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The first product to have a bar code was Wrigley’s gum
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Mosquito trivia
I just heard this :
Only the female mosquitos bite They prefer to bite people who: Have type O blood Wearing dark colors Are pregnant People who have an elevated body temp/sweat Who consume beer |
Survivor!
2000 - The first season finale of the reality show "Survivor" aired on CBS, with contestant Richard Hatch winning the $1 million prize.
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It has been..... 2315 days ..... since I have played my favorite card game in the arcade.
(which last occurred @ 4:40:44 pm Pacific Pearly Skies Time) :giggle: :balloon: :eyebat: |
Faux Reporting in the 1800's!
On this day in 1835, the first in a series of six articles announcing the supposed discovery of life on the moon appears in the New York Sun newspaper.
Known collectively as “The Great Moon Hoax,” the articles were supposedly reprinted from the Edinburgh Journal of Science. The byline was Dr. Andrew Grant, described as a colleague of Sir John Herschel, a famous astronomer of the day. Herschel had in fact traveled to Capetown, South Africa, in January 1834 to set up an observatory with a powerful new telescope. As Grant described it, Herschel had found evidence of life forms on the moon, including such fantastic animals as unicorns, two-legged beavers and furry, winged humanoids resembling bats. The articles also offered vivid description of the moon’s geography, complete with massive craters, enormous amethyst crystals, rushing rivers and lush vegetation. The New York Sun, founded in 1833, was one of the new “penny press” papers that appealed to a wider audience with a cheaper price and a more narrative style of journalism. From the day the first moon hoax article was released, sales of the paper shot up considerably. It was exciting stuff, and readers lapped it up. The only problem was that none of it was true. The Edinburgh Journal of Science had stopped publication years earlier, and Grant was a fictional character. The articles were most likely written by Richard Adams Locke, a Sun reporter educated at Cambridge University. Intended as satire, they were designed to poke fun at earlier, serious speculations about extraterrestrial life, particularly those of Reverend Thomas Dick, a popular science writer who claimed in his bestselling books that the moon alone had 4.2 billion inhabitants. Readers were completely taken in by the story, however, and failed to recognize it as satire. The craze over Herschel’s supposed discoveries even fooled a committee of Yale University scientists, who traveled to New York in search of the Edinburgh Journal articles. After Sun employees sent them back and forth between the printing and editorial offices, hoping to discourage them, the scientists returned to New Haven without realizing they had been tricked. On September 16, 1835, the Sun admitted the articles had been a hoax. People were generally amused by the whole thing, and sales of the paper didn’t suffer. The Sun continued operation until 1950, when it merged with the New York World-Telegram. The merger folded in 1967. A new New York Sun newspaper was founded in 2002, but it has no relation to the original. |
who knew
Only bird that can fly backwards: Hummingbird
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The dot over a "j" or an "i" is called a "tittle."
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Flugelbinder is actually a fictitious word originated in the movie "Cocktail", during a discussion about the ordinary objects that can turn their inventors into millionaires.
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Hedy Lamarr, best known for being an actress, was also an inventor of note. Amongst her inventions werean improved traffic light, tablets to turn a glass of water into a carbonated drink, more efficient wings for Howard Hughes' aircraft, and a frequency-hopping system for radio-controlled torpedos during WW2. This latter design was not implemented by the US Navy at the time, but an improved version was in 1962, during the Cuban missile crisis.
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The Richard Simmons Clubhouse (weight loss forums) is now FREE to join. There used to be a monthly fee.:hangloose::hangloose:
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A female ferret will die if she doesn’t have sex for a year.
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A baby octopus is about the size of a flea at birth.
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On this day in 1978, boxer Muhammad Ali defeats Leon Spinks at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans to win the world heavyweight boxing title for the third time in his career, the first fighter ever to do so. Following his victory, Ali retired from boxing, only to make a brief comeback two years later. Ali, who once claimed he could “float like a butterfly, sting like a bee,” left the sport permanently in 1981.
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'Stewardesses' is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand.
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Rosie Grier, former NFL star, authored a book about needlepoint for men.
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I'd put gossip about "who is screwing who" right at the top.
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NASA had to rename the sizes of the apparatus used for male astronauts to pee, from small, medium, and large, to large, gigantic, and humongous, because no one was willing to pick their true size.
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"Jay" used to be slang for "foolish person." So when a pedestrian ignored street signs, he was referred to as a "jaywalker."
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In the past, there was a law in New Orleans making it illegal to tie your alligator to a fire hydrant.
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Stop signs were yellow until 1954.
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If you open your eyes in a pitch-black room, the color you'll see is called 'eigengrau.'
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A whale's penis is called a dork
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(for my gay boi.....)
A South Korean movie theater owner decided that the movie The Sound of Music was too long. His solution? He shortened the movie by cutting out all of the musical scenes |
RIP Hugh Hefner
Hefner has admitted to experimenting with homosexuality in the past. One evening in Chicago, a man offered to give Hefner fellatio, and Hefner agreed
In high school, Hefner was popular and voted as one of the students most likely to succeed Friends and family lent Hefner $8,000 to start Playboy. |
Flights are 33% cheaper on Friday the 13th
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-Friggatriskaidekaphobia is when someone is afraid of Friday the 13th. Nearly 20 million Americans are affected by friggatriskaidekaphobia. It’s also called paraskavedekatriaphobia.
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A 13th guest at a table is considered unlucky, and in Paris sometimes a quatorzieme is hired to be a professional 14th guest and balance out the luck.
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The Canada Revenue Agency has ruled that a "therapeutic iguana" is not a legitimate tax deduction.
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You can get a rough estimate of the temperature by counting the number of times a cricket chirps in 15 seconds, then adding 37.
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This song is about female masturbation.
She Bop - Cyndi Lauper Wehell I see them every night in tight blue jeans In the pages of a Blue Boy magazine Hey I've been thinking of a new sensation I'm picking up good vibration Ooh she bop, she bop Do I want to go out with a lion's roar Huh, yea, I want to go south and get me some more Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine They say I better stop or I'll go blind Ooh she bop, she bop She bop he bop and we bop I bop you bop and they bop Be bop be bop a lu bop I hope he will understand She bop he bop and we bop I bop you bop and they bop Be bop be bop a lu she bop Ohh ohh she do she bop Hey, hey they say I better get a chaperone Because I can't stop messin' with the danger zone Hey, I won't worry, and I won't fret Ain't no law against it yet, oh she bop, she bop She bop he bop and we bop I bop you bop and they bop Be bop be bop a lu bop I hope he will understand She bop he bop and we bop I bop you bop and they bop Be bop be bop a lu she bop Ohh ohh she do she bop She bop he bop and we bop I bop you bop and they bop Be bop be bop a lu bop I hope he will understand She bop he bop and we bop I bop you bop and they bop Be bop be bop a lu she bop Ohh ohh she did it she bop Ohh ohh she did it she bop |
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Hailee Steinfield "Love Myself" Yeah When I get chills at night I feel it deep inside without you, yeah Know how to satisfy Keeping that tempo right without you, yeah Pictures in my mind on replay I'm gonna touch the pain away I know how to scream my own name Scream my name Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (Hey) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (I love me) Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else Anytime, day or night (I love me) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (Hey) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (I love me) Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else Anytime that I like (I love me) I'll take it nice and slow Feeling good on my own without you, yeah Got me speaking in tongues The beautiful, it comes without you, yeah I'm gonna put my body first And love me so hard 'til it hurts I know how to scream out the words Scream the words Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (Hey) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (I love me) Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else Anytime, day or night (I love me) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (Hey) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (I love me) Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else Anytime that I like (I love me) Ah, la la la, la la la la la Ah, la la la, la la la la la Ah, la la la, la la la la la Anytime that I like (I love) I know how to scream my own name Scream my name Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (Hey) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (I love me) Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else Anytime, day or night (I love me) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else (Hey) Gonna love myself, no, I don't need anybody else Can't help myself, no, I don't need anybody else Anytime that I like (I love me) Ah, la la la, la la la la la Ah, la la la, la la la la la Ah, la la la, la la la la la Anytime that I like (I love me) |
Celery has negative calories. It takes more calories to eat a piece of celery than the celery has in it to begin with
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This day in history!
Today is Thursday, Dec. 14, the 348th day of 2017. There are 17 days left in the year.
In 1799, George Washington, died at his Mount Vernon, Virginia, home at age 67. In 1819, Alabama joined the Union as the 22nd state. In 1911, Norwegian explorer Roald Amundsen and his team became the first men to reach the South Pole, beating out a British expedition led by Robert F. Scott. |
This Day In 1973...........
Jean Paul Getty III, the grandson of American billionaire J. Paul Getty, is found alive near Naples, five months after his kidnapping by an Italian gang. J. Paul Getty, had initially refused to pay his 16-year-old grandson’s $17 million ransom but finally agreed to cooperate after the boy’s severed right ear was sent to a newspaper in Rome. He eventually secured his grandson’s release by paying just $2.7 million.
This movie that opens on Dec 22nd is based on this event |
this day in 1977
Hollywood
1977 Saturday Night Fever turns John Travolta into movie star On this day in 1977, Saturday Night Fever, a movie that ignites the disco dance craze across America, along with the movie career of its star, John Travolta, opens in theaters. Travolta earned a Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his performance as 19-year-old Tony Manero |
Although her claim to fame was as the subject of The Miracle Worker, Helen Keller had a second career: as a socialist activist and organizer. Keller advocated for rights of the differently abled, women’s suffrage and birth control and was a noted pacifist. The radical thinker was also an opponent of Woodrow Wilson (who was against universal suffrage) and supported Socialist candidate Eugene V. Debs in his presidential runs. Because of her impairments, the media universally discredited her organizing work. A Brooklyn publication wrote that Keller’s socialist “mistakes sprung out of the manifest limitations of her development.”
----------- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s real first and middle name weren’t Martin Luther. His first name, like his father’s, was Michael. The Michael Kings changed their chosen names following a 1934 trip to Germany to attend the Fifth Baptist World Alliance Congress in Berlin. It was during this time he chose to be called Martin Luther King in honor of the German reformer Martin Luther. King's parents were both African-American, and he also had Irish ancestry through his paternal great-grandfather. ------------- When Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the bus, it wasn’t her first altercation with that bus driver. Parks had been ejected by the same driver 12 years earlier for refusing to board in the back of the bus after she had already paid up front. |
December 19th 1922... Theresa Vaughn, 24, confesses in court in Sheffield, England, to being married 61 times over 5 years in 50 cities in three countries!
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