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Post by BillG on Jun 19, 2024 5:41:56 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 19TH is "National Garfield the Cat Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 19, 2024 8:07:19 GMT -5
June 19, 1978 Garfield, the lazy cat makes his debut. The first Garfield comic strip by Jim Davis appeared in 41 newspapers on that day. It currently holds the Guinness World Record for the world's most widely syndicated comic strip.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 19, 2024 12:18:45 GMT -5
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June 19, 1963
Joe Walker flies a North American X-15 to a record altitude of 106,010 meters (347,800 feet) on X-15 Flight 90. Exceeding an altitude of 100 km, this flight qualifies as a human spaceflight under international convention.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 19, 2024 20:45:04 GMT -5
It takes up to two weeks to make a jelly bean. Making jelly beans can take up to 14 days, according to Jelly Belly. Think about this the next time you simply toss the flavor you don't like. Jelly beans are small bean-shaped sugar candies with soft candy shells and thick gel interiors (see gelatin and jelly). The confection is primarily made of sugar and sold in a wide variety of colors and flavors.
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Post by BillG on Jun 20, 2024 6:03:07 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 20TH is "National Ice Cream Soda Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 20, 2024 8:02:48 GMT -5
June 20, 1840 American inventor Samuel Morse patents his telegraph.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 20, 2024 10:37:45 GMT -5
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June 20, 1972
Watergate scandal: An 18+1⁄2-minute gap appears in the tape recording of the conversations between U.S. President Richard Nixon and his advisers regarding the recent arrests of his operatives while breaking into the Watergate complex.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 21, 2024 2:20:11 GMT -5
Wasps are more likely to attack at the end of summer. Toward the end of summer, when wasps are done providing for their queen and her offspring, they like to feast on energizing sugary foods and drinks in preparation for the wintertime. They will even feed on ripe and fermenting plant sap in order to "be inebriated," as etymologist Donald Lewis explained to Slate. The problem? Once wasps are able to leave the nest and hunt for food, they are all the more available to sting you. One 2006 study published in the Journal of Family Practice found that August and September have the highest incidences of yellow jacket stings.
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 21, 2024 2:59:22 GMT -5
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We recognize National Arizona Day on June 21 as the 48th state to joined.
Interestingly, Arizona became a state on Valentine’s Day in 1912.
Also known as "The Grand Canyon State," Arizona is a filled with natural wonder and amazing abundance.
 Arizona is home to the oldest continuously inhabited settlement in North America.
Established around 1000 A.D., the village of Old Oraibi is located on the Hopi Indian Reservation in Navajo county.
Arizona was originally part of the Spanish and Mexican territories. In 1848, it was ceded to the union.
Due to the discovery of copper in 1854, copper mining became the area’s primary industry.
In 1863, Arizona had become a separate territory.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 21, 2024 10:09:29 GMT -5
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June 21, 2004
SpaceShipOne becomes the first privately funded spaceplane to achieve spaceflight.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 21, 2024 19:22:51 GMT -5
Several Chinese emperors died from taking an "immortality" elixir. Chinese emperors who wanted to extend their lifespan would take elixirs that were thought to bring on immortality. However, these elixirs actually contained mercury, lead, and arsenic, and resulted in their deaths from poisoning. According to historians, the first emperor to die from elixir poisoning was Qin Shi Huang around 210 B.C., and the last was Yongzheng in 1735 A.D.
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Post by BillG on Jun 22, 2024 4:51:23 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 22ND is "National Onion Rings Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 22, 2024 8:16:06 GMT -5
June 22, 1981, John McEnroe's famous 'You cannot be serious rant in 1st round win over Tom Gullikson at Wimbledon.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 22, 2024 8:25:48 GMT -5
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June 22, 1986
The famous Hand of God goal, scored by Diego Maradona in the quarter-finals of the 1986 FIFA World Cup match between Argentina and England, ignites controversy. This was later followed by the Goal of the Century. Argentina wins 2–1 and later goes on to win the World Cup.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 22, 2024 20:09:57 GMT -5
Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra made PSAs on space together. Willie Nelson and Frank Sinatra were not only great friends but also collaborators. In the early '80s, they did a series of PSAs to promote the benefits of space technology. "We do share the same feeling about space technology," Sinatra said in one of the spots. "What this casually dressed gentleman and I have found out and want you to know, is that a lot of what's going on up there," he continued, with Nelson chiming in, "benefits all of us down here."
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