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Post by VanIsleRover on Aug 15, 2024 12:27:37 GMT -5
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15 August 1947 Independence for India After three decades, the Indian independence movement, led by Mahatma Gandhi, achieved its goal on this day in 1947 as a free and independent India was established, ending nearly 200 years of British rule.
1960: The Republic of the Congo gained independence from France.
1971: Bahrain proclaimed independence from the United Kingdom.
2013: Scientists at the Smithsonian announced the discovery of the olinguito, “the first carnivore species to be discovered in the American continents in 35 years”; the small arboreal animals live in the cloud forests of Colombia and Ecuador.
Also known as: Bassaricyon, cuataquil Also called: cuataquil Related Topics: procyonid olinguito olingo, (genus Bassaricyon), any of six species of small arboreal carnivores of the raccoon family, Procyonidae, found in the jungles of Central and northern South America. Olingos are slender, grayish brown animals 35–50 cm (14–20 inches) long, excluding the bushy, faintly ringed tail, which accounts for an additional 40–50 cm. They have soft fur, pointed muzzles, and rounded ears. They resemble kinkajous but are less stocky and have narrower snouts and longer-haired, nonprehensile tails. Olingos are nocturnal, often travel in small groups, and feed primarily on fruit. Little else is known of their habits.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 15, 2024 18:18:20 GMT -5
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National Lemon Meringue Pie Day on August 15 gives pie lovers and lemon lovers a chance to celebrate. Tart lemon curd and delicate meringue sing together in this deliciously bright pie. When making a lemon meringue pie, the crust is usually made with a shortbread pastry. The filling for the pie is lemon curd. Of course, the topping is a fluffy and crisp meringue.
Whip egg whites to stiff peaks to make a meringue. Add sugar to make it sweet. Meringues are baked in a slow oven so when they're finished, they come out crisp and golden.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 15, 2024 23:19:02 GMT -5
A Giraffe Cleans Its Ears With Its Tongue. Not only are they the tallest animal in the kingdom, giraffes may be the most creatively fastidious, using their on-average 21-inch tongues to clean their own ears. Who knew?
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Post by johnmori on Aug 16, 2024 6:16:22 GMT -5
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August 16, 1896 Skookum Jim Mason, George Carmack and Dawson Charlie discover gold in a tributary of the Klondike River in Canada, setting off the Klondike Gold Rush.
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Post by BillG on Aug 16, 2024 6:41:29 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 16TH is "National Rum Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Aug 16, 2024 7:39:47 GMT -5
August 16 1969 Second day of the Woodstock Festival in Bethel, New York; performers include Santana, John Sebastian; Mountain, Grateful Dead, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Janis Joplin, Sly and the Family Stone, The Who, and Jefferson Airplane.
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Post by sandipaws on Aug 16, 2024 19:54:59 GMT -5
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National Airborne Day on August 16 honors the military's airborne divisions of the Armed Forces. August 16, 1940, marks the date of the first official Army parachute jump at Ft. Benning, Georgia. The successful jump validated the innovative concept of inserting U.S. ground combat forces behind a battle line by parachute. These sky soldiers represent some of the most prestigious and expertly trained forces in the United States Army.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 17, 2024 2:08:13 GMT -5
Twister Used to Be Seen as Scandalous. That multicolored contortion game of Twister has come to seem like innocent, nostalgic fun, but it wasn't always that way. When first released in 1966, it was deemed "too risque" for the Sears catalog, and was dubbed "sex in a box" by critics. Who knew?
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Post by BillG on Aug 17, 2024 7:14:25 GMT -5
Who Knew??? August 17TH is "National Pineapple Juice Day"!
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Post by soutxed on Aug 17, 2024 8:15:06 GMT -5
August 17, 1939, Musical film "The Wizard of Oz", starring Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr, Jack Haley, and Margaret Hamilton opens at Loews Capitol Theatre, NYC.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 17, 2024 9:14:31 GMT -5
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August 17, 1958 Pioneer 0, America's first attempt at lunar orbit, is launched using the first Thor-Able rocket and fails. Notable as one of the first attempted launches beyond Earth orbit by any country.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 18, 2024 2:28:43 GMT -5
The World's Eight Richest People Have the Same Wealth as the World's Poorest 50%. You are familiar with the idea that the rich are getting richer and the poor are getting poorer, but you probably didn't realize how stark things had gotten. According to a report from Oxfam, the eight richest people in the world (a list topped by Microsoft Founder Bill Gates) have riches equivalent to 3.6 billion people. Who knew?Clockwise from top left: Bill Gates, Amancio Ortega Gaona, Warren E. Buffett, Carlos Slim Helú, Jeff Bezos, Lawrence J. Ellison, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael R. Bloomberg.
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Post by johnmori on Aug 18, 2024 7:30:56 GMT -5
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August 18, 1920 The Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution is ratified, guaranteeing women's suffrage.
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Post by soutxed on Aug 18, 2024 7:47:23 GMT -5
August 18, 1963, Ole Miss graduates its first African American student.
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Post by MidnightSun on Aug 18, 2024 20:05:08 GMT -5
Adjusted for Inflation John D. Rockefeller Would Be Worth Four Times Bill Gates. But historically, Bill Gates is not the richest American ever. That distinction goes to John D. Rockefeller, whose vast assets, worth 1.5% of America's total economic output at the time of his death in 1937, and would be worth more than four times Gates' wealth today. Who knew?
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