Monday 11/11/24
Celebrate:
Veterans Day - Why today? On November 11, 1918, a cessation of hostilities, or armistice, between the Allied Powers and Germany took place. With this armistice, fighting during World War I ended, and the stage was set for a treaty to be signed formally ending the war.
On the first anniversary of the armistice, President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the day as Armistice Day, and said, "To us in America the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country's service, and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of nations."
On May 13, 1938, Armistice Day became a legal holiday, and was made "a day to be dedicated to the cause of world peace." In 1945 veteran Raymond Weeks came up with the idea to expand the day to celebrate all veterans, not just those from World War I.
Air Day
Death/Duty Day
National Metal Day
National Sundae Day
Origami Day
Pocky Day
Singles' Day
World Orphans Day
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Weekend Box Office
1. Venom: The Last Dance $16.2M
2. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever $11.1M
3. Heretic $11.0M
4. The Wild Robot $6.7M
5. Smile 2 $5.0M
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Heading into 2025, more of us feel confident we could handle minor car repairs on our own if we had to. How many of these things could YOU do?
1. Change a flat tire . . . 65% say they could, up from 52% in 2015.
2. Change your oil . . . 58%, up from 45%.
3. Change your brake fluid. . . 49%, up from 35%.
4. Replace your battery . . . 64%, up from 51%.
5. Replace the air filter . . . 61%, up from 53%.
6. Change a spark plug . . . 50%, up from 39%.
45% said they'd probably still pay a mechanic to do most of that stuff. But they're fairly confident they could do it themselves if they had to. (as long as I can watch a YouTube video.)
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Pluto is still not a planet, but researchers think they found the best evidence yet that another "Planet Nine" is out there somewhere. It could be three times larger than Earth, hiding out in the Kuiper Belt beyond Neptune.
Good..because my pneumonic device needs an ending. My Very Energetic Mother Just Served Us Nine _______.
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Researchers made vampire bats run on tiny treadmills to study how they metabolize food. They're actually pretty decent runners. Yes, it's as ridiculous as you think! Google up vampire bats running on a treadmill.
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I told you about the wood satellite a while back, well it arrived at the Space Station on Tuesday. They'll drop it into orbit soon to see how it holds up in the vacuum of space. If it works, we might use wood for ALL satellites someday. It's more eco-friendly when it burns up on reentry and doesn't damage the ozone layer.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - Baseball season is over, but remember this for when it returns!
Since the 1940s, baseballs have been rubbed down with the same special mud to help Major League pitchers get a good grip. And a new study found it really does have the exact right mix of clay and sand. It comes from somewhere in New Jersey, but Major League Baseball still won't say where.
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