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Post by sandipaws on Jun 22, 2024 21:49:47 GMT -5
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National Chocolate Eclair Day falls on June 22 each year and recognizes a delicious cream-filled pastry covered in smooth chocolate.
Pastry. Check. Cream filling. Check. Chocolate. Check. What more could you want in a food holiday?
Maybe a cup of coffee to go with it, but other than that, you won't need anything else. We all know the French make many delicacies from dough and the eclair is no different.
Eclairs are a particular pastry made from a dough called pate a choux that is piped it into an oblong shape using a pastry bag.
Once baked, the eclair is light and crispy on the outside and hollow on the inside making it the perfect avenue for transporting creamy vanilla or chocolate creme.
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Post by BillG on Jun 23, 2024 5:03:54 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 23RD is "National Hydration Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 23, 2024 7:51:01 GMT -5
June 23, 1972, Title IX bans gender discrimination in education.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 23, 2024 8:19:54 GMT -5
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June 23, 1972
Watergate scandal: U.S. President Richard M. Nixon and White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman are taped talking about illegally using the Central Intelligence Agency to obstruct the Federal Bureau of Investigation's investigation into the Watergate break-ins.
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 23, 2024 22:09:21 GMT -5
Adolf Hitler plotted to kill Winston Churchill with exploding chocolate. The Nazis might be known for heinous war crimes, but assassination by chocolate is one evil plot that they were able to keep relatively under wraps. In the 1940s, Adolf Hitler's bomb-makers coated explosive devices with a thin layer of dark chocolate, then packaged it in black and gold paper in order to make it look fancy, according to Smithsonian. German secret agents were to place this "chocolate" in Winston Churchill's War Cabinet dining room where he often ate his meals. However, the plan was foiled by British spies. Death by chocolate averted!
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Post by BillG on Jun 24, 2024 6:12:33 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 24TH is "National Pralines Day"!
 
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Post by johnmori on Jun 24, 2024 7:20:25 GMT -5
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June 24, 1922
The American Professional Football Association is renamed the National Football League.
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Post by soutxed on Jun 24, 2024 8:17:25 GMT -5
June 24, 2010, Three-day match wraps up at Wimbledon. After 11 hours and 5 minutes played over three days, American John Isner defeats Frenchman Nicolas Mahut in a first-round singles match at Wimbledon. The contest sets records for longest match in professional tennis history for both time and number of games (183).
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Post by VanIsleRover on Jun 24, 2024 17:38:01 GMT -5
Who Knew?? The Red River of the North. One of few rivers which flow south to North. The Red River begins at the confluence of the Bois de Sioux and Otter Tail rivers, on the border of Wahpeton, North Dakota and Breckenridge, Minnesota Downstream, it is bordered by the twin cities of Fargo, North Dakota – Moorhead, Minnesota, and Grand Forks, North Dakota – East Grand Forks, Minnesota. It crosses the Canada–United States border just before reaching the town of Emerson, Manitoba. Manitoba's capital, Winnipeg, is at the Red's confluence with the Assiniboine River, at a point called The Forks. Together with the Assiniboine, the Red River fully encloses the endorheic basin of Devils' Lake and Stump Lake. The Red flows further north before draining into Lake Winnipeg which then drains through the Nelson River into Hudson Bay, both part of the Hudson Bay watershed. The mouth of the Red River forms a freshwater river delta called the Netley–Libau Marsh.[4] The Netley Marsh is west of the Red and the Libau Marsh is east, forming a 26,000-hectare (64,000-acre) wetland. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_River_of_the_North |
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Post by sandipaws on Jun 24, 2024 18:13:19 GMT -5
Who Knew?"Who Knew" is a song by American singer Pink from her fourth studio album, I'm Not Dead (2006).
Written by Pink, Max Martin and Lukasz "Dr. Luke" Gottwald, the song was originally released on May 8, 2006,
by the LaFace label to radio as the album's second single, but was only a moderate success.
The song saw more success upon its re-release in the United States in June 2007.
Musically, "Who Knew" is a pop song. Lyrically, it regards the loss of a good friend of hers. 
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 24, 2024 21:57:33 GMT -5
There are 10 million tons of diamonds on Jupiter and Saturn. In a 2013 study published in the journal Nature, two scientists found that the high pressures inside Jupiter and Saturn's atmospheres could turn carbon into chunks of diamonds. The study also noted that these diamonds can melt under extreme pressure and temperatures, which leads to the formation of liquid diamond raindrops. It's possible that as many as 10 million tons of diamonds could be inside these two planets combined.
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Post by BillG on Jun 25, 2024 5:57:28 GMT -5
Who Knew??? June 25TH is "National Catfish Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Jun 25, 2024 7:53:54 GMT -5
June 25, 1950 The Korean War begins as North Korea invades South Korea. The war soon evolved into an international conflict and a proxy war between the U.S. and the Soviet Union, leading to fears of a new World War. It was ended by an armistice in 1953.
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Post by johnmori on Jun 25, 2024 8:03:15 GMT -5
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June 25, 1988
MLB player Cal Ripken Jr. plays in his 1,000th consecutive game
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Post by MidnightSun on Jun 25, 2024 23:37:39 GMT -5
Nutmeg can be poisonous in large doses. While a small dusting of nutmeg on top of eggnog or desserts is fine, large doses of the spice — around two to three tablespoons, to be exact — can be toxic and even deadly. Nutmeg poison cases are rare, with only 32 cases reported between 2001 and 2011, according to the Journal of Medical Toxicology, and they are most common in teenagers who have taken it intentionally to test its toxicity. Nutmeg has also been used in prisons, where inmates ingest large amounts in order to get a "high" feeling.
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