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7.6.16 Week: 27 \ Day: 188

July Averages: 81°\51°

86004 Today: H 84° \ L 53° Average Sky Cover: 5% 

Wind ave:   8mph\Gusts:  19mph Visibility: 10 mi

Record High: 96°[1989]   Record Low: 32°[1955]

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Quote of the Day

Laughter is an instant vacation. ~Milton Berle

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Observances Today                                    

Beer Pong Day  Link   

International Kissing Day or World Kiss Day 

National Fried Chicken Day  Link

Take Your Webmaster to Lunch Day

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Eid-Al-Fitr

Day of Statehood (Lithuania- the coronation in 1253 of Mindaugas as the first and only King of Lithuania)

Independence Day (Comoros-1975-from France)

Republic Day (Malawi-1966)

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Observances This Week

National Unassisted Homebirth Week: 1-7

Be Nice To New Jersey Week: 3-9 

Freedom Week: 4-10 

Nude Recreation Weekend: 4-10 

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US Historical Highlights for Today

1699 Pirate Capt William Kidd is captured in Boston

1776 American Declaration of Independence announced on front page of "PA Evening Gazette"

1785 Congress unanimously resolves US currency named "dollar" & adopts decimal coinage

1798 US law makes aliens "liable to be apprehended, restrained, ... & removed as alien enemies"

1848 Mexican-American War ended with the Treaty of Guadeloupe Hidalgo

1853 William Wells Brown publishes "Clotel", 1st novel by an African American

1858 Lyman Blake patents shoe manufacturing machine

1898 US Senate agrees to annex Hawaii

1903 George Wyman arrives in NYC by motorcycle 51 days out of SF

1924 1st photo sent experimentally across Atlantic by radio, US-England

1928 1st all-talking motion picture shown in NY (Lights of NY)

1928 World’s largest record hailstone 1.5 lbs (7 inchs in diameter) at the time falls in Potter, Nebraska

1944 170 die in a fire at Ringling Bros Circus in Hartford Conn; World's largest circus tent catches fire at Ringling Brother's - Barnum & Bailey 2nd performance

1945 US President Harry Truman signs executive order establishing Medal of Freedom

1945 Abbott and Costello's film "The Naughty Nineties" released featuring longest version of their "Who's on First" routine

1970 California passes 1st "no fault" divorce law

1983 Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less

1994 "Forrest Gump", directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks, Robin Wright, and Gary Sinise, is released (Best Picture 1995)

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World Historical Highlights for Today

1189 Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England.

1483 England's King Richard III crowned

1484 Portuguese sea captain Diogo Cão finds the mouth of the Congo River.

1885 Louis Pasteur successfully tests an anti-rabies vaccine

1907 - The Irish Crown Jewels vanish from Dublin Castle, never to be found

1945 Nicaragua becomes 1st nation to ratify the Charter of the United Nations

1986 100th Wimbledon Men's Tennis: Boris Becker beats Ivan Lendl (64 63 75)

2001 - Official figures show that the average price of a new house is £144,116 - more than double what it was in 1996

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My Rambling Thoughts

Weatherman is saying the monsoon won’t return until mid-July…boo! We always need moisture.

Did some early running around, got my toenails clipped and getting ready for my trip to Barcelona.

So FBI says Hillary was careless and should have known better with the email thing…but no criminal charges. Sure don’t want Trump with his finger near the button, but this raises some questions about Hillary too. Not sure I want a President ‘who should have known better.’ November is going to be a tough call for me.

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Brain Teasers

(answers at the end of post)

Weighs and Means

Riddles are little poems or phrases that pose a question that needs answering. Riddles frequently rhyme, but this is not a requirement.

In my physical manifestation, my figure is of a neutral hue.

As a calculation, one of me is almost certainly less than half of you.

On your face, I am motionless and mute.

To describe the cold, I am complete and absolute.

Of proximity, I am always of a close pitch.

For punishment, I taunt you even after I've put you in your ditch.

What am I?

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Today’s Trivia Hive

(answers at the end of post)

Which countries make up the United Kingdom?

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…Harper’s Index…

48 – Percentage of the world’s civilian-owned firearms that are owned by American

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…Instagram Photo of the Day…

nakedplanet On @gondwana_ecotours Machu Picchu Adventure, you get to explore Machu Picchu (pictured here) twice. Once at the quietest, least crowded time of day and once when it is often shrouded in beautiful clouds, creating a mysterious and photogenic scene. Visit @gondwana_ecotours and click the link in their profile to learn more! Photo by @ed_norton #soultravelers#gondwana_ecotours 

#machupicchu

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Somewhat Useless Information

The U.S. isn't the only country that celebrates their independence day on July fourth. The Philippines declared their independence on July 4th 1946. Ironically, they declared their independence from the United States.

The American flag has gone through many alterations as the regions grew and even reached beyond its borders. The modern '50 star flag,' however, has an interesting story behind its creation.

High school student Robert G. Heft of Lancaster, Ohio was assigned to create a new 'national banner' for America that would recognize the statehood of Alaska and Hawaii. Heft simply added two extra stars to the flag to give it an even 50 and stitched his own design. His teacher only gave him a 'B-minus' for his effort, so he sent his project to President Dwight D. Eisenhower for consideration and a change of grade. Eisenhower chose his design personally and the new flag was officially adopted in 1960. His teacher then gave him an 'A' instead.

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Birthdays Today

“[ ]” indicates age at death

[94] Nancy Reagan [Anne Francis Robbins],

US First Lady (1981-89), born in NYC, New York (d. 2016)

85- Della Reese,

singer/actress (Della Reese Show, Royal Family), born in Detroit, Michigan

[82] Merv Griffin,

San Mateo California,

TV host (Merv Griffin Show) [d2007]

81- 14th Dalai Lama,

Tibetan spiritual leader of Tibet's Lamaistic Buddhists, born in Taktser, Qinghai, China

[80] Harry Ford Sinclair,

founder of Sinclair Oil (Teapot Dome Scandal), born in Benwood, West Virginia [d1956]

79- Ned Beatty,

Lexington Ky, actor (Deliverance, Repossed, Network)

[77] Janet Leigh [Jeanetta Morrison],

American actress (Psycho), born in Merced, California (d. 2004)

71- Burt Ward, [Gervis],

actor (Robin-Batman), born in Los Angeles, California

70- Fred Dryer,

Hawthone California, NFLer (NY Giants, LA Rams)/actor (Hunter)

70- George W. Bush Jr,

43rd President of the United States (2001-09) and 46th Governor of Texas (1995-2000) (R-TX), born in New Haven, Connecticut

70- Sylvester Stallone,

actor/director (Rocky, Rambo, Cobra), born in NYC, New York

[69] Pat Paulsen,

Wash, comedian/pres candidate (Smothers Bros Show) [d1997]

69- Shelley Hack,

Greenwich Ct, actress (Tiffany Welles-Charlie's Angel)

[59] Sebastian Cabot,

actor (Mr French-Family Affair, Time Machine), born in London, England [d1977]

[45] John Paul Jones,

naval hero ("I have not yet begun to fight") [d1792]

41- 50 Cent [Curtis Jackson],

American rapper

37- Kevin Hart,

American comedian ("Laugh at My Pain"), born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

[34] Maximilian I of Mexico and Archduke of Austria,

first and only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire, born in Vienna, Austria [d1867]

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Historical Obits Today

@95-2003 Buddy Ebsen,

American actor

@86-1998 Roy Rogers [Leonard Franklin Slye],

American actor

@80-1973 Joe E Brown,

comedian

@79-1835 John Marshall,

Chief Justice of the United States

@71-1971 Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong,

jazz musician (Hello Dolly)

@65-1854 Georg Ohm,

German physicist and mathematician (Ohm's law)

@64-1962 William Faulkner,

US author (Nobel 1949)

@57-1535 Sir Thomas More,

philosopher, author (Utopia) and statesman, executed (beheaded) - treason

@42-1893 Guy de Maupassant,

French author, syphilis

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Trivia Hive  Answers

Currently, there are four countries in the U.K.- England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. However, Scotland is heavily considering saying bye, bye bye to the United Kingdom. With its surprising plans to exit from the EU, the U.K. has been getting heat from its former cliche. On June 29th, the European Union huffed at London that there are "no negotiations of any kind" on future trade relations until the U.K. officially triggers the E.U. treaty exit clause and they give back their half of the best friends locket. Scotland, also, showed up to the E.U. meeting begging them to let them stay in the club if they leave the United Kingdom. Whether or not they'll be hazed back in is still up in the air. Source: The Historic U.K.

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Brain Teasers Answers

A stone.

As a measurement of weight, a stone is equal to 14 pounds, or about 6.35 grams.

In phrase, something might be described as "stone-faced", "stone cold", or only a "stone's throw" away.

A public stoning, which is already a cruel way to die, might seem even more imprudent when you consider its victims are laid to rest underneath a headSTONE.

The title is both a hint and a pun and so kills two birds with one stone.

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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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