Pop Culture Trivia for February 15, 2014
► 1898 - An explosion sank the battleship USS Maine in Cuba's Havana harbor, killing 260 of the fewer than 400 American crew members aboard, sparking the Spanish-American war.
► 1950 - Disney's Cinderella cartoon feature opened in theaters. It was one of the biggest films of the year, and was theatrically re-released several time s- 1957, 1965, 1973, 1981 and 1987.
► 1961 - The whole 18-member U.S. figure skating team was killed in a plane crash in Berg-Kampenhout, Belgium. The team was on its way to the 1961 World Figure Skating Championships in Prague, Czechoslovakia.
► The flag we know today, the red and white maple leaf was designed as the new flag of Canada in 1965. Prior to that, the official flag was Britain's Union Jack.
► In 2003, it was estimated that between 8,000,000-30,000,000 people in 600 cities worldwide, the protest of the Iraq War was the largest protest in the history of the world.
► Today, in 2005, the mass media breakthrough YouTube was activated
Now You Know:
Progress is made by lazy men looking for an easier way to do things.
Joke of the Day:
Three sisters, ages 92, 94, and 96, live in the same house together. One night the 96-year-old draws a bath. She puts her foot in and pauses. She yells down the stairs, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?" The 94-year-old yells back, "I don't know. I'll come up and see." She started up the stairs and paused. "Was I going up the stairs or down?"
The 92-year-old is sitting at the kitchen table having tea listening to her sisters. She shakes her head and says, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful." She knocks on wood for good measure. She then yells, "I'll come up and help both of you as soon as I see who's at the door."
Quote for the Day:
When a couple is arguing over who loves who more, the one that gives up is the real winner.
Random Daily Factoid:
In 2003, the U.S. Government spent about $2,000,000.00 on potato research!
Have a fangtastic Saturday! I know I will! *weg* Brock
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