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May 31, 2017 Week: 22 \ Day: 151
86004 Today: H 81° \
L 39°
Average Sky
Cover: 85%
Wind ave: 9mph\Gusts: -mph
Visibility: 10 mi
May Averages: 68°\34°
May Records: H: 89° (2002)
L: 7 (1915)
Record High: 89°[2002] Record Low: 23°[1988]
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╬Quote of the Day╬
There is much pleasure to be gained from useless knowledge.
Bertrand Russell
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╬Observances Today╬
National Senior Health & Fitness Day Link
Ramadan-→6/25
What You Think Upon Grows Day
World MS Day (Multiple Sclerosis) Link
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╬Observances This Week╬
25-31 Week of
Solidarity With The People of Non-Self-Governing Territories
26-6/12 Louis Vuitton Cup (America's Cup)
28-6/3 Black Single Parents Week
National Tire Safety Week
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╬Today’s Significant US Historical
Events╬
★ Today’s
Significant International Historical Events
░░░<§>BC’s<§>░░░
★1279
BC Rameses II (The Great) (19th dynasty) becomes Pharaoh of Ancient Egypt.
░░░<§>1600’s<§>░░░
★1621 Sir Francis
Bacon thrown into Tower of London for 1 night
1634 The
colony of Massachusetts Bay annexes Maine colony
░░░<§>1700’s<§>░░░
1759 The
Province of Pennsylvania bans all theater productions.
1790 US
copyright law enacted
░░░<§>1800’s<§>░░░
1821 Cathedral
of Assumption of Blessed Virgin Mary, 1st US Catholic cathedral, is dedicated
in Baltimore
1868 1st
Memorial Day parade held in Ironton, Ohio
1870 Congress
passes 1st Enforcement Act (rights of blacks)
1879 Madison
Square Garden opens in New York, named after 4th President James Madison
1884 Dr
John Harvey Kellogg patents "flaked cereal"
★1891 Work
on trans-Siberian railway begins
░░░<§>1900’s<§>░░░
★1902 Boer
War Ends; Treaty of Unity signed, Britain annexes Transvaal
1909 1st
NAACP conference (United Charities Building, NYC)
★1910 Cape
of Good Hope becomes part of Union of South Africa
1913 17th
amendment (direct election of senators) declared ratified
★1931 7.1
magnitude Earthquake destroys Quetta in modern-day Pakistan: 40,000 dead.
1941 1st
issue of "Parade" goes on sale
1943 "Archie"
comic strip 1st broadcast on radio
★1955 Great
Britain proclaims emergency crisis due to rail strike
1955 US
Supreme Court orders school integration "with all deliberate speed"
1968 Movie
star James Stewart retires from the US Air Force after 27 years of service, and
is promoted to major general by President Reagan
★1969 John
Lennon and Yoko Ono record "Give Peace a Chance"
1969 Stevie
Wonder releases "My Cherie Amore"
★1970 At
03:23 PM, Yungay Peru levelled by 7.75 earthquake (50-70,000 die)
1985 Tornadoes
in Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York State & Canada kill 88 & injured more
than 1,000
1985 Methylenedioxymethamphetamine
(MDMA) became a Schedule I drug in the United States.
1990 Seinfeld
starring Jerry Seinfeld, debuts on NBC as Seinfeld Chronicles
░░░<§>2000’s<§>░░░
2008 Usain
Bolt breaks the world record in the 100m sprint, with a wind-legal
(+1.7m/s) 9.72 seconds.
★2012 Egypt
formally ends its 31 year state of emergency
★2014
Psy's "Gangnam Style" becomes the first video to reach 2 billion
views on YouTube
2015 Harriette
Thompson aged 92 and 65 days becomes the oldest woman to complete a marathon
(Suja Rock ’n’ Roll Marathon in San Diego)
<§>00’s<§>░░░
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╬My Rambling Thoughts╬
Sure as heck feels like a
Monday…one would assume after retirement, it wouldn’t make any difference. But
for me it sure seems to.
Weather is nice, but it is
very cloudy and looks like rain…doesn’t smell like rain, but looks like rain.
Guess I’ll have to wait and see.
I had a great-uncle who
lived on a ranch in Montana. I spent 3 summers on the ranch. Learned a lot. He
was an early redneck before the term was even coined, I’m sure. Listening to
our President whine and moan about NATO reminds of Uncle Larry. Back in the
mid-1960’s he whined and moaned about NATO and how we shouldn’t be sending our
hard earned money to help them. My uncle has been gone for decades, but sadly,
his words still reflect a portion of our country’s population.
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╬Today’s Trivia Hive╬
(answers
at the end of post)
How much does the average
funeral & burial cost?
$500 $1000
$3,000 $10,000
73.8%
taking the internet quiz got it correct.
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╬Harper’s Index╬
1/4→Estimated portion of female parliamentarians worldwide
who have been subject of physical violence in office
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╬Yep, It Really Happened╬
*-- Music Fest
Constructs 4-mile Beer Pipeline --*
A heavy metal music festival in Germany constructed a 4-mile long beer pipeline
to more efficiently serve beverages to its guests. The Wacken Open Air music
festival began constructing the massive beer pipeline in the fall and announced
it was completed on Tuesday. "Until this year, we always had to move
dozens of barrels through the infield," the festival's website states.
"We had to bring in full barrels before and during the shows and
afterwards we had to remove the empty ones. This caused a lot of avoidable
traffic. The new pipeline helps us to protect the floor!" Wacken Open
Air's beer pipeline will be able to carry about 105,000 gallons of beer
throughout the festival grounds and provide enough pressure to pour six beers
in six seconds. "In this way, we will no longer have to distribute truck
loads of beer kegs across the premises each day," festival spokeswoman
Frederike Arns said.
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╬Somewhat Useless Information╬
6. The largest
invertebrate
The aptly named colossal squid is the world's largest squid species and the
largest invertebrate on the planet. They can weigh as much as 1,000 pounds and
can grow to 30 feet long. That's a lot of calamari.
***
7. The tallest land animal
The title of the world's tallest mammal belongs to the giraffe. The legs of
these even-toed ungulates are taller than many people. Giraffes can grow to
heights of 19 feet and can weigh as much as 2,800 pounds. They can sprint up to
35 miles-an-hour over short distances.
***
8. The largest reptile
As the largest of living reptiles - as well as the largest terrestrial and
riparian predator in the world - the saltwater crocodile can reach lengths of
22 feet and can weigh in at 4,400 pounds.
***
9. The heaviest bird
The ostrich is the world's heaviest bird, with a weight of 350 pounds and a
height of 9 feet. While they cannot fly, they can sprint up to 43 miles an hour
and run long distance at 31 miles an hour.
***
10. The largest thing of all
In 1998 a single colony of
honey fungus was discovered in the Malheur National Forest in east Oregon that
covered an area of 3.7 square miles, and occupied some 2,384 acres.
The discovery was remarkable in that not only would the massive specimen be
recognized as the world's largest known organism, but based on its growth rate,
the fungus is estimated to be 2,400 years old - and maybe as old as 8,650 years
- making it one of the planet's oldest living organisms as well.
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╬Birthdays Today╬
@ indicates age at death
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
87- Clint
Eastwood,
actor
(Dirty Harry)/mayor (Carmel, California), born in San Francisco
@85- Don
Ameche,
actor
(Cocoon, Trading Places), born in Kenosha, WI
(d.
1993)
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
79- Peter
Yarrow,
American
(Peter, Paul & Mary-Puff the Magic Dragon), born in NYC
74-
Joe Namath,
football
@72- Walt
Whitman,
American
poet (Leaves of Grass), born in West Hills, New York
(d.
1892)
@71- Henry
M "Scoop" Jackson,
(Sen-D-Wash)
(d.
1983)
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@64- Johnny
Paycheck,
Greenfield
OH, singer (Take This Job & Shove It)
(d.
2003)
@61- Fred
Allen,
comedian
(Fred Allen Radio Show), born in Cambridge, Massachusetts
(d.
1956)
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
56- Lea
Thompson,
actress
(Back to the Future, Caroline In The City)
52- Brooke
Shields,
American
model/actress (Blue Lagoon, Suddenly Susan), born in NYC
░░░<§>40’s<§>░░░
41- Colin
Farrell,
Irish
actor (In Bruges, Minority Report), born in Dublin, Ireland
40-Eric
Christian Olsen,
TV
actor (NCIS-LA)
░░░<§>30’s<§>░░░
@32-John
Bonham,
Led
Zeppelin Drummer
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╬Historical Obits Today╬
░░░<§>90’s<§>░░░
@93-2001 Arlene
Francis,
American
television personality
@90-2013 Jean
Stapleton,
American
actress, dies at 90
░░░<§>80’s<§>░░░
@89-1910 Elizabeth
Blackwell,
English-American
physician who was the first woman to receive a
medical
degree in the United States
@86-1983 Jack
Dempsey,
former
heavyweight boxing champ/actor
░░░<§>70’s<§>░░░
@77-1809 Franz
Joseph Haydn,
Austrian
composer (Jahreszeiten)
░░░<§>60’s<§>░░░
@67-2009 George
Tiller,
American
abortion doctor, assassinated
░░░<§>50’s<§>░░░
@59-2010 Chris
Haney,
Canadian
journalist who created the board game "Trivial Pursuit", long
illness
@57-1837 Joseph
Grimaldi,
English
pantomimist and the "greatest clown in history", visited by God
░░░<§>pre-teen’s<§>░░░
@9-1993 Spuds
Mackenzie (Honey Tree Evil Eye),
American
advertisement dog, renal failure
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╬Trivia Hive Answers╬
$10,000
While the total cost of a
burial can vary depending on where you live, an average funeral costs about
$10,000 in the United States. Some of the costs associated with memorial
services include the funeral home's service fee, the transfer of the remains,
any embalming or body preparation (hair and makeup for the deceased can run as
much as $250!), and of course, the casket. Caskets are often the big-ticket
item, and can vary widely in cost depending on the materials used. Metal
caskets, a popular variety, can cost $2,400 alone. Source: Huffington Post
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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.
☼☼☼☼…And
That Is All for Now…☼☼☼☼
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