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September 6, 1986 –Bananarama’s cover of the Shocking Blue single, Venus hit no. 1 on this date Bananarama’s version was produced by the team of Stock, Aitken and Waterman, who worked on hits by Rick Astley (Never Gonna Give You Up), Dead or Alive (You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)) and Kylie Minogue (IContinue reading “Venus”

September 6, 1958 – Steve McQueen debuted in the western series, Wanted: Dead or Alive, on CBS-TV on this date. Steve McQueen was hired after Jack H. Harris, who was producing The Blob gave him a glowing reference to Dick Powell (the head of Four Star Productions). Powell also asked for, and was granted, theContinue reading “Wanted: Dead or Alive”

We here at ACME hope that you’re enjoying your last hot dog and ice cold beer of the summer today, but let’s remember that there is actual a point to Labor Day – to celebrate the economic and social contributions of workers. Keep in mind, the first minimum wage was established in the USA inContinue reading “Lose yourself in the service of others”

There is no specific time zone at the South Pole. This is because all the longitude lines on the planet meet up there (because the planet isn’t flat). The stations on the South Pole use the time zone of the country that owns them, meaning two stations near each other could be using two differentContinue reading “Does anybody really know what time it is?”

Today is National Cheese Pizza Day. While you do not have to don tight fitting polyester pants and strut down 86th Street in Bensonhurst to celebrate, please remember that you have to fold your pizza in half to eat it, and for god’s sake, don’t use a fork and a knife. Also, it may seemContinue reading “We breathe, dream, and live for it”

You can fire an arrow around an object to hit a target. Both English and Arabic historic sources have mentioned skilled archers curving arrows around objects. It has become a practice among some modern-day archers who have proved it can be done. In fact, an arrow can even be fired with a 180 degree curveContinue reading “Pretty Cool Things”

September 4, 1886 –Geronimo was a prominent Native American leader of the Chiricahua Apache who warred against the encroachment of the United States on his tribal lands and people for over 25 years.  While outnumbered, Geronimo fought against both Mexican and United States troops and became famous for his daring exploits and numerous escapes fromContinue reading “The Anti-Indiana Jones”

On September 3, 1189, Richard Lionheart, an enthusiastic french speaking sodomite (which was technical illegal in England,) was crowned King of England on this date. The son of Henry II (no relation to Rocky II) and Eleanor of Aquitaine, Richard spent most of his ten-year reign abroad. For two of these years he was imprisonedContinue reading “It’s good to be the king, I guess?”

September 3, 1928 –In San Francisco, Philo Farnsworth demonstrated a television system featuring his Image Dissector camera tube to the press for the first time. The system delivered 20 pictures per second, enough to convince the eye it was looking at motion rather than a series of stills. The San Francisco Chronicle lauded the achievementContinue reading “The ‘birth’ of Television”

Statistically, going to work is more dangerous than going to war (and we’re not talking about catching COVID-19.) More than two million people die from work-related accidents or disease every year – equivalent to one death every 15 seconds – the UN’s International Labor Organization stated. Two years ago, the figure was just 1.2 million.Continue reading “The more you know”