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The Eiffel Tower “grows” in the summer. The Eiffel Tower gets taller by up to 6 inches during the summer, when the temperature reaches as high as 40°C. Extreme heat causes the metal at the base to expand, increasing the height of the Eiffel Tower. It also causes the top of the tower to tiltContinue reading “There’s a dirty joke in here but I’m just not going to say it.”

September 24, 1046 –You might know that today is the feast day of St. Gerard Sagredo of Hungary and he was not having a great day today. During mass, hordes of heathens, stormed his church, poked him with pointed sticks, bundled him up and wheeled him to the top of Gellert Hill, in Hungary (butContinue reading “It hard to be a saint in Csanád”

Today we commemorate some of the greatest political pooches our country has ever known. On September 23, 1952, responding to accusations that he diverted $18,000 in contributions into his pocket, Senator Richard M. Nixon rescues his candidacy for Vice President by insisting that he had never accepted any money. Although Nixon does admit he acceptedContinue reading “Checkers”

September 23, 1949 –Happy Birthday Bruce! If you are of a certain age, at one point, Bruce meant everything to you. Demand Euphoria!

In England, pigeon poop is property of the Crown. In the 18th Century, King George I of England decreed all pigeon droppings to be property of the Crown. He even put guards at sites where the birds perched to enforce his edict. He was no birdbrain. There was a practical reason for his order: PigeonContinue reading “At least your job title isn’t ‘Keeper of the Royal Pigeon Poop’”

September 23, 1992 –NBC first introduced us to Paul and Jamie Buchman (and Murray) when Mad About You first premiered on this date. Paul’s old apartment is rented out to Cosmo Kramer (Michael Richards) from Seinfeld. In an episode where Jamie wants Paul to give up his old apartment, he visits Cosmo.

Today is the first full day of Autumn Take advantage of the day (there are only 90 more of the left this season.)

September 22, 1964 – Napoleon Solo and Illya Kuryakin, who kept the world safe on The Man from U.N.C.L.E, made their first appearance on NBC-TV on this date. There was a dispute over what the name of the villainous spy agency would be. The original name was THRUSH, but it was felt that this wasContinue reading “The Man from U.N.C.L.E.”

September 22, 1994 – 27 years ago, you could get a cup of coffee at Central Perk for the first time when Friends, premiered on NBC-TV on this date. Many titles were considered and rejected before the show was named as Friends. They included Friends Like Us, Insomnia Cafe and Across the Hall.

Autumn began at 3:21 P.M. EDT today. By happy coincidence, it’s also the first day of Fall. Many people in the northern hemisphere are disturbed by the changes they see around them at about this time each year. It gets darker earlier, temperatures drop, leaves change color and die and the Red Sox tend toContinue reading “Every leaf is a flower”