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2.15.16 Week: 07 \ Day: 46
February
Averages: 46°\19°
86004
Today: H 60° \ L 23° Average Sky Cover: 25%
Wind
ave: 17mph\Gusts: 23mph
Ave.
High: 45° Record High: 65°[1996]
Ave. Low:
19° Record Low: -10°[1942]
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Quote of the Day
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Observances Today
Clean
Out Your Computer Day Link
Angelman Syndrome Day Link
Candlemas -
on the Julian Calendar
Grammy Awards
Lupercalia
National Hippo Day Link
Remember The Maine Day
Susan B.
Anthony Day
Westminster
Dog Show
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Observances This Week
7-15-International
Week of Black Women in The Arts Link
8-14-Love Makes the World Go Round; But, Laughter Keeps Us From Getting Dizzy
Week
9-11-International Petroleum Week Link
World AG Expo
9-12-American
Camp Week
9-15-National
Green Week Link
10-14-International Friendship Week Link
12-15-Great Backyard Bird Count
14-20-Random
Acts of Kindness Week Link
International Flirting Week
Love a Mensch Week
14-21-National
Condom Week Link
National
Nestbox Week
NCCDP Alzheimer's &
Dementia Staff Education Week
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US Historical Highlights for Today
1764
St.
Louis, Missouri founded as a French trading post by Pierre Laclade Ligue
1768
1st
mustard manufactured in America advertised, Philadelphia
1804
New
Jersey becomes last northern state to abolish slavery
1831
US
Senate passes a resolution asking President Jackson if he is going to live up
to the Indian Trade and Intercourse Act passed on March 30, 1802. If he is not
going to live up to this law, they want to know why. He responds a week later.
1842
1st
adhesive postage stamps in US (private delivery company), NYC
1851
Black
abolitionists invade Boston courtroom rescuing a fugitive slave
1869
Charges
of Treason against Jefferson Davis are dropped
1879
Congress
authorizes women lawyers to practice before Supreme Ct
1898
USS
Maine sinks in Havana harbor, cause unknown, 258 sailors die
1903
1st
Teddy Bear introduced in America, made by Morris & Rose Michtom
1910
The Boy
Scouts of America founded.
1913
1st
avant-garde art show in America opens in NYC
1919
American
Legion organizes in Paris
1933
Pres-elect Franklin
Roosevelt survives assassination attempt
1950
Walt
Disney's "Cinderella" released
1956
Pirates
& KC A's cancel an exhibition game in Birmingham Alabama, because of local
ordinance barring black from playing against white
1961
Entire US
figure skating team of 18, dies in Belgian Sabena 707 crash
1978
Leon
Spinks beats Muhammad Ali in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
1980
Eric
Heiden skates Olympic record 500m in 38.03 sec
1996
Mortar
attack on the US Embassy in Athens, Greece.
2005
YouTube,
the popular Internet site on which videos may be shared and viewed by others,
is launched in the United States.
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World Historical Highlights for Today
399
Philosopher
Socrates sentenced to death by the city of Athens for corrupting the minds of
the youth and of impiety
1906
British
Labour Party founded
1922
Marconi begins
regular broadcasting transmissions from Essex
1932
3rd
Winter Olympic games close at Lake Placid, NY
1936
Hitler announce
building of Volkswagens (starting slug-bug game)
1936
Sonja
Henie, Norway, wins 3rd consecutive Olympic figure skating gold
1939
German
battleship Bismarck was launched
1971
After
1,200 years Great Britain abandons 12-shilling system for the decimal currency
1976
12th
Winter Olympic games close at Innsbruck, Austria
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My Rambling Thoughts
Great weather day here in our little mountain
town as many across the US are very cold.
Tomorrow is a Federal Holiday, so I hope everyone
enjoys a day with family and friends.
I am so not surprised that when Scalia passed
away many on the right in the Senate said they would wait to approve a new
judge until the elections are over. Really? What about the constitution that
states that the President will send a name to the Senate to fill a vacancy. The
court has always been an odd number of judges to prevent any tie votes. If a
tie vote does occur, the previous court’s ruling stands. From me sitting on the
mountain top, I vote and respect all those elected. Respect does not mean agree
with. However, I hope that any who block a vote for a new Justice are voted out
of office in November.
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Brain Teasers
(answers
at the end of post)
True Story: Light Headed?
Science brain teasers require
understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
After
a long day of work, I was relieved. I had been working since 4pm in a circuitry
lab, working on the next big project. I observed the sun just starting to
descend as I start to walk out to my car. All of a sudden, however, I had an
urge to sneeze furiously! If it's the middle of January on a windy day, what's
happening here?
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…Business Facts…
Newman’s
Own foods donates 100% of its post tax profits to charity. As of June 2012
these donations have exceeded 330 million dollars.
As
part of an advertising campaign, Molson, a Canadian beer company, strategically
placed 'beer fridges' around Europe that only Canadian passports could unlock.
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…Grammar Craziness…
The
English language includes an interesting category of words and phrases called
contronyms— terms that, depending on context, can have opposite or
contradictory meanings.
Many
of our everyday words have more than one meaning. Below are eleven pairs of definitions.
Both definitions in each pair fit the same word. When read down, the first
letters of the eleven answers will spell out the name of a beloved TV
celebrity.
70. Unbending: Rigid, or relaxing
71. Variety: A particular type, or many types
72. Wear: To endure, or to deteriorate
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…Hard to Believe…
26.
The youngest known mother was 5 years old.
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…Harper’s Index…
1 in 6-Chance that a low-wage worker in the US
in 1968 had attended college
1 in 2-that a low-wage worker has today
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…Instagram Photo of the Day…
natgeotravelPhoto
by @andywcoleman //
With the continually changing light, you never know what you will find in the
slot canyons of Arizona. While standing in the darkness in the middle of the
Upper Antelope Canyon near Page,
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2 jokes for the day
Q:
Can a kangaroo jump higher than the Empire State Building?
A: Of course. The Empire State Building can't jump.
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Two young boys were spending the night at their grandparents the week before
Christmas. At bedtime, the two boys knelt beside their beds to say their
prayers when the youngest one began praying at the top of his lungs.
"I PRAY FOR A NEW BICYCLE..."
"I PRAY FOR A NEW NINTENDO..."
"I PRAY FOR A NEW STEREO..."
His older brother leaned over and nudged the younger brother and said,
"Why are you shouting your prayers? God isn't hard of hearing."
The little brother replied, "No, but Grandma is!"
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Yep, It Really Happened
Couple Arrested for Sex on Las Vegas
Ferris Wheel
LAS VEGAS- A pair of tourists filmed getting a
little too frisky on Las Vegas' enormous observation Ferris wheel were arrested
on charges of committing sex acts in public. Authorities said Philip Frank
Panzica III, 27, of Houston, and Chloe Scordianos, 21, of Hicksville, N.Y.,
were the only passengers in Cabin 16 of the 550-foot-diameter High Roller
observation wheel Friday afternoon. A security officer noticed the pair smoking
cigarettes and undressing. The wheel's operator told police workers he used an
intercom to ask the passengers to "please put all cigarettes out and put
all clothes back on." The pair briefly complied, but soon resumed both
forbidden activities. Police were called when the pair refused a second request
to halt their sexual encounter, the operator said. The suspects were arrested
on felony charges of committing a sex act in public. They were later released
on bond.
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Birthdays Today
“()”
indicates age at death
(86) Susan Brownell Anthony,
Adams Mass, woman's
suffragette (d.1906)
(86) Cesar Romero,
NYC, American actor
(Joker-Batman, Ocean's 11), (d.1994)
(81) Harvey Korman,
Chicago, actor (Carol Burnett
Show, Blazing Saddles), (d.2008)
(77) Galileo Galilei,
Pisa Italy,
astronomer/physicist (d.1642)
(76) Sax Rohmer (real name Arthur Henry Sarsfield
Ward),
English author of Dr Fu Manchu novels (d. 1959)
(75) Cyrus Hall McCormick,
Shenandoah Valley
Virginia, American inventor (Mechanical reaper) (d.1884))
65- Jane Seymour, [Joyce Frankenberg],
England,
actress (Dr Quinn)
65- Melissa Manchester,
vocalist (Don't Cry Out
Loud), born in The Bronx, New York
61- Matt Groening,
cartoonist (Life in Hell,
Simpsons)
(33)- Chris Farley,
actor (SNL, Wayne's World,
Coneheads) (d.1997)
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Historical Obits Today
@76-1984 Ethel Merman,
singer/actress (Kid
Million), in her sleep
@66-1996 McLean Stevenson,
actor (M*A*S*H, Hello
Larry), heart attack
@61-1744 John Hadley,
inventor (sextant)
@48-1973 Wally Cox,
actor (Mr Peepers, Hollywood
Squares), heart attack
@45-1965 Nat King Cole,
singer (Unforgettable, Mona
Lisa), lung cancer
@38-2002 Kevin Smith,
New Zealand actor, high fall
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Brain Teasers Answers
I have what's called the photic sneeze reflex.
A few people have this quality which makes them sneeze when they are subjected
to bright light, like the sun... especially if they are just coming from a
darker room or place. About 20-25% of people have the photic sneeze reflex. The
funny thing is it's difficult to monitor who has it and who doesn't... because
all people who have this reflex tend to assume that all people have it and
those who don't have it don't recognize this as a possibility!
You have no idea how many times I've been nailed when I try to explain this one
;-)
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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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