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Happy Birthday!
Carmen Kass, born in 1978, is a gorgeous blond Estonian fashion model who was discovered by a modeling scout in a supermarket at age 14. In the January 2000 Vogue magazine, Kass and fellow stunner Gisele Bündchen were heralded as the top supermodels of their time.
Kass has modeled for some of the top luxury brands,
including Gucci, Calvin Klein, Ralph Lauren, Givenchy, Versace, Chanel, and Michael Kors.
She was also a
spokesperson for the beauty stalwarts Revlon, Sephora, and Max Factor.
Quote of the Day
“I hope one day when I say I’m from Estonia, people
don’t say: ‘What?
Where’s that?’”
~ Carmen Kass
WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2022
On This Date
1741 – George Frederick Handel completed his Messiah oratorio. It took the composer just 23 days to write the timeless musical treasure, which is still very popular during the Christmas holiday season.
1905 – The oldest continuous car race was first held on the Isle of Man for the Royal Automobile Club Tourist Trophy. The race was avidly followed by the public, and car manufacturers quickly learned that sales followed racing success.
1927 – Isadora Duncan, considered by many to be the mother of modern dance, was strangled to death in Nice, France, when her trademark long scarf got caught in the rear wheel of a moving sports car.
Daily Trivia
After It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown premiered, Charles Schultz was overwhelmed
with candy shipments from children who were concerned for Charlie because he got rocks
in his Halloween bag.
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Picture of the Day
Fido just wasn’t herself before her morning cup of coffee.
Now it’s your turn to come up with a good caption.
Word to the Wise
The Oxford English Dictionary added the word bockety, an Irish word meaning “unsteady or wobbly.” For those wanting to attempt the Irish spelling, it’s bacaidi.
Why Didn’t I Think of That?
Today, backup cameras are a standard feature in all cars, but the very first backup car camera was used in a 1956 Buick Centurion concept car. The Centurion employed a rear-mounted television camera to deliver a live picture to a TV mounted in the dash. Fifty years later, Toyota added a reversing camera to its 1991 Soarer Limited, a model available only in Japan. In 2002, Nissan and its Infinity brand began offering rearview cameras in its standard models. These days, many cars also have side and front- view cameras.
On this day
in 1814, lawyer and amateur poet Francis Scott Key wrote“Defence of Fort M’Henry” during the Battle of Baltimore in the War of 1812.
The words of the poem were used as the lyrics of “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
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EPTEMBER14, 2022
Word Scramble H R B E T
A bunk on a ship or a train
ANSW ER: BERTH
