Who knew? Rudolph Diesel (1858 – 1913), inventor of the Diesel engine, meant for it to run on vegetable oil, not the petroleum-derived diesel fuel used today, so we celebrate NATIONAL BIODIESEL DAY! Diesel noticed how steam engines waste 90% of their fuel, while internal combustion engines waste up to 75%, and designed his engine to …
March 14, 44 BCE was Julius Caesar’s second-worst day, but for his Co-Consul and best friend, it was one of his best days, making today INTERNATIONAL MARK ANTONY GETS LUCKY DAY! It was the day before the Ides of March, and Caesar’s assassins were holding their last meeting before making Julius Kabob of Caesar …
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I dig Dr. Seuss’ scene of Hatted Cats and Grinches Green of elephants named Horton too and fishes red and green and blue. Hellzyeah, it’s NATIONAL DOCTOR SEUSS DAY! Who didn’t grow up a huge fan of that PhD in English Literature, Theodor Seuss Geisel, best known to children everywhere as Dr. Seuss? Following his …
It’s here, the day we’ve all been waiting for! It’s Superbowl XLVIII, and you know what that means. That’s right, boys and girls, it’s NATIONAL ROMAN NUMERAL DAY! While Roman numerals are only used these days for Superbowls, movie sequels and at the end of rich guys’ names, they were once the most widely used …
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What’s the best reason to vote? Because we can. It’s not a big national election today, and the fate of the nation doesn’t hinge on any one race, but add them all up and they sure do make a difference on ELECTION DAY! In recent years, Americans have been experimenting at the ballot box, getting …
Our first president was a hemp farmer, and 7 more farmers and a rancher also became American presidents, the most recent being Jimmy Carter. There’s something humble and hopeful about farmers, generally a good natured bunch. Even in today’s largely urban society, everyone celebrates NATIONAL FARMERS DAY! Well, we’d better celebrate, these are the …
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His name is a mouthful, his paintings an eyeful. Brooklyn’s own Roberto Guiseppe Antonio Polito will be having his first Manhattan show at the Jacob Javits Center in New York City, this October 4th, 5th, and 6th. You can check out his website to feast your eyes on this great artist’s work, and enter Roberto’s colorful world …
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Ah, people! Were just chock full of notions, bless our hearts, one bright idea after the next; inventions, rules, philosophies, codes of behavior, religions, laws, poems, essays, operas, stories, texts, tweets, TV shows and recipes. There’s just no shutting us up, nearly 7 billion bright ideas. As a public service, senior analysts and researchers at …
