Tag: fundays
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The Escalator
May 29th was the day escalators were patented by Charles Seeberger in 1897. Charles Seeberger and Otis Company made it a commercial only in 1902. Charles called it escalator by merging the words scala that meant inclined in Latin and elevator for the elevator had already been patented. It however debuted in an amusement park, as…
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the straw hat day
Neil Steinberg’s book Hatless Jack talks about men having murdered in living memory for the crime of war a hat out season! May 15th herald’s the beginning of the straw hat season. Hence it is honoured as the straw-hat day. Straw hats are worn traditionally to protect the heat from the heat and keep the…
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honoring the wedding ring
a day to honor an ancient tradition
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pop icon
A pop icon is a celebrity, character, or object whose fame in pop culture constitutes a defining characteristic of a given society or era. popcorn and movie All the while I assumed that Pop star meant a singing star, now I’m told a Pop star’s longevity is dependent on his or her notoriety Stars…
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Personal firewall day
Today is the personal fire wall day. This is an internet equivalent of a public health initiative promoted by Microsoft, Network associates, and other leading technology companies. It essentially encourages internet users to adopt firewall technology to protect themselves from online threats. The application controls network traffic to and from a computer permitting or denying…
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feast of the fabulous wild men
Today is an unusual funday, the feast of the fabulous wild men day. The online research unanimously agrees, that there are cards to commemorate the occasion, there are gifts, but no one knows what it is all about. No evidence as to who created it and no congressional proclamations are seen. It could be lets…
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