Brock's Daily Post

Good morning Phoenix! I trust you all had a good night. I know I did. *weg* 

Pop Culture Trivia for February 18, 2014
► 1856 - The "Known-Nothing Party," convened in Philadelphia to nominate its first presidential candidate. The Know-Nothing movement began in the 1840s, when an increasing rate of immigration led to the formation of a number of groups to combat "foreign" influences in American society. 
► 1861 - Jefferson Davis became the provisional president of the Confederate States of America. He was 'provisional' because he was not elected by the people, but appointed by the Confederate Congress.
► Mark Twain's The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was published for the first time in 1885
► The first Academy Awards were announced in 1929 for 1928's films
► In 1930, ex-planet Pluto was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh
► In the last lap of the Daytona 500 in 2001, race car legend Ralph Dale Earnhardt was killed in a crash. Richard Petty won the race.

Famous Last Words:
"Nice doggie."

Joke of the Day:
A man cheats on his girlfriend named Lorraine with a girl named Clearly.
Suddenly, Lorraine died.
At the funeral, the man stands up and sings, "I can see Clearly now, Lorraine is gone."

Quote of the Day:
Some of the greatest ideas of all time have come to people during Math class... none of which had anything to do with Math. Anonymous

Random Daily Factoid:
On some Caribbean islands, the oysters can climb trees.

Have a fangtastic day everyone!  Brock