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Week 31 Day 211 Flag Today 85°/58° Wind 7 mph Gusts 17 mph Fresh Breeze Active Fire: 97 miles away Risk of fire: Extreme Nearest Lightning: 252 miles away Air Quality: Fair Sunshine Jul Averages: Temps: 82°\52° Moisture: 8 Days |
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26-8/11 Games of
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Today’s Quote
“Summers are incomplete without
July,
and July can’t breathe without
summers.”
– Anonymous
Today’s Meme
Today’s Thoughts
A dry and very breezy day. Great for watching
the Olympics.
I did the top-of-the-line car wash
this morning. My ride is now all bright and shiny again. Last week’s monsoon
sure took the shine off my vehicle.
The current almost do-nothing Congress
has told Tic Tok to remove the American app from the Chinese home provider. The
President has banned Tic Tok on any government-owned phone. Saying that private
information on that app goes to the Chinese government. My question is why are Biden,
Trump, Harris, and some Senators and Reps using Tic Tok as part of their ad
campaigns, posting short vidoes all the time?
Either it is dangerous or it isn’t.
1973 was 51 years ago…
1) The United States ends its involvement
in the Vietnam War after the signing of the Paris Peace Accords
2) OPEC oil to increase by 200%
3) Secretariat becomes the first horse
since Citation in 1948 to win the Triple Crown
4) Alaska Oil Pipeline bill is passed to
allow construction of a pipeline to access oil from the North Slope of Alaska
5) Supreme Court of the United States
rules on Roe v. Wade.
6) Cod War UK and Iceland,
7) Three-Day Week put in place in the UK,
8) Sydney Opera House is opened
9) Yom Kippur War and Oil Embargo
10)
UK
inflation rate running at 8.4% and the US running at 6.16%
Phrases used by Old-er People that younger people might not
understand
“Getting Fried”
Boomers would use this phrase to
describe getting high on drugs or being very drunk. It represents the casual
and often hedonistic attitudes toward substance use of the era. However, the
saying is less common in today’s vernacular, reflecting changing attitudes
toward drug use.
Did you Know…?
Eating Polar Bear Liver
Can Poison Humans
Liver is rich in nutrients and healthy fats. For centuries,
it has been a staple of many diets. But, if you're ever starving in the Arctic
and the opportunity presents itself, you should not eat the liver of a polar
bear.
Western
explorers found this out the hard way. Accounts dating back to 1596
document alarming illness people suffered after consuming polar bear liver,
with symptoms including vomiting, severe headache, blurry vision, and bone
pain. Less fortunate victims also experienced peeling skin, from mild flaking
to full-on peeling that left the bottom layers bloody. Extreme cases
resulted in liver damage, coma, and even death.
This was
likely caused by high amounts of retinol, a form of vitamin A, found in the
liver, resulting in acute hypervitaminosis A. Because the human body can't
process vitamin A like many other nutrients (getting rid of excess through
urination), the nutrient ends up accumulating in the liver. Too much too
fast, and the liver can't process the vitamin quickly enough,
creating toxicity. For the record, if you're abandoned in the Arctic, also
avoid the livers of seals and huskies.
Historic Events
- 1945 – The USS Indiana was
torpedoed and sank. Only 318 of 1,196 crewmen survived.
- 1954 – The Fellowship of the
Ring by J.R.R. Tolkien was published.
- 1958 – NASA (National
Aeronautics and Space Administration) was established.
Birthdays
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Television
host and actor |
@60 Clara Bow (1905-1965; heart
attack) @61 Benito Mussolini
(1883-1945; executed)
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…The End for today…
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