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Post by VanIsleRover on Nov 5, 2024 18:11:28 GMT -5
Who Knew?? Guy Fawkes Remember, remember!
The fifth of November,
The Gunpowder treason and plot;
I know of no reason
Why the Gunpowder treason
Should ever be forgot!Celebrated with fireworks as Guy Fawkes Day, this English holiday marks the anniversary of the Gunpowder Plot, when Roman Catholics led by Robert Catesby tried to blow up Parliament, the king, and his family this day in 1605. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night |
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 5, 2024 22:03:46 GMT -5
The oldest bookstore that is still in operation was established in 1732. Shops that sell the written word are becoming increasingly rare these days. However, Bertrand Bookstore in Lisbon, Portugal, will hopefully stand the test of time. The shop, which is now part of a nationwide chain that includes 47 other stores around the country, was opened in 1732 and is the oldest operating bookstore in the world.
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Post by BillG on Nov 6, 2024 7:22:11 GMT -5
Who Knew??? November 6TH is "National Saxophone Day"!
 
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Post by johnmori on Nov 6, 2024 10:33:41 GMT -5
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November 6, 1995
Cleveland Browns relocation controversy: Art Modell announces that he signed a deal that would relocate the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Nov 6, 2024 11:21:42 GMT -5
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On this day in 1860, Americans elected as their president Abraham Lincoln, whose victory led to the secession of Southern states and the long and bloody Civil War that lasted until 1865 and ended slavery in the U.S.
1888: Benjamin Harrison of the Republican Party was elected U.S. president by an electoral majority despite losing the popular vote by more than 90,000 to his Democratic opponent, Grover Cleveland.
1984: U.S. President Ronald Reagan won reelection in a landslide victory over Democratic candidate Walter F. Mondale.
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Post by sandipaws on Nov 6, 2024 23:33:05 GMT -5
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On November 6th, National Nachos Day recognizes the snack favored at sporting events across the country.
In their purest form, nachos are tortilla chips covered in nacho cheese, queso or other melted cheese and served with salsa.
First created sometime around 1943, the popular and loved nachos are of Mexican origin.
History tells us that Ignacio "Nacho" Anaya created the original nachos in 1943.
According to his son, Nacho was the maître d' at the El Moderno Restaurant in Piedras Negras.
One evening after the kitchen staff had left, a group of U.S. Army wives stationed at Fort Duncan in Eagle Pass came into the restaurant.
After a long day of shopping, they were hungry and asked for a snack.
Anaya prepared some tostadas cut into triangles. After topping them with shredded cheese and sliced jalapenos, he heated the dish in the oven.
They were such a hit with the Army wives that they named the snack "Nacho's Special" before he could make another batch.
Word of the new creation quickly traveled. People from all over tried them, loved them, and over time, the name changed. Eventually, Nacho’s special became special nachos.
The original recipe is printed in the 1954 St. Anne’s Cookbook.
The popularity of the new dish spread swiftly throughout Texas and the Southwest. And since then, it has gained millions of fans across America.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 7, 2024 0:00:45 GMT -5
Gmail was originally called Garfield Mail (as in the cartoon cat). Introduced by Google in 2004, Gmail is currently one of the most popular email services in the world. But back in the late 1990s, Gmail was something very different. The original Gmail was a feature offered to fans of Garfield, the snarky cartoon cat. Described as “e-mail with attitude” and available via gmail.garfield.com, users received an address suffix that ended in "@catsrule.garfield.com,” according to Gizmodo.
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Post by BillG on Nov 7, 2024 7:53:57 GMT -5
Who Knew??? November 7TH is "National Bittersweet Chocolate with Almonds Day"!
 
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Post by soutxed on Nov 7, 2024 9:17:35 GMT -5
November 7, 1917, Vladimir Lenin and Bolshevik forces begin to seize power of the Russian state with an armed insurrection in Petrograd on October 25—according to their Julian calendar. Soon after, they will adopt the Gregorian calendar, and the anniversary of the 'October Revolution' will be marked in November. The revolution will lead to the creation of the Soviet state, which will remain in power for more than 70 years.
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Post by johnmori on Nov 7, 2024 9:42:01 GMT -5
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November 7, 1994
WXYC, the student radio station of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, launches the world's first internet radio broadcast.
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Post by VanIsleRover on Nov 7, 2024 13:40:39 GMT -5
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1996: NASA launched Mars Global Surveyor, a robotic spacecraft designed to carry out a long-term study of the planet; contact with the spacecraft was lost in 2006.
1940: The Tacoma Narrows Bridge connecting the Olympic Peninsula with Tacoma, Washington, broke up in a wind of about 42 miles (67 km) per hour.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 7, 2024 21:33:28 GMT -5
Barnacle geese jump off cliffs when they’re just a day old. In order to keep their babies safe from predators, barnacle geese make their nests on hard-to-reach cliffs that are hundreds of feet high. However, the mother geese can’t provide their babies with food in the nest and the newborn birds need to eat within 36 hours of hatching. Therefore, the goslings, who still cannot fly, have to leave their perch, which means jumping from staggering heights when they’re just a day old.
While some of the little geese don’t survive the ordeal, David Cabot, an adjunct professor at Ireland’s University of Cork, told National Geographic that the chicks are usually able to make the jump due to the fact that “they are light and fluffy, often appearing to bounce off rocks as they fall."
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Post by BillG on Nov 8, 2024 7:59:12 GMT -5
Who Knew??? November 8TH is "National Harvey Wallbanger Day"! (A fruity and spirited cocktail made with 3 parts vodka, 1 part Galliano and 6 parts orange juice.)
 
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Post by soutxed on Nov 8, 2024 8:44:00 GMT -5
November 8, 1956 Biblical drama film "The Ten Commandments", directed by Cecil B. DeMille, starring Charlton Heston and Yul Brynner premieres at the Criterion Theater in NYC.
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Post by MidnightSun on Nov 8, 2024 21:56:07 GMT -5
Octopuses lay 56,000 eggs at a time. These eight-legged sea creatures lay a staggering 56,000 eggs at one time. Each egg—which biologist Jim Cosgrove describes as “a gleaming white tear-drop about the size of a grain of rice”—comes out on its own, then is gathered up along with all of the other eggs and kept in a protective braid-like den until they’re ready to hatch.
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