FYI: Any blue
text is a link. Click to check it out!
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9.13.16 Week: 37 \ Day: 257
September Averages: 74°\42°
86004 Today: H 73° \
L 46° Average Sky Cover: 10%
Wind ave: 10mph\Gusts: 27mph Visibility: 10 mi
Record High: 89°[1990] Record Low: 26°[1952]
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Quote of the Day
The best and most beautiful
things in the world cannot be seen or even touched—they must be felt with the
heart. ~Helen Keller
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Observances Today
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International Chocolate Day Link
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Kids Take Over The Kitchen Day Link
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National Celiac Awareness Day
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National Pet Memorial Day Link
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Roald Dahl Day
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Scooby-Doo Day
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Observances This Week
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8-18 Link
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National North West Cider Week
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11-17
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Dating and Life Coach Recognition Week
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11-17
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National Assisted Living Week
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11-17 Link
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National Environmental Services Week
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11-17 Link
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National Truck Driver Appreciation Week
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11-17 (Second Full Week) Link
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International Housekeepers Week
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12-18 Link
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Balance Awareness Week
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12-17 (Starts 2nd Mon. thru Sat.)
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Line Dance Week
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US Historical Highlights for Today
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1788 NY
City becomes 1st capital of US
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1789 1st
loan to US government (from NYC banks)
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1847 American-Mexican
war: US General Winfield Scott captures Mexico City
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1861 1st
naval battle of Civil War, Union frigate "Colorado" sinks privateer
"Judah" off Pensacola, Fla
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1881 Lewis
Latimer invents & patents electric lamp with a carbon filament
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1948 Margaret
Chase Smith (R-Me) elected senator, 1st woman to serve in both houses of
Congress
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1961 "Car
54 Where are You?" premieres on TV
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1981 101st
Men's U.S. Open: John McEnroe beats Bjorn Borg (4-6, 6-2, 6-4, 6-3)
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1999 John
Elway's #7 jersey is retired by the Denver Broncos
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2015 Governor
of California Jerry Brown declares a State of Emergency after
wildfires devastate Lake and Napa counties
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World Historical Highlights for Today
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122 Building
begins on Hadrian's Wall, Northern England
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1224 Francis
of Assisi is afflicted with stigmata after a vision praying on Mount
Verna
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1503 Michelangelo begins
work on his statue of David.
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1898 20,000
Paris construction workers go on strike
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1940 Buckingham
Palace damaged by German bombs
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1942 Battle
of Edson's Ridge (2nd Japanese assault) at Guadalcanal
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1965 Beatles
release "Yesterday"
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1997 Elton
John releases "Candle in the Wind 1997", a tribute to Diana,
Princess of Wales in the UK
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1997 Mother
Teresa's State Funeral held in India
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2012 33,000
people are evacuated after Guatemala's Volcano of Fire erupts
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My Rambling Thoughts
Windy
day…thank goodness I’m not out in TC with the sand…
About
20 years ago I bought a Hoover Carpet Shampooer. It still works, but doesn’t
really clean the carpet anymore. Found a Bissell that advertises to be better
than the leading rental cleaner. I’ll see tomorrow if that is true. The older
one will head to Goodwill where they can fix it up and do whatever with it.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
Personal Pronouns
Language brain teasers are those that involve
the English language. You need to think about and manipulate words and letters.
"She" is a word that contains two personal pronouns: she and he. What
five-letter word beginning with "U" contains four personal pronouns?
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Today’s Trivia Hive
(answers
at the end of post)
How
much beer flooded the streets during the London Beer Flood of 1814?
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…Harper’s Index…
63 – Percentage of registered US voters who voted in
the 2014 midterm eletion
75 – Who say they ‘definitely’ voted
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2 jokes for the day
Triple
the Laugh
Saw
the cutest TRIPLETS in the mall last week. Each had a personalized shirt.
1st shirt said: I WAS PLANNED.
2nd one said: I WAS NOT.
3rd said: ME NEITHER!
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The
Amish Carriage
While
driving in Pennsylvania, a family caught up to an Amish carriage. The owner of
the carriage obviously had a sense of humor, because attached to the back of
the carriage was a hand printed sign...
Energy efficient vehicle.
Runs on oats and grass.
Caution: Do not step in exhaust.
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Somewhat Useless Information
Odor
Tester - Some chemist has to make sure that all of those deodorants and
anti-perspirants are operating properly to keep their users free of funk!
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Citrus
Fruit Dyer - There are commercial farmers out there who dye citrus fruit a more
vibrant color to hide the ripeness of the fruit.
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IMAX
Screen Cleaner - Someone has to make sure that huge screen is crystal clear for
our viewing pleasure.
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Light
Bender - Making neon lights seems like it would be a relatively easy job, but
it requires a lot of precision and electrical work. If the lights don't have
the proper thickness and shaping, they will amount to nothing more than broken
glass.
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Weed
Farmer - Weed farmers actually grow weeds rather than trying to get rid of
them. They sell them to horticulture schools and labs so various people can do
research and studies on them.
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Cow
Hoof Trimmer - Just like horseshoes, cows need some hoof maintenance too. Cows
can have poor milk production, lameness, and decreased fertility if not
properly groomed.
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Birthdays Today
“[
]” indicates age at death
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[93] Laura Secord,
Canadian
war heroine, born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts Bay
(d.
1868)
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[92] Claudette
Colbert [Lily Chauchoin],
French-born
American actress (Texas Lady, It Happened One Night), born in Paris
(d.
1996)
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[88] Milton S. Hershey,
American
chocolate tycoon (The Hershey Chocolate Company) and philanthropist, born in
Derry Township, Pennsylvania
(d.
1945)
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[87] Samuel Wilson,
possible
namesake of Uncle Sam
(d.
1854)
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[87] John J. Pershing [Blackjack],
American
general and WWI commander, born in Laclede, Missouri
(d.
1948)
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85- Barbara Bain,
Chicago,
actress (Cinnamon-Mission Impossible, Space 1999)
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[74] Roald Dahl,
British
author (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The BFG), born in Cardiff, Wales
(d.
1990)
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72- [Winifred]
Jacqueline Bisset,
England,
actress (Class, Deep, Secrets)
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[71ish] Daniel Defoe,
English
novelist (Robinson Crusoe), born in London, England
[d-1731]
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65- Jean Smart,
actress
(Charlene-Designing Women), born in Seattle, Washington
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[54] Nell Carter,
actress
(Nell-Gimme a Break, Lobo), born in Birmingham, Alabama
[d-2003]
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[51] Walter Reed,
US
Army Surgeon, proved mosquitoes transmit yellow fever
[d-1902]
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47-
Tyler Perry,
Comedian,
TV producer, actor
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Historical Obits Today
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@86-1999 Benjamin
Bloom,
American
educational theorist
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@85-2001 Dorothy
McGuire,
American
actress
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@79-1998 George
Wallace,
American
politician (Gov-D-Ala) and presidential candidate, septic shock
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@73-2006 Ann
Richards,
46th
Governor of Texas, cancer
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@60-2015 Moses
Malone,
American NBA center "Chairman of the
Boards"( Philadelphia 76ers), heart disease
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@25-1996 Tupac
Shakur,
American
rapper and actor (Juice, Bullet), drive by shooting
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Brain Teasers Answers
usher:
us, she, he, and her
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Trivia Hive
Answers
264,172
gallons
Here
at The Hive, we wanted to remind you that sometimes you can have too much of a
good thing- like beer. In 1814, a brewery owned by the Meux's Brewing Company
had a large vat in Downtown London that exploded, flooding the streets with
over 264,000 gallons of porter which equate to roughly 1,000,000 liters of
beer! Though it sounds like every frat guy's dream come true, it was actually
responsible for the destruction of two homes, eight deaths, and a plethora of
hangovers. Source: The History Channel
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Disclaimer: All
opinions are mine…feel free to agree or disagree.
All ‘data’ info is from
the internet sites and is usually checked with at least one other source, but I
have learned that every site contains mistakes and sadly once the information
is out there, many sites simply copy it and is therefore difficult to verify.
Also for events occurring before the Gregorian calendar was adopted [1582] the
dates may not be totally accurate.
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