8/11/26 - Back to School, Fat Marmots, and Lots of Ducks!
- bribriny
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Tuesday 8/11/26
Celebrate:
Annual Medical Checkup Day
National Panini Day
National Raspberry Bombe Day
National Raspberry Tart Day
Play in the Sand Day
Son and Daughter Day
Presidential Joke Day - 1984, Ronald Reagan was doing a soundcheck for National Public Radio, in preparation for his weekly radio address. Without knowing that his microphone was on and recording, he parodied the opening remarks of his prepared speech by saying, "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever. We begin bombing in five minutes." The audio did not go out live but was later leaked.
The joke was not received well, obviously.
Today the President is a Joke.
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It's Back to School shopping time around here, but in Indiana, kids are back at the books now!
Back to school times vary all over the country.
In general, schools in the southern region tend to have the earliest start times, whereas later start times are more common in northern schools, according to 2023 research by Pew Research Center.
In an analysis of more than 1,500 public school districts during the 2023-2024 school year, Pew found:
By the second week of August, nearly all public school students in the region covering Alabama, Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas were back from summer break.
Almost no districts, however, in the New England and Middle Atlantic states went back before late August.
Three-quarters of students in the Middle Atlantic, including New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, did not return until the second week of September.
The earliest tracked return date was July 17, while the latest was Sept. 8.
So enjoy your break for the next couple of weeks!
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We have Fat Bear Week; now it's Fat Marmot Week! It's organized by The Rocky Mountain Biological Laboratory.
Starting on Aug. 24, the public gets to vote on which marmot they think best shows healthy hibernation preparation - or in short, the fattest marmot. The final round of voting takes place Aug. 28, with the winning marmot being named on Aug. 29.
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The big question is...can I eat lettuce again?
USAToday had an article the other day stating, from various sources, that it is ok.
One of the biggest outbreaks was in Michigan, and their state's health department said that the majority of the affected produce is "likely" no longer available to consumers.
The widespread media coverage has placed additional pressure on companies and government agencies to take action. Plus, most of the affected batches would be spoiled by now.
If it was the lettuce. There are still some questions on where it originated.
Your best bet is to shop your local farmers markets and farms. Which is very easy to do at this time.
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Which has more Vitamin C: an Orange or a Red Bell Pepper?
One cup of chopped red bell pepper contains roughly three times as much vitamin C as a medium orange. They’re also easy to add to salads, stir-fries, sandwiches, or just eat raw with dip. A simple way to sneak a serious vitamin C boost into your day.
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A new culinary survey looking into breakfast habits revealed that 38% of adults admit to eating leftover pizza straight out of the fridge for breakfast at least once a month—and over half claim it tastes better cold than fresh out of the oven..
In college, we sometimes ate leftover pizza in the morning that hadn't been refrigerated! Still fine!
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A deluge of 90,000 rubber ducks poured out of a truck and into the Chicago River on Thursday, then bobbed along a stretch of the skyscraper-lined river in the annual Chicago Ducky Derby that raises thousands of dollars for charity.
The annual event, a fundraiser for Special Olympics Illinois, draws thousands of participants.
Becky Cavanagh, the Ducky Derby ambassador and a 13-year Special Olympics athlete, held up the winning duck to the cheers of crowds packed on both sides of the river.
Honestly, it was a very slow-moving mass of ducks.
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In Germany, a guy broke into a store and stole some merchandise. On his way out, he snagged his jacket, ripping it open. It was a down jacket, and as he walked, it leaked feathers all the way home. Officers followed the trail of feathers and arrested him.
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Today’s Useless Fact of the Day - When the first commercial videotape recorder was introduced in 1956, it wasn't meant for home use—it cost a staggering $50,000 and was bought exclusively by television networks. It took nearly two decades of innovation before VCRs became affordable enough to rent movies for your living room!
Wish I had one back when I was a kid.
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