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On This Date
1900 – When a customer asked for a meal to go, Louis Lassen put ground steak trimmings between two slices of toast, thereby inventing the first hamburger. Customers can still order the “Original Burger” at Louis’ Lunch in New Haven, Connecticut.
1914 – Britain declared war on Germany and Austria-Hungary after they declared war on Serbia, beginning World War I.
1933 – The first singing telegram was delivered to singer Rudy Vallée in honor of his 32nd birthday.
1939 – Judy Garland recorded “Over the Rainbow” with Victor Young and His Orchestra.
History Trivia
When English haberdasher John Hetherington donned a top hat in 1797, he was arrested forwearing “a tall structure having a shining luster calculated to frighten timid people.”
Happy Birthday!
Beatrix Potter (1866–1943) is the author and illustrator of many beloved children’s stories, including The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Tom Kitten. The English writer, who was born in London, was also a natural scientist and farmer.
Her keen observations of the natural world and its plant and animal inhabitants helped bring her writings and drawings to life. Potter ultimately wrote 30 books, with 23 of them geared toward children. The popular 2006 movie Miss Potter, starring Renée Zellweger, chronicles her life.
Quote of the Day
“I’ve always taken
The Wizard of Ozvery seriously, you know.
I believe in the idea of the rainbow. And I’ve spent my entire life trying to get over it.”
~ Judy Garland
THURSDAY, JULY 28, 2022
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Picture of the Day
“What answer did you get? CLXI or MMIV?”
Now it’s your turn to come up with a good caption.
Word to the Wise
The word Jedi is familiar to anyone who has watched a Star Wars movie. It refers to those magical, lightsaber-wielding monks of the Force. Well, Jedi is now an official term in the dictionary, meaning “a person who shows extraordinary skill or expertise in a field.”
Set the Record Straight
In 2007, some news outlets reported the alarming news that redheads were on pace to become extinct in a few hundred years. Only 1% to 2% of the population has red hair.
The argument goes that because red hair comes from recessive genes, redheads who have offspring with non-redheads will precipitate the disappearance of ginger hair. This conclusion is far from scientific.
Even non-redheads can still carry genes for red hair. This allows the offspring of two non-redheads carrying the recessive genes to be born, you guessed it, with red hair.
Today is
World Nature Conservation Day. Our health is directly dependent on the health of natural ecosystems. We need clean air, water, and land to survive.Today is a day to make little changes in your daily routine that benefit our Earth.
Word Wise
Which word is not like the others?
sprite brownie pixie vixen
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ANSW ER: A
vixen is a fem ale f ox;
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