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Today is Patent Day, marking the opening of the U.S. Patent Office on this date in 1790. The first patent was granted to Samuel Hopkins of Vermont, inventor of a method for making potash.
Today is also Make Homemade Ice Cream and Invite the Neighbors Over Day. Ok, I'm starting to think my trivia sources have some sort of dessert-a-day calendar or something!

On this day in 1995, the Walt Disney Company agreed to acquire Capital Cities/ABC in a deal placed at $19 billion.

On this day in 1997, Children’s Memorial Hospital in Chicago announced that "the Teddy Bear Lady," a $15-thousand-a-year secretary who passed out teddy bears to children in the hospital, had left $18-million for research into children’s diseases. Gladys Holm, who never married and had no heirs, apparently had invested wisely in the stock market.



Here's some multiple choice trivia: In which state is it illegal to wake up a bear to take its picture: (a) Washington; (b) Wyoming; or (c) Alaska?

Good luck :)

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Today is Tic Tac Dough Day. The CBS-TV game show debuted on this date in 1956. It ran three years, then was resurrected for a year in 1978 and again in the 80s. I think I've seen all 3 zillion episodes of this starring Wink Martindale...beware the dragon!

Today is National Cheesecake Day. Um, what day is not cheesecake day??

On this day in 1978, Gary Deathbridge set a record by racing the 36 miles from Nanaimo to Vancouver, British Columbia, in one hour 29 minutes 40 seconds in a 6-horse-power outboard bathtub.

On this day in 2003, An extreme sports fanatic became the first man to cross the English Channel in an unpowered flight. Felix Baumgartner jumped from a plane 30,000 feet above Dover and glided 22 miles at speeds up to 220 miles an hour in a 10-minute flight. He landed by parachute near Calais, France.

This trivia is out of this world: What substance has been included on every Russian and American space mission?

Good luck :)

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The 3-day Lumberjack World Championships begin today in Hayward, Wisconsin.

Today is Form A Company Quartet Day, a day to find co-workers who like to sing. Hm, somehow I don't see many people grabbing 3 co-workers and breaking into song at the office, but maybe that's just my office!

On this day in 1940, Bugs Bunny debuted in the movie cartoon A Wild Hare. Artist Bob Clampett created Bugs after seeing actor Clark Gable munching a carrot in the movie It Happened One Night.

On this day in 2001, a new law in North Carolina banned swearing in the presence of dead bodies. The law, intended to foster respect for the dead and bereaved, also sets out how corpses should be transported. The law was prompted after some bodies were carried in the back of an open pick-up truck. Oh, I'm so proud to be from NC!

So here's some trivia: we all know that glass can be recycled an infinite number of times, but how many years does it take to decompose?

Good luck :)

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The 3-day Great Texas Mosquito Festival begins today in Clute, Texas. Hm, I guess it's too late to book a flight out there...

Today is the birthday of the U.S. Post Office. On July 26, 1775, the 2nd Continental Congress established the first formal postal system for the U.S. Benjamin Franklin became the first Postmaster General.

On this day in 1975, Van McCoy and The Soul City Symphony hit #1 for their first and only time on Billboard Hot 100 with the disco hit "The Hustle."

On this day in 1979, a team of nine men set a world record in Edinburgh, Scotland, by pushing a hospital bed 3,233 miles in 36 days. Oh, those crazy 70s!

So, which state was the first to give women the right to vote in 1869?

Good luck :)

O, say can you see by the dawn's early TRIVIA QUIZ??!!??

Today is National Hot Fudge Appreciation Day. Now that's my kind of holiday :)

Today is also Louise Brown Day, marking her birth on this day in 1978 in Oldham, England. She was history’s first "test-tube baby."

On this day in 1979, President Jimmy Carter absolved Dr. Samuel Mudd, the physician who had treated John Wilkes Booth’s broken leg, of any responsibility in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I guess Mudd’s name was no longer mud.

On this day in 1990, Roseanne Barr sang "The National Anthem" before a major-league baseball game in San Diego. When she spit and scratched herself, the fans booed. Yipes!

Try this trivia on for size: if you're suffering from taresthesia, what part of your body has fallen asleep?

Good luck :)

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Today is National Drive-Through Day, marking the founding of America's first drive-through hamburger chain, Jack-in-the-Box, in 1951.

Today is Pioneer Day in Utah, marking Brigham Young's arrival in the Salt Lake Valley on this date in 1847.

On this day in 1969, the Apollo 11 astronauts, including the first men to set foot on the moon, splashed down safely in the Pacific Ocean.

On this day in 2002, a fleet of six bicycle ambulances, complete with flashing blue lights, sirens and heart-starting defibrillators, hit the streets of London. The two-wheeled ambulances were sent to emergency calls downtown at the same time as their four-wheel counterparts. Trials revealed the bicycles were likely to arrive first in 88 percent of cases. In a third of calls, the bicycle medic was also able to treat the patient at the scene and cancel the full ambulance response.

How about some musical trivia: What musical instrument do most Americans prefer to play? I'll give you a hint...it's not the clarinet!

Good luck :)

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Today is Remember to Feed the Hummingbirds Day. Hang the feeder outside a window so the cat can watch.

Today is also I Forgot Day, a day to make up for all the birthdays, anniversaries, and graduations you forgot during the first half of the year. So, happy birthday, everybody :)

On this day in 1984, Miss America Vanessa Williams relinquished her crown to first runnerup Suzette Charles. Pageant officials had asked Vanessa to give up the title after nude photos of her were published.

On this day in 1994, searchers found Tabitha the cat after her owner had filed suit to ground a Tower Air 747 airliner for a 24-hour search. The cat had been lost inside the plane’s cargo hold for 12 days, traveling to New York, Los Angeles, Miami, and San Juan. She was okay, but hungry.

On this day in 1997, Josh the Wonder Dog died of cancer at age 16 in Riviera Beach, Maryland. Josh, listed in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s most petted dog, had been petted 478-thousand times, appearing at hundreds of schools, the 1992 Republican Convention, and as Grand Marshall of the 1997 Mardi Gras Parade in New Orleans.

Trivia time! Who said the following quote: "Men occasionally stumble over the truth, but most of them pick themselves up and hurry off as if nothing ever happened."

Good luck :)

That's one small step for man TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Special Olympics Day, the anniversary of the first Special Olympics, held in Chicago at Soldier Field in 1968. Whoo hoo...go Chicago!

Today is Moon Day, marking man’s first landing on the moon on this date in 1969 when Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed their lunar module Eagle. I think in honor of this, I'm going to have some green cheese ;)

On this day in 1993, in Philadelphia, an animal rights protester, dressed like a cow, was arrested after she hit Ronald McDonald in the face with a pie.

On this day in 1994, O.J. Simpson offered a $500,000 reward for the capture of his wife’s "real" killer.

And now some trivia: What invention did humorist Mark Twain patent in 1871?

Good luck :)

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Welcome to my 150th post!

Today is Lord of the Rings Day. "The Fellowship of the Ring," the first part of J.R.R. Tolkien's epic, "The Lord of the Rings," was published on this date in 1954.

On this day in 1992, Paul Lynch set a new world record in London by doing 40,401 pushups in 24 hours. Yipes!

On this day in 1993, the Department of Defense announced its "Don't ask, Don't tell, Don't pursue" policy toward homosexuals in the military.

Ah yes, trivia time! So, what's a 150th anniversary called?

Good luck :)

Oh, I wish I were an Oscar Meyer TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is Wienermobile Day, honoring the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile on its birthday. Oscar’s nephew Carl Mayer invented the Wienermobile in Chicago in 1936.

Today is Perfect 10 Day, marking the first perfect score in Olympic history when Romanian gynast Nadia Comaneci scored a 10 on the uneven bars at the 1976 summer games in Montreal.

On this day in AD 64, the Great Fire of Rome began.

On this day in 1974, though doctors at Royal Victoria Hospital in Barrie, Ontario, had ordered that 54-year-old patient Max Matetich was to undergo "no stress whatsoever," they decided to tell him anyway when he won the $1-million Olympic Canada lottery. He handled the stress just fine.

Here's some medical trivia: According to research at UT Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas, if acne is concentrated on the lower half of your face, what might be causing it: (a) your toothpaste; (b) your telephone; or (c) excessive kissing?

Good luck :)

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A quick programming note: the next update will be next Wednesday. I'm going to Vegas, baby!

Today is Friday the 13th, believed by some to be an unlucky day in English, German, Polish, and Portuguese-speaking cultures. The 13th is unlucky in Greece or Spain, but only if it falls on Tuesday. In Russia the unlucky day is Monday the 13th. Though many stories trace the reason for the alleged bad luck back to as early as biblical times, apparently all such stories were concocted within the past century. The first documented mention of a "Friday the 13th" is generally listed as occurring in the early 1900s.

Chicken Days begin today in Wayne, Nebraska, when humankind pays tribute to chickenkind.

On this day in 2003, Richard Rodriguez, a university teacher from Chicago, set a world record by completing more than 70 hours on one of Europe's steepest roller-coasters. The 42-year-old smashed the previous record of 35.5 hours, traveling on the Epedition GeForce train at Germany's Holiday Park in Hassloch. He was allowed 15 minute breaks every eight hours. Doctors accompanied him on the 75 miles per hour, 203-foot high ride.

Speaking of records, here's some trivia: In 1991, Timothy Badyana set a Guinness World Record by running 10 kilometers in 45 minutes 37 seconds in Dayton, Ohio. What was this world record for?

Good luck :)

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Today is Family Feud Day, marking the debut of the popular TV game show, hosted by Richard Dawson, on this day in 1976. Later hosts included Ray Combs, Louie Anderson, and Richard Karn. Let's play the feud!!

Today is National Pecan Pie Day. Hm, I'm beginning to wonder if my source of info is reading from a Dessert-a-day calendar!

On this day in 1873, it rained frogs in Kansas City. It really did.

On this day in 1942, the owner of the Green Parrot bar in New York City, Max Geller, was murdered. The crime was solved because the victim's pet parrot kept repeating the killer's name. The parrot even testified in court.

On this day in 2006, Debbie Phillips of Charleston, West Virginia, reported to police someone had been in her house and cleaned it. Nothing was missing. Police didn't worry about it much, but it really bugged Debbie. A month-long investigation revealed a neighbor across the street with a house key hidden in a similar spot outside had hired a cleaning service. They went to the wrong house.

Some food trivia for you, since I saw Ratatouille last night...what culinary masterpiece did Ed Peterson invent?

Good luck! :)

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Today is Reading Guilt Day, a day to actually start reading an entire book you only read the Cliff Notes version of in college. Hmm, I guess that means I'll finally have to read Billy Budd...

Today is also National Blueberry Muffin Day. Oh good, so I can have something good to eat when I fall asleep on my copy of Billy Budd ;)

On this day in 1914, Babe Ruth made his major-league debut with the Boston Red Sox at an annual rookie salary of $2,900. Six years later he signed with the Yankees for $125,000.

On this day in 1971, the U.S. Department of Agri­culture was allocated $19,520 to deter­mine if a woman's place was in the home. Really?

On this day in 1992, a Japanese rancher told Tokyo reporters he outfitted his cattle with pocket pagers. He said it took the cows about a week to learn that the beep means it's time to eat. He just dials the beeper number and they come running. Now, holler if you've sent a numeric page to anybody in the last 10 years!

Here's some weather trivia: we all know that the US has more tornadoes than any other nation, but what's the number two nation? I'll give you a hint: it's in the southern hemisphere.

Good luck :)

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Today is Pavement Day, marking completion of the first concrete-paved street on this date in 1892 in Bellefontaine, Ohio. So I guess they were the first town to pave paradise :)

Today is also Disney Animation Appreciation Day, a time to remember all your favorite Disney movies, like possibly "The Fox and The Hound," released on this date in 1981. Four years in the making, this Disney production required 360,000 drawings.

On this day in 1991, Millie Bush, America's First Dog, became a millionaire as royalties from her book about a dog's life in the White House reached $1.1-million. Millie gave the money to First Lady Barbara Bush's family literacy foundation. Millie died in May, 1997.

On this day in 2004, in his weekly radio address, President Bush said legalizing gay marriage would redefine the most fundamental institution of civilization, and that a constitutional amendment was needed to protect traditional marriage. I think the most surprising thing for me about this was that W has a weekly radio address!

Here's kind of a random question: what's the oldest river in North America?

Good luck :)

Just for the taste of it...diet TRIVIA QUIZ!

Today is National Sugar Cookie Day. Today is also Diet Coke Day, which was introduced on this date in 1982. So, have a diet coke and a sugar cookie!

On this day in 2002, to the boos of disappointed fans, the All-Star game in Milwaukee finished in a 7-7 tie after 11 innings when both teams ran out of pitchers.

On this day in 1992, star #1,959 on the Hollywood Walk of Fame went to actress Kim Basinger.

Ok, so, on this day in 1997, Mike Tyson was banned from the boxing ring. Which opponent's ear did he bite?

Good luck :)

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Today is National Fried Chicken Day.

Today is also Old Albums Are Frisbees Day. That sounds like a fun one!

On this day in 1989, A study released in Washington, D.C., showed that one-third of American adults had dangerously high cholesterol levels.

On this day in 1994, the movie "Forrest Gump" opened in theaters throughout the U.S.

Hm, today's kind of a downer...first fried chicken, then high cholesterol...how about an uplifting trivia question? What famous document begins: "When in the course of human events..."?

Good luck :)

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Today is International Bikini Day. The skimpy two-piece swim suit, created by Louis Reard, debuted on this date in1946 at a Paris fashion show. It was named for a Pacific atoll where the atomic bomb was first tested.

Today is also National Apple Turnover Day.

On this day in 1980, Tom Shufflebotham charmed 511 worms out of the ground in 30 minutes at the World Worm Charming Championships in Willaston, England. Worm charmers ply their talent by shaking the ground (digging?) with various garden tools. Water may not be used.

On this day in 1993, Dave Lampson of Centreville, Virginia, received a tax statement from IRS claiming he owed $68-billion! He was to pay $500 a month for 11-million years. An IRS official said it was a computer error.

Here's some presidential trivia: Who were the first three presidents of the United States? What game did they all enjoy playing?

Good luck :)