18 Oct
Weather Expectations Week
43 Day
291 Today 53°/42°
Wind
12mph Gusts 16mph Air
Quality: Fair Sunshine Partly
Cloudy Breezy
Risk
of fire: Moderate Active
Fire: 11 miles away
Nearest
Lightning: 470
miles away Humidity: 28%
Oct
Averages: Temps: 64°\32° 3 days with rain
Today’s Observances:
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Black Poetry Day International Raw Milk Cheese Appreciation Day International Sloth Day |
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Weekly Observances:
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Apple Butter Days: 16-18 Awareness Week: 18-24 Link |
National Pharmacy Week: 18-24 Link |
Fresh Quotation:
Today’s Reflection:
A cloudy and windy day here.
Our discussion group learned
about Human Rights in the International Society. Every culture has its own view
of Human Rights. This was a great discussion. Everyone needs to recognize if
the law being discussed is acceptable in a variety of cultures. Tough job.
Today is latest No Kings Demonstration.
I’ll be at the local one.
Historical events
Cool to know:
Fact: Cleveland once had
the country’s fifth-largest population of any city
Cleveland, Ohio, used to
be one of the most
populated cities in the country. Data from the 1920 U.S. census indicates
that Cleveland had one of the largest urban populations in the United States,
behind only Detroit, Philadelphia, Chicago and New York City.
Picture of the Day:
© Audrey Poree/Alamy
Some discoveries start
with a shovel. Others start with a drawing on a cave wall. International
Archaeology Day celebrates both the detective work and the evidence behind
them. Organised by the Archaeological Institute of America, this annual event
began in 2011 and became International Archaeology Day in 2013 as participation
expanded worldwide. Today, it brings archaeology closer to the public through
talks, museum programmes, site visits, simulated digs and hands-on activities.
Interesting Space Facts:
The International Space Station is
the largest manned object ever sent into space.
At 119 yards (109 meters) long, the International Space Station (ISS) sits roughly 250 miles (400 km) above the Earth and is the third-brightest object in the night sky.
Harper’s Index from Funny Times:
Minimum amount of debris, in metric tons,
generated in Gaza since October 7, 2023: 68,000,000
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Source: Gaza Rapid Damage and Needs Assessment
Factor by which this exceeds the amount of debris
generated in New York City by the 9/11 attacks: 42
Chances that Israel attacked Gaza on a given day
since last October’s ceasefire agreement: 9 in 10
Today’s Birthdays:
Zac Efron Movie Actor
39 years old
Birthplace San Luis
Obispo, CA
Actor and singer who
rose to fame for playing Troy Bolton in High
School Musical and won a Bravo Otto Award in 2010 for Best Male TV Star. He
has also played lead roles in the movies Hairspray, Baywatch,
Neighbors
and The
Greatest Showman. In 2019, he starred as Ted Bundy in
the biopic Extremely
Wicked, Shockingly Evil, and Vile.
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Mike Ditka Football
Coach [1939-2026] @86
Birthplace Carnegie, PA
Coached the Chicago
Bears from 1982 to 1992, winning two NFL Coach of the Year awards while leading
the team to victory in Super Bowl XX. He played tight end during his NFL career
for the Bears, Eagles, and Cowboys.
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Zohran Mamdani Politician
35 years old
Politician who has been
a member of the New York State Assembly for the 36th district in Queens since
2021. In 2025, as a Democrat, he defeated Andrew Cuomo
in the primary for the New York City mayoral race. On his zohrankmamdani
Instagram page, he has amassed over 12 million followers who can see content
from his career, running for mayor, and speaking appearances.
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Ne-Yo R&B
Singer 47 years old
R&B songwriter who
won the Hal
David Starlight Award from the Songwriter's Hall of Fame in 2012. His third
Album, Year of the Gentleman, was nominated for a 2009 Grammy Award. His debut
album, In My Own Words, included the song "So Sick," which became a
#1 hit on the U.S. Billboard 200.
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Chuck Berry Rock Singer
[1926-2017] @90
One of the pioneers of
rock 'n' roll who released influential songs such as "Maybellene" and
"Johnny B. Goode."
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Jean-Claude Van Damme Movie Actor
66 years old
Bodybuilder whose action
movies included Kickboxer, Cyborg, and Bloodsport. He also appeared in
Universal Soldier, Sudden Death, and The
Expendables 2.
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Chuck Lorre TV Producer
74 years old
Birthplace Long Island,
NY
Writer, director, and
producer who created The Big Bang Theory, Two and a Half Men, and Dharma & Greg.
He was also an executive producer for Roseanne. In 2017, he created The Big
Bang Theory spinoff, Young Sheldon.
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That’s All for Now
