, a suburb of Johannesburg. After a year-long trial, Mandela was imprisoned at the infamous Robben Island prison where we spent the next 18 years. He was released from prison in 1990 after spending 28 years as a political prisoner. In the early 1990s, after intense international and domestic pressure, in part from the efforts of Mandela, the South African government started taking steps to end apartheid – a government policy of racial segregation and discrimination. As a result, Mandela was elected the country’s first black president in 1994.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 5, 2022 13:16:40 GMT -5
Who Knew??? National Water Balloon Day - First Friday in AugustNATIONAL WATER BALLOON DAY Fill ’em up! The first Friday in August ushers in National Water Balloon Day just in time for the hottest days of summer! Pop, throw, splash, or just squish! What kid or adult doesn’t enjoy a water balloon in the hot summer? Since Edgar Ellington invented the waterproof sock in 1950, backyards haven’t been the same. Whether kids compete in the Longest Toss or take sides in a good old water balloon fight, the cool, wet fun lasts all summer long.
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