Friday, 2 May 2014
There is actually a law in Arizona called…
There is actually a law in Arizona called the “Stupid Motorist Law”. It states that any motorist who becomes stranded after driving around barricades to enter a flooded stretch of roadway may be charged for the cost of his/her rescue.
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For the Guinness World Records, it is required in the guidelines of all “large food”…
For the Guinness World Records, it is required in the guidelines of all “large food” type records that the item be fully edible, and distributed to the public for consumption, to prevent food wastage.
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In the Cold War, the United States spent millions of dollars…
In the Cold War, the United States spent millions of dollars to supply Afghan schoolchildren with textbooks filled with violent images and militant Islamic teachings, in order to spur resistance to the Soviet occupation.
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The Soviet Union did not admit that a reactor had exploded at Chernobyl…
The Soviet Union did not admit that a reactor had exploded at Chernobyl until nearly 3 days after radiation from the disaster set off alarms at a nuclear plant in Sweden 1000 km away.
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Today in History for 2nd May 2014
Historical Events
1865 - US President Johnson offers $100,000 reward for capture of Jefferson Davis
1942 - Japanese troops occupy Mandalay Burma
1962 - WMHT TV channel 17 in Schenectady-Alby-Tro, NY (PBS) 1st broadcast
1994 - Michael Bolton found plagurized Isley Bros "Love is Wonderful Thing"
1997 - Police arrest transsexual prostitute Atisone Seiuli with Eddie Murphy
2002 - Marad massacre of eight Hindus near Palakkad in Kerala.
Famous Birthdays
1898 - Jef [Josephus C F] Last, Dutch poet/politician (The Spark)
1927 - Ray Barrett, Australian actor
1929 - Sydney Gedye, cricketer (opening batsman in four Tests for NZ 1964)
1960 - Ravi Ratnayeke, cricketer (Sri Lankan pace bowler and opening batsman)
1972 - Erik Maes, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
1995 - Kelsey Lewis, American actress
Famous Deaths
1683 - Stjepan Gradić, Croatian philosopher and scientist (b. 1613)
1810 - Rev. Dr. Henry Jerome de Salis, divine (b.1740)
1973 - Alan Carney, actor (Herbie-Take it from Me), dies at 61
1982 - Hugh Marlowe, actor (Jim Matthews-Another World), dies at 71
1985 - Hal LeRoy, dancer/actor (Harold Teen), dies at 71 after surgery
1990 - Oleg Anatolyevich Yakovlev, Russian cosmonaut, dies at 49
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Brain Teaser 5/2/2014
2. If Susan is 10, Arabella is 20, and Jim and Neal are both 5, but Richard is 10, how much is Jennifer by the same system?
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