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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”

Lydia Kamekeha Liliuokalani was born on this date in 1838. Upon the death of her brother in 1891, she became sovereign Queen of Hawaii. This was considered posing by the American colonials of Hawaii, who reminded her that monarchy was unconstitutional in the United States. She reminded them that Hawaii was not part of theContinue reading “Think about this the next time you have any Dole pineapple”

Oranges may be the new black but it was originally green. Oranges are unknown in the wild. They are a hybrid of tangerines and the pomelo or “Chinese grapefruit” (which is pale green or yellow), and were first cultivated in south-east Asia. They weren’t orange, but green, and Vietnamese oranges and Thai tangerines are stillContinue reading “Green Juice does sound as appetizing”

September 2, 1950 –This program is brought to you by the Eagle Hands Laundry. Does your eagle have dirty mitts? … Here is one of my favorite non Bug Bunny Looney Tunes; the classic Daffy/ Porky outing, The Ducksters, was released on this date. On the game show Porky Pig wins: 1. The Rocky Mountains2.Continue reading “The Ducksters”

Oranges may be the new black but it was originally green. Oranges are unknown in the wild. They are a hybrid of tangerines and the pomelo or “Chinese grapefruit” (which is pale green or yellow), and were first cultivated in south-east Asia. They weren’t orange, but green, and Vietnamese oranges and Thai tangerines are stillContinue reading “Green Juice just doesn’t sound as appetizing”