1909 – The National Negro Committee, the forerunner to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), convened for the first time.
1911 – The RMS Titanic was launched in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
1971 – Observation of Memorial Day occurred on the last Monday in May for the first time. Previously, it was held on May 30.
2005 – Vanity Fair revealed that Mark Felt was Watergate’s “Deep Throat”.
If you were born on May 31st, You were likely conceived the week of… September 7th (prior year)
12 Big Ben Facts
316 feet high, Big Ben was completed on May 31, 1859.
The “Big Ben” nickname actually refers to the clock tower’s largest bell, weighing 13.5 long tons. The hammer inside the bell weighs 441 pounds.
Workers hand wind the clock three times a week. Each winding takes workers about 1.5 hours to complete.
The base of each clock dial includes the Latin inscription: Domine Salvam fav Reginam Nostram Victoriam Primam. This translates to O Lord, keep safe our Queen Victoria the First.
The structure was officially known as “The Clock Tower”, but in 2012, however, the official name was changed to Elizabeth Tower.
Clock maintenance crews use pennies to make tiny adjustments to the time. Adding or removing a penny coin can change the clock speed by up to 0.4 seconds a day.
Big Ben chimed 30 times on July 27, 2012, to welcome in the 30th Olympic Games.
Just as the Eiffel Tower is used to show a film is taking place in France, Big Ben is often seen in the background of films taking place in London.
The bells are tuned to G-sharp, F-sharp, B, and E, and it chimes at 118 decibels.
Each clock has a diameter of 23 feet.
The hour hand is 9.2 feet long and the minute hand is 14 feet long.
May 31 is…
Macaroon Day
May 31 Birthday Quotes
“I know what the important things are in life. I know that just because I pretend to be someone else for two hours on the silver screen doesn’t make me a better person than the next man. So, I mind all those things. Simple things.” – Colin Farrell
“When you have confidence, you can have a lot of fun. And when you have fun, you can do amazing things.” – Joe Namath
“Have faith in your own thoughts.” – Brooke Shields
“A positive thinker does not refuse to recognize the negative; he refuses to dwell on it. Positive thinking is a form of thought which habitually looks for the best results from the worst conditions.” – Norman Vincent Peale
“Either define the moment or the moment will define you.” – Walt Whitman
“People think that all cameramen do is point the camera at things, but it’s a heck of a lot more complicated than that.” – Chris Elliott
“Howard the Duck! That’s a really interesting movie. I appreciate my career because I’ve had a lot of very interesting ups and downs, and most people… That movie is such a famous flop. In a land of a lot of flops, it’s kind of awesome to be in a really famous flop. I mean, it’s kind of a poster child for flops. – Lea Thompson
May 31 Birthdays
1819 – Walt Whitman, American poet, essayist, and journalist (died in 1892) 1866 – John Ringling, American entrepreneur, co-founder of Ringling Brothers Circus (died in 1936) 1898 – Norman Vincent Peale, American minister and author (died in 1993) 1908 – Don Ameche, American actor (died in 1993) 1930 – Clint Eastwood, American actor and director 1943 – Joe Namath, American football player 1960 – Chris Elliott, American comedic actor 1961 – Lea Thompson, American actress 1965 – Brooke Shields, American model and actress 1976 – Colin Farrell, Irish actor
May 31 History
1279 BC – Ramesses II became pharaoh of Ancient Egypt. He may have been the pharaoh involved with Moses. He was the subject of Percy Bysshe Shelly’s Ozymandias. “King of Kings am I, Ozymandias. If anyone would know how great I am and where I lie, let him surpass one of my works.”
1578 – The Catacombs of Rome were discovered.
1790 – The United States enacted the Copyright Act of 1790.
1859 – Big Ben, located at the top of London’s 320-foot-high St. Stephen’s Tower, began operating.
1889 – Johnston, Pennsylvania Flood killed over 2,200 people.
1935 (Earthquake) British India (Pakistan)
1970 (Earthquake) Yungay, Peru
1977 – Broadway Show – Beatlemania (Musical) May 31, 1977
1977 – The Sex Pistol’s God Save The Queen was banned from performing on the BBC.
1977 – The Trans-Alaska Pipeline System was completed.
1997 – Singer/songwriter Jeff Buckley drowned while swimming in his pool. He was not 27.
2000 – Survivor premiered on CBS
2005 – W. Mark Felt’s family announced that assistant FBI director Felt, was in fact, ‘Deep Throat’ – the insider who told reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein the details about President Nixon’s Watergate scandal.
2006 – The Hills premiered on MTV
2013 – A record-breaking 2.6-mile wide tornado struck El Reno, Oklahoma, United States, injuring 150 and killing 8 people.
May 31, 2011 (fiction) Thor was banished to Midgard (Earth) and the Stark Expo was attacked by Ivan Vanko, Marvel Cinematic Universe
.2017 – President Donald Trump tweeted the word “covfefe”.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.” #songlyrics
If I won a year’s supply of chapstick, I would win one chapstick.
On an analog clock face, 6:30 is hands down the best time of the day.
Before Google launched Gmail, “G-Mail” was the name of a free email service offered by Garfield’s website.
“I learned the truth at 17.” #songlyrics
Being paid to sleep would be my dream job.
“What do we stand for if we all live in fear?” #songlyrics
Hydrogen is the most abundant element in the Universe, about 75%.
In 1953, Rock Hudson was elected Mayor of Universal City.
If you are lonely, dim all lights and put on a horror movie. After a while, it won’t feel like you are alone anymore.
Comedian Phil Hartman designed Poco’s Legend album cover.
I switched my economy from the gold standard to the helium standard. The inflation is terrible.
“I was 12 going on 13 the first time I saw a dead human being.” – The Writer in Stand By Me #moviequotes
A prime number (or a prime) is a natural number greater than 1 that has no positive divisors other than 1 and itself. Prime Days include: May: 5/2 ,5/3 ,5/5 ,5/7 ,5/11 ,5/13 ,5/17 ,5/19 ,5/23 ,5/29 ,5/31
1842 – John Francis attempted to murder Queen Victoria as she drives down Constitution Hill in London.
1854 – The US territories of Kansas and Nebraska were established.
1911 – At the Indianapolis Motor Speedway, the first Indianapolis 500 ended with Ray Harroun in his Marmon Wasp.
1975 – European Space Agency was established.
If you were born on May 30th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 6th (prior year)
May 30 is…
Macaroon Day Mint Julep Day My Bucket’s Got a Hole Day
May 30 Birthday Quotes
“Sometimes all it takes is just a smile to change somebody’s weather.” – Wynonna Judd
“I usually read a script from an audience perspective first, and then look more closely at the character only.” – Colm Meaney
“Today was tomorrow yesterday so don’t inhale.” – Mel Blanc
“If it isn’t for the writing, we’ve got nothing. Writers are the most important people in Hollywood. And we must never let them know it.” – Irving Thalberg
“The script comes first. If that isn’t good enough, you know it’s gonna be a long ride.” – Ted McGinley
May 30 Birthdays
1896 – Howard Hawks, American director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 1977) 1899 – Irving Thalberg, American screenwriter and producer (died in 1936) 1908 – Mel Blanc, American voice actor (died in 1989) 1912 – Hugh Griffith, Welsh character actor (died in 1980) 1953 – Colm Meaney, Irish character actor 1958 – Ted McGinley, American actor 1962 – Kevin Eastman, American author and illustrator 1964 – Wynonna Judd, American singer-songwriter 1974 – CeeLo Green, American singer-songwriter
May 30 History
1431 – At Rouen, Normandy, Joan of Arc was burned at the stake for heresy.
1631 – Gazette de France, the first French newspaper, began publication.
1806 – Future US President Andrew Jackson participated in a duel, killing Charles Dickinson. Dickinson shot first, wounding Jackson, but Jackson’s shot at Dickinson was fatal. Most of Andrew Jackson’s duels were for the questioned honor of his wife, Rachel.
1883 – A stampede on the recently opened Brooklyn Bridge in NYC killed twelve people.
1898 – Chemist Morris William Travers discovered the element krypton (Kr), the element (not the planet).
1911 – The inaugural Indianapolis 500 was run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indiana.
1922 – The Lincoln Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
1958 – The remains of two unidentified American servicemen, killed in action during World War II and the Korean War respectively, were buried at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Arlington National Cemetery.
1964 #1 Hit May 30, 1964 – June 5, 1964: The Beatles – Love Me Do
1966 – Launch of Surveyor 1, the first US spacecraft to land on an extraterrestrial body (the Moon).
1970 #1 Hit May 30, 1970 – June 12, 1970: Ray Stevens – Everything Is Beautiful
1974 – The Airbus A300 passenger aircraft first entered service.
1975 #1 Hit May 31, 1975 – June 6, 1975: Freddy Fender – Before The Next Teardrop Falls
1980 #1 Hit May 31, 1980 – June 27, 1980: Lipps Inc – Funkytown
2003 #1 Hit May 31, 2003 – June 27, 2003: 50 Cent featuring Nate Dogg – 21 Questions
2005 – American student Natalee Holloway disappeared while on a high school graduation trip to Aruba. Most people believe that Joran van der Sloot had something to do with it.
2008 – The film version of HBO’s comedy series Sex and the City, starring Sarah Jessica Parker was released.
#1 Hit May 30, 2020 – June 5, 2020: Savage – Megan Thee Stallion featuring Beyoncé
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“What came first: the music or the misery?” – Rob in High Fidelity #moviequotes
Two wrongs don’t make a right, but three lefts do.
“Lady, I’m afraid I’m gonna have to ask you to leave the store.” – Ash #moviequotes
A group of Pigs is called a Team or Passel or Drift or Parcel or Sounder or Drove.
JFK ordered 1,200 of his favorite Cuban cigars the night before he signed the Cuban embargo.
Being labeled a nudist and being labeled a streaker is only separated by speed. #hippieproverb
The Internet killed the video and radio star.
Abigail Van Buren (aka Dear Abby) – Real Name: Pauline Ester Friedman
“Goooooal!” – (soccer sportscaster) Andres Cantor
A group of Physicists is a Nucleus.
Tom Baker, who played the 4th Doctor in Doctor Who, was a monk for six years.
1886 – John Pemberton placed his first advertisement for Coca-Cola, in The Atlanta Journal.
1919 – Albert Einstein’s Theory of General Relativity was tested (and later confirmed) by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin.
1953 – Edmund Hillary of New Zealand and Tenzing Norgay, a Sherpa of Nepal, became the first explorers to reach the summit of Mount Everest, which is at 29,035 feet above sea level.
2004 – The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, D.C.
If you were born on May 29th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 5th (prior year)
A Brief History of Coca-Cola
When Coca-Cola first started out in 1886, it was just available as a fountain drink. In 1894, they started bottling the soda, through a bunch of regional bottlers. The first bottles were kind of roundish or flat and every regional COKE bottler was free to what kind of bottle to use.
At that time, Coke had dozens of competitors back then that used similar names, similar bottles, and even used similar fonts to kind of leech on the Coca-Cola Brand. By 1914, there were 65 different OFFICIAL Coke bottlers around the country, and they had to agree with a plan to make Coca-Cola stand out from all the copycats.
In 1915, The 65 BOTTLERS decided that they wanted, as they described “a bottle so distinct that you would recognize if by feel in the dark or lying broken on the ground.”
They finally came up with the color of the glass, and the uniform size of the bottle – 6 1/2 ounces. The companies couldn’t compete with each other, so, by contract, the price of Coca-Cola from 1886 to 1959 was 6 1/2 ounces for 5 cents.
The initial design was based on something called a Hobble Skirt. This was a style back then that allowed a woman’s curves to be accentuated, at least as much as the early 1900s would allow. Morticia Addams from the ADDAMS Family had one. They were hard to walk in, but it was the sexiest outfit a girl could wear in public in the 19teens.
Since then, the bottle has gotten beggir, thinned down, been used in art, and even in machine design. 23 design changes in all. Today, there are 30-odd bottlers in the United States and hundreds more around the world. Cuba and North Korea, are the only countries that do not allow to sell Coca-Cola officially.
The price of a bottle of Coca-Cola stayed at a nickel until 1959. At the time, vending machines only took nickels, and before raising prices to a dime the president of Coca-Cola asked President Eisenhower to mint 7.5 cent coins to keep the increase reasonable. The request was denied, so Coke had a big jump in price to 10 cents in 1959.
May 29 is…
Coq Au Vin Day Put a Pillow on Your Fridge Day
May 29 Birthday Quotes
“United we stand, divided we fall. Let us not split into factions which must destroy that union upon which our existence hangs.” – Patrick Henry
“A society is in decay, final or transitional when common sense really becomes uncommon.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton
“… you hear the beginning of a melody, you should kind of know it’s going to lead down this path. It should start feeling like a friend, like familiar.” – Danny Elfman
“No one party can fool all of the people all of the time; that’s why we have two parties.” – Bob Hope
“You never can expect what people’s reactions are going to be. You can only hope that everyone feels the way that you do.” – Melanie Brown
“The truth is that it is only by believing in God that we can ever criticize the Government. Once abolish the God, and the Government becomes the God.” – Gilbert K. Chesterton
“They say money doesn’t buy happiness. That phrase should end with ‘just kidding’.” – Daniel Tosh
May 29 Birthdays
1736 – Patrick Henry, American lawyer and politician, 1st Governor of Virginia (died in 1799) 1874 – G.K. Chesterton, English essayist, poet, and playwright (died in 1936) 1903 – Bob Hope, English-American actor, singer, and producer (died in 2003) 1953 – Danny Elfman, American singer-songwriter 1955 – David Kirschner, American animator, producer, and author 1958 – Annette Bening, American actress 1975 – Daniel Tosh, American comedian 1975 – Mel B, English singer-songwriter 1989 – Riley Keough, American model
May 29 History
1453 Ottoman armies under Sultan Mehmed II Fatih captured Constantinople (now Istanbul) after a 53-day siege, commonly called The Fall of Constantinople.
1790 Rhode Island was the last of the original United States colonies to ratify the Constitution and was admitted as the 13th US state.
1848 Wisconsin was admitted as the 30th US state.
1913 Igor Stravinsky’s ballet score The Rite of Spring premiered in Paris, France
1914 Heavy fog caused a collision between cruise ship Empress of Ireland and coal freighter, the Storstad on the St. Lawrence River in Canada that killed 1,073 people, mostly tourist passengers on the Empress.
1953 Mount Everest – 29,032 ft (8,848.86 m) – Nepal/Tibet – First ascent: May 29, 1953, by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay
1954 The first of the annual Bilderberg Group conferences was held in the Hotel de Bilderberg in Oosterbeek, Netherlands.
1961 #1 Hit May 29, 1961 – June 4, 1961: Ricky Nelson – Travelin’ Man
1965 #1 Hit May 29, 1965 – June 11, 1965: The Beach Boys – Help Me, Rhonda
1970 May 29, 1970 Birthday (fictional) Tony Stark, Marvel Cinematic Universe
1971 #1 Hit May 29, 1971 – June 11, 1971: The Rolling Stones – Brown Sugar
1976 #1 Hit May 29, 1976 – July 9, 1976: Diana Ross – Love Hangover
1979 Actor Woody Harrelson’s father, Charles Harrelson, was charged with the murder of Judge John Wood.
1982 Pope John Paul II became the first pontiff to visit Canterbury Cathedral.
1999 Space Shuttle Discovery completed the first docking with the International Space Station.
2004 The National World War II Memorial was dedicated in Washington, DC.
2015 One World Observatory at One World Trade Center opened.
2021 #1 Hit May 29, 2021 – June 4, 2021: Good 4 U – Olivia Rodrigo
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I still don’t know my exact foot measurement for all the times I would play with those metal foot measurement things at the shoe store as a kid.
I want to see a wacky sitcom about a happy billionaire family with their young son and cooky butler, but it’s The Wayne family before they get murdered in the alley.
Guardians of the Galaxy’s Rocket Raccoon’s name was inspired by the Beatles song Rocky Raccoon.
“I shall call him Squishy and he shall be mine and he shall be my Squishy. Come on, Squishy Come on, little Squishy.” – Dory
“A man’s got to know his limitations” – Harry Callahan #moviequotes
There’s a 300-page book called ‘A Void’ that was written without ever using the letter “e”. It was originally written in French.
The plastic used to make Legos is the same type of plastic used to make hard hats.
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then an average minute of a film is worth 1,440,000 words. (A de facto movie standard is that movies will run at 24fps. 24 frames x 60 seconds x 1000 words = 1,440,000 words)
A man named Apa Sherpa has climbed Mt.Everest 21 times!
Ashton Kutcher – Real Name: Christopher Kutcher
The sounds made by the Brachiosaurs in Jurassic Park were a mix of whale and donkey sounds.
1830 – President Andrew Jackson signed the Indian Removal Act which denied Native Americans their land rights and forcibly relocated them.
1934 – In Ontario, Canada, the Dionne quintuplets were born to Oliva and Elzire Dionne
1936 – Alan Turing published On Computable Numbers.
1961 – Peter Benenson’s article The Forgotten Prisoners was published in several internationally read newspapers.
If you were born on May 28th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 4th (prior year)
The Dionne Quintuplets
The quintuplets were born two months premature, and the Ontario Government stepped in and passed the Dionne Quintuplets’ Guardianship Act, 1935 which made them Wards of the Crown until the age of 18. The Ontario government also profited by making them a tourist attraction.
The identical quintuplet girls were, in order of birth: Yvonne Édouilda Marie Dionne (died in 2001), Annette Lillianne Marie Allard (living), Cécile Marie Émilda Langlois (living), Émilie Marie Jeanne Dionne (died in 1954), Marie Reine Alma Houle (died in 1970)
May 28 is…
Brisket Day Hamburger Day
May 28 Birthday Quotes
“Nobody’s life is ever all balanced. It’s a conscious decision to choose your priorities every day.” – Elisabeth Hasselbeck
“My father used to say to me, ‘Whenever you get into a jam, whenever you get into a crisis or an emergency, become the calmest person in the room and you’ll be able to figure your way out of it.” – Rudy Giuliani
“He’s a guy who gets up at 6 a.m. regardless of what time it is.” – Lou Duva
“Hindsight is illuminating but not always what we want to see.” – Kylie Minogue
“You can sum up this sport (boxing) in two words: You never know.” – Lou Duva
May 28 Birthdays
1837 – Tony Pastor, American impresario, variety performer and theatre owner (died in 1908) 1888 – Jim Thorpe, American decathlete, football player, and coach (died in 1953) 1908 – Ian Fleming, English journalist and author (died in 1964) 1922 – Lou Duva, American boxer, trainer, and manager (died in 2017) 1944 – Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician 1968 – Kylie Minogue, Australian singer-songwriter, and actress 1977 – Elisabeth Hasselbeck, American talk show host and author 1978 – Jake Johnson, American actor 1983 – Roman Atwood, American YouTuber 1985 – Carey Mulligan, English actress 1999 – Cameron Boyce, American actor (died in 2019)
May 28 History
585 BC A solar eclipse occurred, as the Greek philosopher and scientist Thales predicted. Knowing this exact date helped historians find other exact and near-exact historical dates.
May 28, 1*81 Birthday (fictional) Kenneth Parcell, 30 Rock, TV
1892 John Muir organized the Sierra Club in San Francisco, California.
1897 Jell-o was introduced.
1902 Macmillan Press published Owen Wister’s The Virginian. The book made the American Cowboy an icon.
1908 May 28, 1908 Birthday (fictional) Ernst Stavro Blofeld, Baddie, James Bond, Books and Film
1928 The Dodge Brothers, Inc. and the Chrysler Corporation merged.
1935 John Steinbeck’s first successful novel, Tortilla Flat, was published.
1937 Gesellschaft zur Vorbereitung des Deutschen Volkswagens mbH, later renamed Volkswagenwerk, or Volkswagon was founded.
1937 The Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, was officially opened to vehicles
1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) was formed.
1966 #1 Hit May 28, 1966 – June 10, 1966: Percy Sledge – When A Man Loves A Woman
1969 Apollo 10 (May 18-26, 1969) Crew: Thomas P. Stafford, John W. Young, and Eugene Cernan
1974 Broadway Show – The Magic Show (Musical) Opened May 28, 1974
1983 #1 Hit May 28, 1983 – July 8, 1983: Irene Cara – Flashdance… What a Feeling
1987 Matthias Rust, a 19-year-old amateur pilot from West Germany, took off from Helsinki, Finland, in his Cessna and landed in Red Square, the heart of the Soviet Union.
1988 #1 Hit May 28, 1988 – June 17, 1988: George Michael – One More Try
1998 Former Saturday Night Live actor and comedian Phil Hartman was shot and killed by his wife Brynn in a murder/suicide.
1999 In Milan, Italy, after 22 years of restoration work, Leonardo da Vinci’s masterpiece The Last Supper was put back on display. It is beggir than most people think – it is life-size, almost 29 feet wide.
2002 The last steel girder was removed from the original World Trade Center site, officially ending the cleanup with closing ceremonies at Ground Zero in Manhattan, New York City.
2016 #1 Hit – May 28, 2016 – June 3, 2016: Justin Timberlake – Can’t Stop The Feeling!
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of Ponies is called a String.
Why is it called Alvin and the Chipmunks if Alvin is also a chipmunk?
“Learn from yesterday, live for today, look to tomorrow, rest this afternoon.” – Charles M. Schulz
“Don’t settle for being an option; become a priority.” – Matt Mitchell
Poor people used to entertain rich people, now it’s the opposite. #richpeople #poorpeople
The Capital of South Africa is Pretoria (administrative); Cape Town (legislative); Bloemfontein (judiciary)
“I won’t say anything because no one ever listens to me anyway. I might as well be a Leonard Cohen record. ” -Neil #TVQuotes
Most of the people who say that Wikipedia is an unreliable source of information believe that viral Facebook posts are credible news sources.
When I talk to someone on the phone, my voice is traveling faster than sound. #timewarp
The Seven Deadly Sins #4- Lust is a powerful craving for such as sex, power, and money.
With only 40 digits of PI, you could calculate the circumference of the entire universe to within a single hydrogen atom.
1703 – Tsar Peter the Great founded the city of Saint Petersburg.
1933 – The Century of Progress World’s Fair opened in Chicago.
1941 – The British navy sank the German battleship, Bismarck, in the North Atlantic near France, killing over 2,000 Germans.
1972 – The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty was signed by United States President Richard Nixon and Soviet Premier Leonid Brezhnev. The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty limited the US and USSR to 2 anti-ballistic missile complexes with 100 missiles each, and the number of intercontinental ballistic missiles and submarine-launched ballistic missiles was frozen at the then-existing levels.
If you were born on May 27th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 3rd (prior year)
10 Facts About Peter The Great
Peter the Great was born Pyotr Alekseyevich on June 9, 1672, in Moscow, Russia.
Peter married twice and had eleven children; he also had many children outside of wedlock.
Peter became co-tsar of Russia at the age of 10 in 1682; he became sole ruler of Russia in 1696 after the death of his older brother, Ivan V.
In an early attempt to modernize the Russian government, he ordered all military and court officials to shave their beards and wear “modern” (European) clothing.
He created a “beard tax” for those who would not shave.
He also modernized the Russian alphabet, introduced the Julian calendar and established the first Russian newspaper.
With access to the Baltic, Black, and Caspian Seas, Peter created the Russian Navy.
Peter was the tallest Tsar ever; it is estimated that he was six feet, seven or eight inches in height.
While visiting Europe, he was disguised as a simple carpenter named “Peter Mikhailov”.
He died without a will or heir. While dying of uremia he managed to scrawl “Leave all to…” By default, wife #3, Catherine succeeded him on the throne
May 27 is…
Grape Popsicle Day Sun Screen Day
May 27 Birthday Quotes
“Never be a minion, always be an owner.” – Cornelius Vanderbilt
“We don’t always get the kind of work we want, but we always have a choice of whether to do it with good grace or not.” – Christopher Lee
“You are not entitled to your opinion. You are entitled to your informed opinion. No one is entitled to be ignorant.” – Harlan Ellison
“One way to open your eyes is to ask yourself, “What if I had never seen this before? What if I knew I would never see it again?” – Rachel Carson
“I love summertime more than anything else in the world. That is the only thing that gets me through the winter, knowing that summer is going to be there.” – Jack McBrayer
“Can you let me go to hell the way I want to?” – Wild Bill Hickok
“In art, religion, and politics the respect must be mutual, no matter how violent the disagreement.” – Vincent Price
May 27 Birthdays
1794 – Cornelius Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (died in 1877) 1837 – Wild Bill Hickok, American folk hero (died in 1876) 1907 – Rachel Carson, American biologist, environmentalist, and author (died in 1964) 1911 – Vincent Price, American actor (died in 1993) 1922 – Christopher Lee, English actor (died in 2015) 1923 – Henry Kissinger, German-American political scientist and politician, Nobel Prize laureate 1934 – Harlan Ellison, American author and screenwriter (died in 2018) 1935 – Lee Meriwether, American model and actress, Miss America 1955 1971 – Paul Bettany, English actor 1973 – Jack McBrayer, American comedic actor 1990 – Chris Colfer, American actor and singer
May 27 History
1199 – John (December 24, 1166 – October 19, 1216) became King of England. He’s the one who signed The Magna Carta, which was the first document to offer people individual rights.
May 27, 1723 (fiction) Sharpsville was destroyed, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, TV
1796 – The patent (#X0116) for a piano was issued to James Sylvanus McLean of New Jersey, for “an improvement in piano fortes.”
1890 – Two U.S. patents (#428,750,#428,751) for the first jukebox were issued to Louis Glass and his business associate, William S. Arnold for a “coin actuated attachment for phonographs.”
1896 (Tornado) St. Louis and East St. Louis, Missouri.
1919 – Pyrex glass was issued a patent (#1,304,623). The inventors Eugene C. Sullivan and William C. Taylor for Corning Glass Works.
1930 – Masking Tape was patented (#1,760,820) by Richard G. Drew of St. Paul, Minnesota, for his employer, 3M.
1931 – Auguste Piccard and Charles Knipfer took man’s first trip (in a pressurized cabin) into the stratosphere when they rode their balloon to an altitude of 51,800 feet.
1933 – The Walt Disney Company released the cartoon Three Little Pigs, with its hit song Who’s Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf?
1937 – The Golden Gate Bridge, connecting San Francisco with Marin County, California, opened. Today was “Pedestrian Day” – cars were allowed the following day.
1963 – Bob Dylan’s second album, The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan, was released.
1967 – Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline launched the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy.
1972 #1 Hit May 27, 1972 – June 2, 1972: The Chi-Lites – Oh Girl
1983 – Benton Fireworks Disaster, Tennessee
1986 – Dragon Quest, the first major role-playing video game, was released in Japan.
1987 – U2 played in Rome so loud that they set off earthquake alarms in 2 different neighborhoods.
May 27, 1988 – Microsoft Windows 2.10 was released.
1994- The Arsenio Hall Show came to an end on FOX
1994 – The National League and American League Baseball MVPs were Jeff Bagwell and Frank Thomas, respectively. Jeff and Frank were both born on the exact same day: May 27, 1968.
1998 – Oklahoma City bombing: Michael Fortier was sentenced to 12 years in prison and fined $200,000 for failing to warn authorities about the terrorist plot.
#1 Hit May 27, 2017 – September 15, 2017: Luis Fonsi and Daddy Yankee featuring Justin Bieber – Despacito
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
If Superman didn’t stop Lex Luther’s real estate scam, California would have plenty of water.
“Be careful about reading health books. Some fine day you’ll die of a misprint.” – Markus Herz
Dogs are always the first to notice paranormal activity in movies, so ghosts must have a distinctive smell. #science
Actress Liv Tyler was born Liv Rundgren, raised by Todd Rundgren, and learned Steven Tyler was her biological father at age 8.
1868 – The Impeachment of Andrew Johnson ended with his acquittal by a single vote.
1923 – The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held.
1927 – The last Ford Model T rolled off the assembly line after a production run of 15,007,003 vehicles.
1967 – The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band was released.
If you were born on May 26th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 2nd (prior year)
List of Everyone on The Sgt. Pepper Album Cover:
Top Row: Sri Yukteswar Giri, Aleister Crowley, Mae West, Lenny Bruce, Karlheinz Stockhausen, W.C. Fields, Carl Jung, Edgar Allan Po, Fred Astaire, Richard Merkin, The Vargas Girl (by Alberto Vargas), Leo Gorcey (missing), Huntz Hall, Simon Rodia, Bob Dylan
Second row: Aubrey Beardsley, Sir Robert Peel, Aldous Huxley, Dylan Thomas, Terry Southern, Dion DiMucci, Tony Curtis, Wallace Berman, Tommy Handley, Marilyn Monroe, William S. Burroughs, Sri Mahavatar Babaji, Stan Laurel, Richard Lindner, Oliver Hardy, Karl Marx, H.G. Wells, Sri Paramahansa Yogananda, James Joyce, Anonymous
Third row: Stuart Sutcliffe, Anonymous, Max Miller, A “Petty Girl” (by George Petty), Marlon Brando, Tom Mix, Oscar Wilde, Tyrone Power, Larry Bell, David Livingstone, Johnny Weissmuller, Stephen Crane, Issy Bonn, George Bernard Shaw, H.C. Westermann, Albert Stubbins, Sri Lahiri Mahasaya, Lewis Carroll, T.E. Lawrence
Front row: Wax model of Sonny Liston (boxer), A “Petty Girl” (by George Petty), Wax model of George Harrison, Wax model of John Lennon, Shirley Temple, Wax model of Ringo Starr, Wax model of Paul McCartney, Albert Einstein, John Lennon, Ringo Starr, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Bette Davis, Bobby Breen, Marlene Dietrich, Mahatma Gandhi was deleted, An American legionnaire, Wax model of Diana Dors, Shirley Temple
May 26 is…
Blueberry Cheesecake Day Cherry Dessert Day World Lindy Hop Day
May 26 Birthday Quotes
“I would like to be remembered as someone who was not afraid to do what she wanted to do, and as someone who took risks along the way in order to achieve her goals.” – Sally Ride
“Your graciousness is what carries you. It isn’t how old you are, how young you are, how beautiful you are, or how short your skirt is. What it is, is what comes out of your heart. If you are gracious, you have won the game.” – Stevie Nicks
“I learned courage from Buddha, Jesus, Lincoln, Einstein, and Mr. Cary Grant.” – Peggy Lee
“Struggle and survival, losing and winning, doesn’t matter. It’s entering the race that counts. You enter, you can win, you can lose …. but it’s all about entering the race.” – Pam Grier
“I’m going to be singing Dreams and Rhiannon when I’m 75 – and that’s just fine with me. I just hope my chiffon doesn’t get tangled in my rocking chair.” – Stevie Nicks
May 26 Birthdays
1883 – Mamie Smith, American singer (died in 1946) 1886 – Al Jolson, American singer and actor (died in 1950) 1907 – John Wayne, American actor (died in 1979) 1913 – Peter Cushing, English actor (died in 1994) 1920 – Peggy Lee, American singer-songwriter and actress (died in 2002) 1928 – Jack Kevorkian, American pathologist, author, and assisted suicide activist (died in 2011) 1939 – Herb Trimpe, American comic book author and illustrator (died in 2015) 1946 – Mick Ronson, English guitarist (died in 1993) 1948 – Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter 1949 – Pam Grier, American actress 1951 – Sally Ride, American physicist and astronaut (died in 2012)
May 26 History
1293 (Earthquake) Kamakura, Kanagawa, Japan, killing about 30,000.
1869 – Boston University was chartered by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
1896 – Charles Dow published the first edition of the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
1897 – Bram Stoker’s Dracula novel began being sold in the UK.
1917 (Tornadoes) Mattoon and Charlestown Illinois
1923 – The first 24 Hours of Le Mans was held and has since been run annually every June.
1962 #1 Hit May 26, 1962 – June 1, 1962: Mr. Acker Bilk – Stranger on the Shore
1973 #1 Hit May 26, 1973 – June 1, 1973: The Edgar Winter Group – Frankenstein
1977 – George Willig illegally climbed the South Tower of New York City’s World Trade Center.
1984 #1 Hit May 26, 1984 – June 8, 1984: Deniece Williams – Let’s Hear It for the Boy
1990 – The final episode of The Tracey Ullman Show aired on FOX
May 26 Birthday (fictional) Kyle, South Park, Cartoon
1998 – The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that Ellis Island, the historic gateway for millions of immigrants, is mainly in the state of New Jersey, not New York.
May 26 20** (fiction) Gru stole theMoon, Despicable Me, Film
2007 #1 Hit May 26, 2007 – June 8, 2007: T-Pain featuring Yung Joc – Buy U a Drank (Shawty Snappin’)
2012 – Planet Green became Destination America on cable television.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Long story short” makes your story three words longer.
Someone keeps adding 1 to all of my multiples of two and I can’t even.
The death of one man is a tragedy. The death of millions is a statistic. The death of a statistician is within the standard deviation.
28 Days Later was filmed on a Canon XL-1 DV camera using mini-DV tapes instead of 35mm film.
I think “Jane Goodall and the Chimps” would be a fantastic name for a band.
The official state songs of Maryland and Iowa are sung to the tune of the traditional German Christmas song ‘O Tannenbaum.’
“Have fun stormin’ da castle.” – Miracle Max #moviequotes
“These walls are funny. First, you hate ’em, then you get used to ’em. Enough time passes, you get so you depend on them. That’s institutionalized.” – Red in The Shawshank Redemption #moviequotes
There should be confetti in tires so when there is a blowout it’s still kind of an OK day.
A group of crows is called a Murder or Horde or Parcel or Storytelling. A group of 3 is a crowd.
“Guilty feet have got no rhythm.” #songlyrics
People falling from tall buildings always land on a car. #moviecliches
240 BC – First recorded perihelion passage of Halley’s Comet. It will next appear in mid-2061.
1925 – John T. Scopes was indicted for teaching human evolution in Tennessee.
1977 – 1977 – Star Wars (now Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope) opened Memorial Day weekend, marking the biggest entertainment juggernaut in modern popular culture, now second only to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
If you were born on May 25th, You were likely conceived the week of… September 1st (prior year)
The Star Wars Film Chronological Order Timeline:
Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones Star Wars: The Clone Wars (television animated series, 133 episodes) Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith Solo: A Star Wars Story Rogue One: A Star Wars Story Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope (the “first” film in the series, released May 25, 1977) Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi The Mandalorian (Disney+ TV Show) Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi Star Wars Episode IX: The Rise of Skywalker
May 25 is…
Brown Bag it Day Nerd/Geek Pride Day Sing Out Day Towel Day Wine Day
May 25 Birthday Quotes
“To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make you something else is the greatest accomplishment.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“I don’t look back, I just go forward. I’m just proud of the fact that my parents were immigrants and we had nearly nothing, and all of the sudden, with the help of a lot of people and my parents as a model, I amounted to something.” – Frank Oz
“You may be disappointed if you fail, but you are doomed if you don’t try.” – Beverly Sills
“Don’t wear big earrings and a big necklace and a big ring all at the same time. Pick your magic.” – Molly Sims
“The root of all evil is ‘I’, ‘Me’, ‘Mine’.” – Pio of Pietrelcina
“This is my wish for you: Comfort on difficult days, smiles when sadness intrudes, rainbows to follow the clouds, laughter to kiss your lips, sunsets to warm your heart, hugs when spirits sag, beauty for your eyes to see, friendships to brighten your being, faith so that you can believe, confidence for when you doubt, courage to know yourself, patience to accept the truth, Love to complete your life.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
May 25 Birthdays
1803 – Ralph Waldo Emerson, American poet and philosopher (died in 1882) 1878 – Bill Robinson, American actor and dancer (died in 1949) 1887 – Padre Pio, Italian priest and saint (died in 1968) 1921 – Kitty Kallen, American singer (died in 2016) 1929 – Beverly Sills, American soprano and actress (died in 2007) 1943 – Leslie Uggams, American actress and singer 1944 – Frank Oz, English-born American puppeteer, filmmaker, and actor 1949 – Barry Windsor-Smith, English painter and comic book illustrator 1953 – Stan Sakai, Japanese-American comic book author and illustrator 1969 – Anne Heche, American actress 1970 – Jamie Kennedy, American actor, producer, and screenwriter 1973 – Molly Sims, American model 1994 – Aly Raisman, American gymnast 1999 – Brec Bassinger, American actress
May 25 History
1878 – Gilbert and Sullivan’s comic opera H.M.S. Pinafore opened at the Opera Comique in London.
1935 – At Forbes Field in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Babe Ruth hit his 714th (and final) home run.
1961 – President John F. Kennedy declared “I believe that this nation should commit itself to achieving the goal, before this decade is out, of landing a man on the Moon and returning him safely to the Earth. No single space program in this period will be more impressive to mankind, or more important in the long-range exploration of space, and none will be so difficult or expensive to accomplish.”
1968 – The Saint Louis Gateway Arch was dedicated.
1977 – Chinese government removed the ban on the works of William Shakespeare, the biggest entertainment juggernaut in the Elizabethan era.
1985 #1 Hit May 25, 1985 – June 7, 1985: Wham! – Everything She Wants
1986 – Hands Across America took place.
1991 #1 Hit May 25, 1991 – June 7, 1991: Mariah Carey – I Don’t Wanna Cry
1992 – Jay Leno made his debut as the new host of The Tonight Show.
1994 – George Swanson was buried in Brush Creek Cemetery, in the driver’s seat of his 1984 white Corvette in Hempfield County, Pennsylvania.
1996 – Sublime singer/guitarist Bradley Nowel died from a heroin overdose. He was not 27
2005 – Carrie Underwood won season four of America Idol on FOX.
2011- Oprah Winfrey hosted the final episode of her syndicated daytime show.
2018 – The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) became enforceable in the European Union.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The base wage in the Bikini Bottom must be really high if both SpongeBob and Patrick have fast-food jobs and have homes to themselves.
There are about two million saunas in Finland, enough for the entire Finnish population to take a sauna at the same time.
I could probably call George Washington Carver “peanut butter George Washington” and everyone would still know what I mean.
“The longer you wait for the future, the shorter it will be.” – Loesje
I decided to become a better person, but I misread the application form and I’m now a bitter person.
Green Arrow’s Chili is the spiciest food in the DC Universe. Only Green Arrow himself and Batman can eat it without screaming in pain.
It would be really easy to draw a blank.
Useless Pronunciation: O as in owe
“You’re so vain, I bet you think this song is about you” really is a song about that guy. #songlyrics
“And realize the sun don’t go down, it’s just an illusion caused by the world spinning around.” #songlyrics
“There’s no half-singing in the shower, you’re either a rock star or an opera diva” – Josh Groban
A person who has performed a favor for someone is more likely to do another favor for that person. This is known as the Ben Franklin effect.
A group of Poems is called an Anthology.
Each frame of the CGI scenes in James Cameron’s, Avatar (1/24 of a second) took an average of 47 hours to render.
Had some Mobius strips of bacon for breakfast. Now I can’t stop tasting.
1626 – Peter Minuit bought Manhattan from the Lenape Indians for “60 guilders worth of trade,” approximately $1,143 in 2020 dollars.
1844 – Samuel F.B. Morse sent the first public telegraph message – ‘What Hath God Wrought?’ through the Washington-to-Baltimore telegraph line.
1958 – United Press International (UPI) was formed through a merger of the United Press and the International News Service.
If you were born on May 24th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 31st (prior year)
Mary Had A Little Lamb
The opening lines of the rhyme were the first audio recorded by Thomas Edison on his newly invented phonograph in 1877.
Mary had a little lamb Little lamb, little lamb Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went Mary went, Mary went Everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go He followed her to school one day School one day, school one day He followed her to school one day Which was against the rule It made the children laugh and play Laugh and play, laugh and play It made the children laugh and play To see a lamb at school And so the teacher turned him out Turned him out, turned him out And so the teacher turned him out But still he lingered near And waited patiently Patiently, patiently And wai-aited patiently Til Mary did appear Mary had a little lamb Little lamb, little lamb Mary had a little lamb Its fleece was white as snow And everywhere that Mary went Mary went, Mary went Everywhere that Mary went The lamb was sure to go
May 24 is…
Escargot Day Scavenger Hunt Day
National Scavenger Hunt Day
Elsa Maxwell, an American socialite, popularized the “Scavenger Hunt Day” game in the 1930s. Known as the “hostess with the mostest,” Maxwell organized scavenger hunts for celebrities and elite guests. Participants roamed town seeking items from a list without buying them, using bartering and clues to win. Today, scavenger hunts are popular for children during holidays like Easter and Halloween, and even in university fraternities. These games encourage healthy competition, exercise, and creativity, captivating both children and adults with their imaginative challenges and sense of adventure.
May 24 Birthday Quotes
“I was in California the first time I heard Michael Jackson wanted to record with me. I was, like, ‘Nah, no way, he’s too big, it can’t be true.’ Then I got a call from Michael’s people at my hotel telling me he was interested. But I still wasn’t believing it – I thought they were setting me up for a TV practical jokes show.” – Heavy D
“There is nothing more personal than your values. What you will and won’t do to get ahead, the lines you will and won’t cross to win, whom you will and won’t step on for personal gain, are at the very core of your code of honor. And your code of honor determines your character. And your character is who you are. Behind closed doors. When nobody is watching.” – Patti LaBelle
“I view my strongest competition as myself. You’re always trying to top yourself, rather than worrying about what other people are doing.” – John C. Reilly
“When one of Lisa’s baby teeth fell out here, the tooth fairy left her 50 cents. Another tooth fell out when she was with her father in Las Vegas, and that tooth fairy left her $5. When I told Elvis that 50 cents would be more in line, he laughed. He knew I was not criticizing him; how would Elvis Presley know the going rate for a tooth?” – Priscilla Presley
May 24 Birthdays
1819 – Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom (died in 1901) 1938 – Tommy Chong, Canadian-American comedic actor 1941 – Bob Dylan, American singer-songwriter, Nobel Prize laureate 1944 – Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter 1945 – Priscilla Presley, American actress 1965 – John C. Reilly, American character actor 1967 – Heavy D, Jamaican-American rapper (died in 2011) 1967 – Eric Close, American actor 1972 – Greg Berlanti, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1975 – Will Sasso, Canadian comedic actor
May 24 History
1775 – John Hancock was elected president of the Second Continental Congress.
1830 – Mary Had a Little Lamb by Sarah Josepha Hale was published.
1883 – The Brooklyn Bridge over the East River opened, connecting Manhattan and Brooklyn.
1935 – The Cincinnati Reds beat the Philadelphia Phillies 2-1 in Major League Baseball’s first-ever night game at Crosley Field in Cincinnati, Ohio.
1938 – A patent (#2,118,318) was issued for a Coin Controlled Parking Meter to Carl C. McGee of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
1943 – Josef Mengele, the ‘Angel of Death’ began working at the Auschwitz, Poland concentration camp.
1956 – The first Eurovision Song Contest was held in Lugano, Switzerland.
1966 – Broadway Show – Mame (Musical) May 24, 1966
1969 #1 Hit May 24, 1969 – June 27, 1969: The Beatles with Billy Preston – Get Back
1975 #1 Hit May 24, 1975 – May 30, 1975: Earth, Wind & Fire – Shining Star
1976 – The Concorde began regular passenger service between Europe and Washington DC.
1991 – Thelma and Louise, starring Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon, was released. Their car was a 1966 Ford Thunderbird.
1995 – ABC made the announcement that an episode of All My Children was deleted from the broadcast due to the recent Oklahoma City bombing. In the storyline, a character was supposed to explode a church in which her ex was re-marrying.
1997 #1 Hit May 24, 1997 – June 13, 1997: Hanson – MMMBop
2006 – Taylor Hicks won American Idol season five.
2008 #1 Hit May 24, 2008 – June 27, 2008: Rihanna – Take a Bow
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The Capital of South Sudan is Juba
Does anybody ever get USB’s the right way up the FIRST time? Do such people exist?
The barman says “Sorry, we don’t serve time travelers here”
A Man Steps into a bar.
You could really freak out historical figures by reading the “early life” section of their wiki pages to them. #timetravelshenanigans
“Show me the money!” – Rod Tidwell (Cuba Gooding, Jr.) in Jerry Maguire, 1996
We live in a generation where the clarity of a TV is the same, if not better, than that of a mirror.
Think about how excited you would have to be to run across a room and embrace and kiss someone when they enter the room. Dogs get that excited at least once a day.
Stan Laurel – Real Name: Arthur Stanley Jefferson
US President #11 James Polk (1845-1849) Mr. Polk was the first President to have his picture taken while in office, in 1849.
1430 – 1430 – Joan of Arc was captured by the Burgundians
1788 – South Carolina officially became the eighth US state.
1995 – The first version of the Java programming language was released.
1873 – The Canadian Parliament established the North-West Mounted Police, later named the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
If you were born on May 23rd, You were likely conceived the week of… August 30th (prior year)
May 23 is…
Taffy Day World Turtle Day
May 23 Birthday Quotes
“We are all stars in this galaxy. All of us. No one’s greater than the other.” – Scatman Crothers
“Learn how to set goals. That’s the key to everything. That includes designing your own success. You define what the goal is, it’s not somebody else’s goal, it’s yours.” – Drew Carey
“No matter how great a man is, the size of his funeral usually depends on the weather.” – Rosemary Clooney
“The problem with beauty is that it’s like being born rich and getting poorer.” – Joan Collins
“Suffering is everywhere. Don’t ever think it isn’t. So are miracles. Don’t ever think they aren’t.” – Jewel
“Oh, you hate your job? Why didn’t you say so? There’s a support group for that. It’s called everybody, and they meet at the bar.” – Drew Carey
May 23 Birthdays
1834 – Carl Bloch, Danish painter and academic (died in 1890) 1910 – Scatman Crothers, American actor and comedian (died in 1986) 1919 – Betty Garrett, American comedic actress, singer, and dancer (died in 2011) 1920 – Helen O’Connell, American singer (died in 1993) 1928 – Rosemary Clooney, American singer and actress (died in 2002) 1933 – Joan Collins, English actress 1958 – Drew Carey, American comedic actor and game show host 1962 – Karen Duffy, American actress 1965 – Melissa McBride, American actress 1974 – Jewel, American singer-songwriter
May 23 History
1701 – Scottish-born sea captain William Kidd was hanged on the banks of the Thames after being found guilty of piracy and murder.
1911 – The New York Public Library was dedicated.
1920 – Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc.
1922 – Broadway Show – Abie’s Irish Rose (Play) May 23, 1922
1934 – Bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde were killed in a stolen Ford Deluxe near Bienville Parish, Louisiana.
May 23, 1955 Birthday (fictional) John McClane, Die Hard, Film
1960 #1 Hit May 23, 1960 – June 26, 1960: The Everly Brothers – Cathy’s Clown
1960 (Tsunami) Caused by yesterday’s earthquake off the coast of Chile, a tsunami traveled across the Pacific Ocean and killed 61 people in Hilo, Hawaii.
1994 – Star Trek: The Next Generation aired its final episode titled “All Good Things.”
1995 – ABC’s Full House came to an end.
1998 #1 Hit May 23, 1998 – June 5, 1998: Mariah Carey – My All
2005 – Tom Cruise famously jumped around on Oprah Winfrey’s couch, proclaiming his love for Katie Holmes
2007 – Jordin Sparks won America Idol season six
2012 – Phillip Phillips won American Idol season eleven
#1 Hit May 23, 2020 – May 29, 2020: Stuck with U – Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
When I can’t spell a word I just randomly type letters that I think would spell the word and just hope auto-correct saves my.
“Please note that WinRAR is not free software. After a 40 day trial period, you must buy a license or remove it from your computer.” It’s been a long 40 days.
“A recent survey for North American males found 42% were overweight, 34% were critically obese and 8% ate the survey.” – Banksy
A great many problems do not have accurate answers but do have approximate answers, from which sensible decisions can be made.
The Capital of Spain is Madrid
Stephanie Powers – Real Name: Stefania Federkiewicz
We’ve spent so long worrying about the rise of ‘Big Brother’ but in the end with memes and camera-wielding social crusaders, we’ve created it ourselves.
Caterpillar comes from an old French word for “Shaggy Cat”.
TV Quotes… “The truth is out there” (Fox Mulder) on The X-Files
A seed is a small embryonic plant that is enclosed in a seed coat; a nut, on the other hand, is a hard-shelled fruit that contains a single seed.
It’s gonna be interesting watching HGTV in 10 years when the open floor concept goes out of style and these people are gonna be throwing up walls all over the house.
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial is basically called Extra-Terrestrial the Extra-Terrestrial.
“Ed Wood himself could have told us what’s wrong with this movie: the makers felt superior to the material.” Roger Ebert reviews Mars Attacks.
1804 – The Lewis and Clark Expedition officially began, from St. Charles, Missouri.
US President #16 Abraham Lincoln was the first U.S. President to receive a patent, on his floating drydock on May 22, 1849, US patent #6469.
1906 – The Wright brothers were granted US Patent (#821,393) for their “Flying-Machine”.
1964 – Lyndon B. Johnson launched The Great Society.
May 22, 1990 – Microsoft Windows 3.0 was released.
May 22 Birthday (fictional) Ash Ketchum, Pokemon
If you were born on May 22nd, You were likely conceived the week of… August 29th (prior year)
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (May 22, 1859 – July 7, 1930), the writer of Sherlock Holmes, ingested a small amount of poison and kept increasing the amount every day until he could no longer stand the ill effects. He stopped his experiment after being stricken by “persistent diarrhea, severe frontal headache, and great depression”
May 22 is…
Buy a Musical Instrument Day Maritime Day Vanilla Pudding Day
May 22 Birthday Quotes
“If you have to talk to more than three people about the same problem, you don’t want help, you want attention.” – Naomi Campbell
“You see, but you do not observe.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
“The possible has been tried and failed. Now it’s time to try the impossible.” – Sun Ra
“By believing in his dreams, man turns them into reality.” – Herge
“I think it’s weird seeing myself on the television, but it’s great!” – Camren Bicondova
“Life is infinitely stranger than anything which the mind of man could invent.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
May 22 Birthdays
1813 – Richard Wagner, German composer (died in 1883) 1859 – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer (died in 1930) 1907 – Hergé, Belgian author and illustrator (died in 1983) 1914 – Sun Ra, American pianist, composer, bandleader, poet (died in 1993) 1922 – Quinn Martin, American screenwriter and producer (died in 1987) 1938 – Richard Benjamin, American character actor and director 1942 – Ted Kaczynski, American anarchist and serial murderer, the Unabomber 1966 – Johnny Gill, American singer-songwriter 1970 – Naomi Campbell, English model 1970 – Brody Stevens, American comedic actor (died in 2019) 1999 – Camren Bicondova, American actress
May 22 History
May 22 Birthday (fictional) Ash Ketchum, Pokemon
1455 England’s War of the Roses began when the Yorkists defeated King Henry VI’s Lancastrian forces at St. Albans.
1762 Trevi Fountain was officially completed and inaugurated in Rome.
1807 A grand jury indicted former Vice President of the United States, Aaron Burr, on a charge of treason.
1819 SS Savannah left port at Savannah, Georgia, United States, starting a voyage to become the first steamship to cross the Atlantic Ocean.
1848 Pico de Orizaba (Citlaltépetl) – 18,491 ft (5,636 m) – Mexico – First ascent: May 22, 1848, by William F. Raynolds and John Tully
1849 Abraham Lincoln was issued a patent (#6,469) for “buoying boats over shoals.”
1906 Orville and Wilbur Wright were granted a patent (#821,393) for their flight control system.
1927 (Earthquake) Gulang/Gansu, China
1960 (Earthquake) Magnitude 9.5 in Chile killed 5,000 and left 2,000,000 homeless.
1961 #1 Hit May 22, 1961 – May 28, 1961: Ernie K-Doe – Mother-in-Law
1965 #1 Hit May 22, 1965 – May 28, 1965: The Beatles – Ticket to Ride
1976 #1 Hit May 22, 1976 – May 28, 1976: Wings – Silly Love Songs
1992 Johnny Carson hosted The Tonight Show for the last time
1993 NBC broadcasted the graduation episode (series finale) for Saved By The Bell.
1995 Blossom came to an end on NBC
2001 Sharpay’s Fabulous Adventure aired on The Disney Channel
2004 #1 Hit May 22, 2004 – July 9, 2004: Usher – Burn
2010 #1 Hit May 22, 2010 – June 18, 2010: Eminem – Not Afraid
2011 (Tornado) Joplin, Missouri
2017 Twenty-two people were killed at an Ariana Grande concert in the 2017 Manchester Arena bombing.
2021 #1 Hit May 22, 2021 – May 28, 2021: Leave the Door Open – Silk Sonic (Bruno Mars and Anderson .Paak)
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of letters is a word, a group of numbers is a number. #words #numbers
Australia’s Dingoes are actually ancient stray dogs.
The Krispy Kreme Klub would actually be a thing if it weren’t for the criminal acts of the Klu Klux Klan.
If life is unfair for everyone, then life is fair.
“Waka Flocka Waka Flocka, Waka waka waka flocka.” #songlyrics
Madonna did her own hair and make-up and supplied her own wardrobe in “Desperately Seeking Susan”.
“When you’re a Jet, you’re a top cat in town. You’re a gold medal kid with the heavyweight crown!” – The Jets #moviequotes
“If ever words were spoken, painful and untrue, I said I loved but I lied ” #songlyrics
Useless Pronunciation: I as in iguana
“And I slept in last night clothes and tomorrow’s dreams .. but they’re not quite what they seem” #songlyrics
Drummer Stewart Copeland of the Police composed the soundtrack of “Spyro the Dragon” and the following three Spyro games.
“Find a voice in a whisper.” – Martin Luther King Jr.
1881 – The American Red Cross was established by Clara Barton in Washington, DC.
1972 – Michelangelo’s Pietà in St. Peter’s Basilica in Rome was damaged by a mentally disturbed Hungarian, Laszlo Toth.
2001 – French Taubira law officially recognized the Atlantic slave trade and slavery as crimes against humanity.
2017 – Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed their final show at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum.
If you were born on May 21st, You were likely conceived the week of… August 28th (prior year)
May 21 is…
Strawberries & Cream Day Talk Like Yoda Day International Tea Day
May 21 Birthday Quotes
“People are not like a business. You can’t buy and sell them like so much property. You can’t lock them up in a vault and expect them to appreciate it.” – Harold Robbins
“If you don’t know what it is, don’t mess with it.” – Fats Waller
“Music makes me want to dance but I’m not sure that’s something anybody wants to observe.” – Gotye
“I’m good enough, I’m smart enough, and doggone it, people like me.” – Al Franken
“Jazz isn’t what you do; it’s how you do it.” – Fats Waller
“Hemmingway was a jerk.” – Harold Robbins
May 21 Birthdays
1904 – Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (died in 1943) 1916 – Harold Robbins, American author and screenwriter (died in 1997) 1917 – Raymond Burr, Canadian-American actor (died in 1993) 1940 – Tony Sheridan, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 2013) 1945 – Richard Hatch, American actor (died in 2017) 1951 – Al Franken, American comedic actor, screenwriter, and politician 1960 – Jeffrey Dahmer, American serial killer (died in 1994) 1980 – Gotye, Belgian-Australian singer-songwriter 1985 – Alison Carroll, English gymnast, model, and actress 1992 – Olivia Olson, American singer and actress
May 21 History
1863 – Organization of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Battle Creek, Michigan.
1917 – The Great Atlanta fire of 1917 caused $5.5 million in damages, destroying some 300, displacing about 10,000 people but leading to only one fatality (a heart attack).
1924 – University of Chicago students Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr. murdered 14-year-old Bobby Franks in a “thrill killing”.
1955 – George B. Hansburg of Walker Valley, N.Y. was issued a patent (#2,793,036) for his invention of an improved pogo stick.
1975 – Carol Burnett was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
1977 – Broadway Show – Gemini (Play) May 21, 1977
1977 #1 Hit May 21, 1977 – June 10, 1977: Stevie Wonder – Sir Duke
1980 – Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back was released in theaters. At the time, we just called it The Empire Strikes Back.
1980 – The Coyote finally caught the Road Runner.
1980 – President Jimmy Carter declared a state of emergency at Love Canal in Niagara Falls, New York – a toxic dumping site for Hooker Chemicals and Plastics.
1983 #1 Hit May 21, 1983 – May 27, 1983: David Bowie – Let’s Dance
1992- The first episode of The Real World aired on MTV
1992- The final episode of MacGyver aired on ABC
1994 #1 Hit May 21, 1994 – August 5, 1994: All-4-One – I Swear
1999- All My Children actress Susan Lucci finally received an Emmy award for her role as Erica Kane. She had been previously nominated for a record 18 times with no win.
2005 – The tallest roller coaster in the world, Kingda Ka opened at Six Flags Great Adventure in Jackson Township, New Jersey.
2008 – David Cook won American Idol season seven.
2001 – Radio broadcaster/preacher Harold Camping predicted that the world would end today. It didn’t.
2011 #1 Hit May 21, 2011 – July 8, 2011: Adele – Rolling in the Deep
#1 Hit – May 21, 2016 – May 27, 2016: Drake featuring Wizkid and Kyla – One Dance
#1 Hit May 21, 2022 – June 3, 2022: First Class – Jack Harlow
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I’d find less money on the ground if I was more confident.
Stacy is probably hotter than her mom by now.
Chaka Khan – Real Name: Yvette Marie Stevens
“Go ahead, make my day.” – Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) #moviequotes
I find myself irrationally excited when someone ask me a question and the answer is 42.
The vuvuzela (stadium horn), producing 120dB, can cause permanent hearing loss at a distance of 1 meter.
A group of Porpoises is called a Herd or Pod or School or Crowd or Shoal.
Tom Thumb – Real Name: Charles Stratton
“Mother of mercy, is this the end of Rico?” – Cesare Enrico “Rico” Bandello (Edward G. Robinson) #moviequotes
Useless Pronunciation: X as in Xerxes
“Sock it to me” (Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In)
“Only one is a wanderer; two together are always going somewhere.” – Madeleine in Vertigo #moviequotes
1862 – President Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act, opening 84 million acres of public land to settlers.
1883 – Krakatoa began to erupt; the volcano exploded three months later, killing more than 36,000 people.
1940 – The first prisoners arrived at Auschwitz concentration camp.
1956 – In Operation Redwing, the first United States airborne hydrogen bomb was dropped over Bikini Atoll
If you were born on May 20th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 27th (prior year)
Charles A. Lindbergh’s Trans-Atlantic Flight
US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh took off in the Spirit of St. Louis from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, on the world’s first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean to Paris, France. The flight of Charles Lindbergh was a courageous feat, which many thought could not be accomplished. The American aviator flew the first open plane across the Atlantic Ocean and completed an admirable trans-Atlantic flight to Paris, France in 33 hours. Lindbergh completed the historic 1937 record when he landed at Le Bourget Field on May 21st, after flying 3389 miles alone, without any stopover to refuel or rest. He also won The Orteig Prize, a $25,000 reward
May 20 is…
Be a Millionaire Day Pick Strawberries Day Quiche Lorraine Day
May 20 Birthday Quotes
“You need to sweat yourself. Don’t sweat nobody else.” – Busta Rhymes
“The basic thing a man should know is how to change a tire and how to drive a tractor. Whatever that bearded dude is doing on the Dos Equis beer commercials sets the bar. That’s your guy. Every man should be aiming to be like him. The beard is just the tip of the iceberg.” – Timothy Olyphant
“If you’re waiting for someone to believe in you, you’ll be waiting forever. You must believe in yourself.” – Cher
“You have to develop a style that suits you and pursue it, not just develop a bag of tricks.” – James Stewart
“I have one message for young musicians around the world. Stay true to your heart, believe in yourself, and work hard.” – Joe Cocker
“Fear is an insidious and deadly thing. It can warp judgment, freeze reflexes, breed mistakes. Worse, it’s contagious.” – James Stewart
May 20 Birthdays
1908 – James Stewart, American actor (died in 1997) 1911 – Gardner Fox, American comic book author (died in 1986) 1919 – George Gobel, American comedian (died in 1991) 1944 – Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (died in 2014) 1946 – Cher, American singer and actress 1949 – Dave Thomas, Canadian comedic actor 1965 – Ted Allen, American television host and author 1968 – Timothy Olyphant, American actor 1972 – Busta Rhymes, American rapper 1992 – Jack Gleeson, Irish actor
May 20 History
325 – The First Council of Nicaea formally opened.
1570 – Cartographer Abraham Ortelius issues Theatrum Orbis Terrarum, the first modern atlas.
1873 – Levi Strauss and Jacob W Davis patented (#139,121) copper-riveted jeans, designed to help prevent tears in the fabric.
1899 – The American Physical Society was founded at Columbia University.
1901 – Claude Grivolas patented (French) a projector for three-dimensional (stereoscopic) movies viewed wearing spectacles with one red and one blue lens.
1916 – The Saturday Evening Post published its first cover with a Norman Rockwell painting – ‘Boy with Baby Carriage’.
May 20, 1924 Birthday (fictional) Archie Bunker, All in the Family, TV
1927 – US aviator Charles A. Lindbergh took off from Roosevelt Field on Long Island, New York, on the world’s first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean (New York to Paris.)
1949 – The Armed Forces Security Agency, the predecessor to the National Security Agency (NSA), was established.
1957 – Pilot Milton Torres was ordered to intercept a UFO over East Anglia, UK
1967 #1 Hit May 20, 1967 – June 2, 1967: Young Rascals – Groovin’
1978 #1 Hit May 20, 1978 – June 2, 1978: Wings – With a Little Luck
1983 – First publication of the discovery of the HIV virus that causes AIDS in the journal Science by Luc Montagnier.
1989 #1 Hit May 20, 1989 – June 2, 1989: Paula Abdul – Forever Your Girl
1993 – 80 million people watched the series finale of Cheers on NBC
1994- The Joan Rivers Show (FOX) came to an end
1995 – Star Search (syndicated) came to an end.
1995 – Pennsylvania Avenue, in front of the White House, was closed to traffic
1996 – NBC’s The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air series came to an end
1997 – Roseanne series came to an end on ABC
2003 – America’s Next Top Model premiered on UPN
#1 Hit May 20, 2017 – May 26, 2017: DJ Khaled featuring Justin Bieber, Quavo, Chance the Rapper and Lil Wayne – I’m the One
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Synonyms are a synonym for “another word for”.
Warsaw Pact countries had Western Movies where the Native Americans were heroes and the cowboys were villains.
It was the Middle Ages. There’s no way Rapunzel didn’t have lice.
Useless Pronunciation: E as in empty
“I do not believe in my death.” – Salvador Dali #LastWords
“Nostalgia is denial—denial of the painful present.” – Paul in Midnight in Paris #moviequotes
Every zoo can be a petting zoo if you’re brave enough.
Bacteria multiply by dividing.
“I really love your peaches, wanna shake your tree.” #songlyrics
In 2000, Blockbuster passed on the chance to buy Netflix for $50 million. Netflix is now worth over $50 billion.
1848 – Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, ending the Mexican-American War and ceding California, Nevada, Utah and parts of four other modern-day US states to the United States for $15 million.
1962 – Marilyn Monroe sang her famous Happy Birthday to President John F. Kennedy at NYC’s Madison Square Garden.
May 19, 2124 (fiction) Jake Sully landed on Pandora, Avatar, Film
If you were born on May 19th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 26th (prior year)
https://youtu.be/JHt1_HXN8LI?t=66
Devil’s Food Cake
Devil’s Food Cake probably originated in the Southern United States. It first appeared in print in 1902, in Sarah Tyson Rorer’s book, Mrs. Rorer’s New Cook Book, though it was actually named somewhat before that. With cocoa powder and melted chocolate, it has an almost silky and velvety texture. It traditionally has more chocolate than a regular chocolate cake, making it darker, and usually comes with dark chocolate icing.
May 19 is…
Devil’s Food Cake Day May Ray Day
May 19 Birthday Quotes
“I don’t like to speak badly of people.” – Andre the Giant
“I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.” – Grace Jones
“We need more light about each other. Light creates understanding, understanding creates love, love creates patience, and patience creates unity.” – Malcolm X
“For me, punk is about real feelings. It’s not about, ‘Yeah, I am a punk and I’m angry.’ That’s a lot of crap. It’s about loving the things that really matter: passion, heart, and soul.” – Joey Ramone
“If something’s not impossible, there must be a way of doing it.” – Nicholas Winton
“Respect yourself. Try to remember that not everything in life can be perfect. You will make mistakes. That’s inevitable. But you are not ugly. You will only be ugly when you behave in an ugly way.” – Pete Townshend
May 19 Birthdays
1795 – Johns Hopkins, American businessman and philanthropist (died in 1873) 1909 – Nicholas Winton, English banker and humanitarian (died in 2015) 1925 – Malcolm X, American minister and activist (died in 1965) 1944 – Peter Mayhew, English-American actor (died in 2019) 1945 – Pete Townshend, English singer-songwriter 1946 – André the Giant, French-American wrestler and actor (died in 1993) 1948 – Grace Jones, Jamaican-American singer-songwriter 1951 – Joey Ramone, American singer-songwriter (died in 2001) 1983 – Michael Che, American comedian 1991 – Jordan Pruitt, American singer-songwriter 1992 – Marshmello, American electronic music producer and DJ 1992 – Sam Smith, English singer-songwriter
May 19 History
1536 – Anne Boleyn, the second wife of Henry VIII of England, was beheaded for adultery, treason, and incest.
1568 – Queen Elizabeth I of England ordered the arrest of Mary, Queen of Scots.
1780 – The Dark Day: that morning, a combination of thick smoke and heavy cloud cover caused complete darkness to fall on Eastern Canada and the New England area of the United States candles were needed by noon, and they did not disburse until the following evening, causing New England’s Dark Day.
1910 – Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet.
1965 – Pete Townshend wrote My Generation today, his 20th birthday on a train. He was on a train because his car, a 1935 Packard hearse, was ordered away by the Queen.
1973 #1 Hit May 19, 1973 – May 25, 1973: Stevie Wonder – You Are the Sunshine of My Life
1987 – A patent (#4,666,425) for “keeping a head alive” was issued to Chet Fleming.
1990 #1 Hit May 19, 1990 – June 8, 1990: Madonna – Vogue
1994 – In Living Color (FOX) and L.A. Law (NBC) came to an end
1996 – Sundance Channel made its debut.
1997 – Avian flu, A(H5N1), killed a three-year-old boy in Hong Kong, its first victim.
2006 – The Da Vinci Code opened in theaters.
2009 – Glee premiered on FOX
2018 – The wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle was held at St George’s Chapel, Windsor
#1 Hit May 19, 2018 – June 15, 2018: Childish Gambino – This Is America
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
I’d never want to start a furniture store, they are always going out of business.
In the event of an apocalypse, I would spend the first 20 minutes wondering why the internet doesn’t work.
The Seven Virtues #4- Fortitude is never giving up.
The first reference to Google on TV was on Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Last night I had to change a light bulb, a bit later on I crossed the road, then walked into a bar. I began to realize my life was one big joke.
There should be an annual award ceremony for the best Instagram photos and it should be called “The Instagrammys.”
Five Card Poker Odds, nothing wild: Royal Flush – A, K, Q, J, 10 of the same suit, 1 in 650,000
A group of Dentists area Brace.
“I’m sorry Dave but this conversation can no longer serve any useful purpose. Good-bye.” – HAL 9000 #moviequotes
The Swiss were very confident they’d win the war considering there is a corkscrew on the Swiss Army knife.
Behind every crazy fun food fight, there’s a disappointed service worker that worked hard trying to feed everybody.
“I want to be alone.” – Grusinskaya (Greta Garbo) #moviequotes
1804 – Napoleon Bonaparte is proclaimed Emperor of the French by the French Senate.
1860 – Abraham Lincoln won the Republican Party presidential nomination over William H. Seward.
1953 – Jackie Cochran became the first woman to break the sound barrier.
If you were born on May 18th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 25th (prior year)
1980 Mount St. Helens Eruption
On May 18, 1980, Mount St. Helens in Washington erupted with a 5.1 magnitude, causing a massive avalanche and killed 57 people. David Johnson was a volcanologist studying Mt. St. Helens from 6 miles away when it erupted. He made a transmission stating: “Vancouver! Vancouver! This is it!” as the volcano erupted. The transmission went dead at this point, and his body was never recovered.
Knowing he would not survive, photographer Robert Landsburg, photographed the event and rewound the film back into its case, put his camera in his backpack, and then laid himself on top of the backpack in an attempt to protect the film. His body was found 17 days later, buried in the ash with his backpack. The film was developed and has provided geologists with valuable documentation of the historic eruption.
May 18 is…
Cheese Soufflé Day Museum Day No Dirty Dishes Day
May 18 Birthday Quotes
“Whatever the problem, be part of the solution. Don’t just sit around raising questions and pointing out obstacles.” – Tina Fey
“When I was a kid, I would go to the record store, where there was a bin of things they didn’t know quite how to classify. Those were my choices.” – Mark Mothersbaugh
“My only regret in life is that I didn’t spend as much time with my kids as I now wish I had.” – Perry Como
Like a one-eyed cat peepin’ in a seafood store. – Big Joe Turner
“No saint, no pope, no general, no sultan, has ever had the power that a filmmaker has; the power to talk to hundreds of millions of people for two hours in the dark.” – Frank Capra
May 18 Birthdays
1822 – Mathew Brady, American photographer and journalist (died in 1896) 1855 – Francis Bellamy, American minister and author (died in 1931) 1897 – Frank Capra, Italian-American director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 1991) 1911 – Big Joe Turner, American blues artist, R&B singer (died in 1985) 1912 – Perry Como, American singer and television host (died in 2001) 1917 – Bill Everett, American comic book author and illustrator (died in 1973) 1931 – Don Martin, American cartoonist, Mad Magazine (died in 2000) 1950 – Mark Mothersbaugh, American singer-songwriter 1970 – Tina Fey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter 1992 – Adwoa Aboah, British fashion model
May 18 History
1910 The Earth passed through the tail of Halley’s Comet.
1912 The first major Indian film, Shree Pundalik, by Dadasaheb Torne, was released in Mumbai.
1926 In one of the first Media Frenzies of Popular Culture, Evangelist Aimee Semple McPherson disappeared while visiting a Venice, California beach.
1946 A UFO, with living creatures inside, was reported by Gosta Carlsson in Sweden.
1952 Professor Willard F. Libby determined the age of Stonehenge on Salisbury Plain, England, at 1848 BC, give or take 275 years.
1956 Lhotse – 27,940 ft (8,516 m) – Nepal/Tibet – First ascent: May 18, 1956, by Fritz Luchsinger and Ernst Reiss
1958 Team Lotus made its Formula One debut in the Monaco Grand Prix.
1959 #1 Hit May 18, 1959 – May 31, 1959: Wilbert Harrison – Kansas City
1963 #1 Hit May 18, 1963 – May 31, 1963: Jimmy Soul – If You Wanna Be Happy
1968 #1 Hit May 18, 1968 – May 3, 1968: Archie Bell & the Drells – Tighten Up
1974 India successfully detonated its first nuclear weapon, becoming the sixth nation in the Nuclear Club.
1974 #1 Hit May 18, 1974 – June 7, 1974: Ray Stevens – The Streak
1980 Ian Curtis of the post-punk band Joy Division committed suicide. The remaining members went on to form New Order.
1985 #1 Hit May 18, 1985 – May 24, 1985: Simple Minds – Don’t You (Forget About Me)
1991 #1 Hit May 18, 1991 – May 24, 1991: Hi-Five – I Like the Way (The Kissing Game)
1994 Israeli troops withdrew from the Gaza Strip, ceding the area to the Palestinian National Authority to govern.
1996 #1 Hit May 18, 1996 – July 12, 1996: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony – Tha Crossroads
1998 Murphy Brown TV series ended on CBS.
2001 Based on William Steig’s 1990 children’s book, Shrek was released in movie theaters.
2005 A photo from the Hubble Space Telescope confirmed that Pluto has two additional moons, Nix and Hydra.
2013 #1 Hit May 18, 2013 – June 21, 2013: Macklemore and Ryan Lewis featuring Ray Dalton – Can’t Hold Us
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The founder of Macy’s, Rowland Hussey, who was a Quaker, is credited with inventing the price tag. Quakers believed it was immoral to barter – charging people different prices for the same product.
“My phone vibrated in my pocket, as my mother sent me a photo via Messenger” sounds like a description of a Salvador Dali painting.
“Rope a dope” is a boxing technique where you allow your opponent to punch you heavily against the ropes, tiring them out. The ropes absorb most of the impact of the punches.
Jack Nicholson made $35 million from Batman Returns – and he doesn`t appear in the film at all!
Marlon Brando and Robert De Niro are the only two actors to win an Oscar for playing the same character. The first played Vito Corleone in The Godfather; the second played Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II.
The Capital of Sri Lanka is Colombo; Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte (legislative)
“I brought you flours.” – Harold Crick in Stranger Than Fiction
A doctor tells his patient he’s got only six months to live… but the patient doesn’t pay his bill on time, so the doctor gives him another six months. (ta-tish!)
17 out of the 20 tallest statues in the world are Buddhist
“What a dump.” – Rosa Moline (Bette Davis) in Beyond the Forest, 1949
The first porn film was A’Ecu d’Or in 1908.
In James Bond, when in Dr. No’s cave in the 1962 film, he stops to notice a painting found on an easel next to the stairs. It is a copy of a Francisco de Goya painting of Duke Wellington that was stolen in 1961. It was recovered in 1965.
1756 – Seven Years’ War formally began when Great Britain declared war on France.
1900 – The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, was first published in the United States.
1954 – The US Supreme Court declared a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, Kansas, outlawing racial segregation in public schools.
2004 – The first legal same-sex marriages in the US were performed in the state of Massachusetts.
If you were born on May 17th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 24th (prior year)
L. Frank Baum Oz Book Checklist
1. The Wonderful Wizard of Oz (1900) 2. The Marvelous Land of Oz (1904) 3. Ozma of Oz (1907) 4. Dorothy and the Wizard in Oz (1908) 5. The Road to Oz (1909) 6. The Emerald City of Oz (1910) 7. The Patchwork Girl of Oz (1913) 8. Tik-Tok of Oz (1914) 9. The Scarecrow of Oz (1915) 10. Rinkitink in Oz (1916) 11. The Lost Princess of Oz (1917) 12. The Tin Woodman of Oz (1918) 13. The Magic of Oz (1919) 14. Glinda of Oz (1920)
May 17 is…
Cherry Cobbler Day Pack Rat Day World Telecommunications Day
May 17 Birthday Quotes
Slow down and self-edit and ask yourself the three things you must always ask yourself before you say anything: “Does this need to be said?” “Does this need to be said by me?” “Does this need to be said by me now?” – Craig Ferguson
“As with anything creative, change is inevitable.” – Enya
“You have to know you can win. You have to think you can win. You have to feel you can win.” – Sugar Ray Leonard
“It’s nice to be immortal. Film has given us immortality.” – Maureen O’Sullivan
“If you have something to say, then say it. Express yourself and break the rules.” – Trent Reznor
May 17 Birthdays
1889 – Dorothy Gibson, American actress and singer (died in 1946) 1911 – Maureen O’Sullivan, Irish-American actress (died in 1998) 1942 – Taj Mahal, American blues singer-songwriter and musician 1955 – Bill Paxton, American character actor (died in 2017) 1956 – Sugar Ray Leonard, American boxer 1956 – Bob Saget, American comedic actor and television host 1956 – Dave Sim, Canadian comic book illustrator and author 1961 – Enya, Irish singer-songwriter 1962 – Craig Ferguson, Scottish-American comedian, actor, and talk show host 1965 – Trent Reznor, American singer-songwriter 1985 – Derek Hough, American actor and dancer 1988 – Nikki Reed, American actress
May 17 History
1536 – The annulment of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn’s marriage.
1792 – The New York Stock Exchange was formed.
1875 – Aristides won the first Kentucky Derby.
1890 – Comic Cuts, the first British weekly comic paper, was published in London by Alfred Northcliffe.
1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers played in the United States’ first televised sporting (baseball) event.
1952 #1 Hit May 17, 1952 – June 20, 1952: Leroy Anderson – Blue Tango
1954 – The US Supreme Court handed down a unanimous decision in Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, ruling that racial segregation in public educational facilities was unconstitutional.
1955 – Nathan Kline, appeared before the U.S. Congress to explain his work with Reserpine, an early antihypertensive/ antipsychotic psychopharmacology drug.
1958 #1 Hit May 17, 1958 – June 13, 1958: The Everly Brothers – All I Have To Do Is Dream
1965 – Written in 1955, the FBI Laboratory, after a formal investigation that began in 1964, declared the lyrics of Louie Louie to be officially ‘Unintelligible at any speed.’
1970 – Thor Heyerdahl and a multinational crew set out from Morocco across the Atlantic Ocean in Ra II in 57 days.
1973 – Televised hearings regarding the Watergate Scandal begin in the United States Senate.
1977 – Nolan Bushnell opened the first Chuck E. Cheese’s in San Jose, California.
1986 #1 Hit May 17, 1986 – June 6, 1986: Whitney Houston – Greatest Love of All
1995 – Shawn Nelson (August 21, 1959 – May 17, 1995) stole an M60 tank from the California Army National Guard Armory in San Diego and proceeds to go on a rampage.
2000 – The final episode of Beverly Hills 90210 aired on FOX.
2014 #1 Hit May 17, 2014 – June 6, 2014: John Legend – All of Me
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Someone was probably using the phrase, “like it’s going out of style” like it was going out of style when it was going out of style.
“Give a man a fish and he’ll eat for a day; teach him how to fish, and he’ll eat for a lifetime” – Anne Isabella Ritchie #shesaiditfirst
Most of us have a nicer phone than the richest man in the world did five years ago.
Approximately 107 Billion people are believed to have lived on Earth.
Along with the prospect of life on other planets, there must be an equal possibility of new herbs and spices that could be used in cooking.
I’ll consider my life a success if I never drop my phone in the toilet.
“I said something wrong, now I long for yesterday.” #songlyrics
Baked beans are actually not baked, but stewed.
“Be excellent to each other, and… party on, dudes! – Abraham Lincoln #moviequotes
The song “happy birthday” doesn’t have any verbs.
Cyd Charisse – Real Name: Tula Ellice Finklea
“I’m doing what I’ve always done. Learning from the mistakes of others who take my advice.” – Nitya Prakash
1866 – The United States Congress established the 5-cent nickel.
1918 – The Sedition Act of 1918 is passed by the U.S. Congress, making criticism of the government during wartime an imprisonable offense. It was repealed on December 13, 1920.
1951 – The first regularly scheduled transatlantic flights began, between Idlewild Airport (now John F Kennedy International Airport) in New York City and Heathrow Airport in London.
If you were born on May 16th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 23rd (prior year)
Hires Root Beer
In Philadelphia, Charles Hires was the first to successfully market a commercial brand of root beer. The key to the original flavoring is Sassafras and Sarsaparilla. Native Americans used both of them as a topical ointment for wounds and acne, so like most sodas when they started, Root Beer was presented as an exotic, healthy drink.
The beverage proved to be popular, and pharmacies and people brewed them home style, but Charles Elmer Hires perfected Root Beer as we know it and sold it at The Philadelphia Centennial Exposition in 1876. The Centennial Celebration was the First World’s Fair in the United States.
May 16 is…
Biographer’s Day Coquilles St. Jacques Day
May 16 Birthday Quotes
“Everybody knows there is no such thing as normal. There is no black-and-white definition of normal. Normal is subjective. There’s only a messy, inconsistent, silly, hopeful version of how we feel most at home in our lives.” – Tori Spelling
“I don’t believe in luck. It’s persistence, hard work, and not forgetting your dream.” – Janet Jackson
“Years ago when I started doing TV and making appearances in big arenas, the place would put security guys up there and I said, “Please don’t do that. It’s very distracting to see ten cops in front of the stage. Everybody’s looking at the officers instead of me. I don’t want that.” I also found that people will dare to break a barricade. If they have a barricade, somebody will always try to jump over it. I’ve found that the more open I am, the better.” – Liberace
“Everybody in their own imagination decides what scary is.” – Yvonne Craig
“Just be you. I’ve learned the hard way and in the end, some people are just so full of hate that no matter what you say or do, they’ll always have something to say.” – Megan Fox
May 16 Birthdays
1801 – William H. Seward, American lawyer and politician, 24th United States Secretary of State (died in 1872) 1892 – Osgood Perkins, American character actor (died in 1937) 1905 – Henry Fonda, American actor (died in 1982) 1919 – Liberace, American pianist and entertainer (died in 1987) 1937 – Yvonne Craig, American actress (died in 2015) 1944 – Danny Trejo, American actor 1951 – Christian Lacroix, French fashion designer 1953 – Pierce Brosnan, Irish-American actor 1966 – Janet Jackson, American singer-songwriter 1969 – Tucker Carlson, American journalist 1969 – David Boreanaz, American actor 1973 – Tori Spelling, American actress and reality television personality 1986 – Megan Fox, American actress 1990 – Thomas Brodie-Sangster, English actor
May 16 History
1866 – Charles Elmer Hires invented Root Beer in Philadelphia, PA.
1891 – The International Electrotechnical Exhibition opened in Frankfurt, Germany.
1920 – Pope Benedict XV canonized Joan of Arc.
1946 – Broadway Show – Annie Get Your Gun (Musical) May 16, 1946
1946 – Jack Mullin demonstrated the first magnetic tape recorder.
1964 #1 Hit May 16, 1964 – May 29, 1964: Mary Wells – My Guy. Motown Records got its first #1 hit with the song.
1966 – The Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds and Bob Dylan’s Blonde On Blonde were both released.
1981 #1 Hit May 16, 1981 – June 19, 1981: Kim Carnes – Bette Davis Eyes
1983 – The concert special Motown 25: Yesterday, Today, Forever was broadcast by NBC; Michael Jackson performed his ‘moonwalk’ dance for the first time on television.
1987 #1 Hit May 16, 1987 – June 5, 1987: U2 – With or Without You
1988 – Nicotine was declared to be addictive in ways similar to heroin and cocaine, in a report released by US Surgeon-General C. Everett Koop.
1991 – Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom addressed a joint session of the United States Congress.
1996 – 12 million people tuned in for the series finale of Murder, She Wrote on CBS. The show was the longest-running American Murder-Mystery drama.
1998 – Unsolved Mysteries true-crime series ended.
May 16, 2006 – The Apple MacBook was released.
2014 – Broadcast journalist and TV personality Barbara Walters retired from ABC News and from the daytime program The View.
#1 Hit May 16, 2020 – May 22, 2020: Say So – Doja Cat featuring Nicki Minaj
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Anne Ramsey (The Goonies, Throw Mama from the Train) also founded the Theater of Living Arts (the TLA) in Philadelphia.
“I think I did pretty well, considering I started out with nothing but a bunch of blank paper.” – Steve Martin
If 7 billion competed in a single-elimination rock paper scissor tournament, the winner would have only won 33 times in a row.
“Man has always learned from the past. After all, you can’t learn history in reverse!” – Archimedes #moviequotes
“Life moves pretty fast. If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller in Ferris Bueller’s Day Off #moviequotes
Sometimes typing without looking at the keyboard works perfectly; other times it ends up kujw rgua~
The charcoal drawing of Kate Winslet in James Cameron’sTitanic was actually drawn by James Cameron.
1911 – With Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. The United States, the United States Supreme Court declared Standard Oil to be an “unreasonable” monopoly under the Sherman Antitrust Act and ordered the company to be broken up.
1941 – Joe DiMaggio began a 56-game hitting streak.
1970 – President Richard Nixon appointed Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington the first female United States Army generals.
2008 – California became the second U.S. state (after Massachusetts in 2004) to legalize same-sex marriage
If you were born on May 15th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 22nd (prior year)
Quick History of Time on Earth
If the history of the universe was condensed into a year, the Milky Way would form on May 15, life on earth would appear on September 21, and the dinosaurs would go extinct on December 30. Modern humans would evolve on December 31 at 11:52 PM and Columbus would discover America at 11:59:58 PM. (this factoid is valid for the next few million years)
May 15 is…
Chocolate Chip Cookie Day Day of Families Over the Rainbow Day Peace Officer’s Memorial Day Pizza Party Day
May 15 Birthday Quotes
“I believe that dreams – daydreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain machinery whizzing – are likely to lead to the betterment of the world.” – L. Frank Baum
“Television and radio do a wonderful job in focusing attention on the problems of our society.” – Richard J. Daley
“The men may be the head of the house, but the women are the neck and they can turn the head any way they want.” – Lainie Kazan
“Stay busy and take care of your own business.” – Eddy Arnold
“Truth is whatever people will believe.” – Roger Ailes
May 15 Birthdays
1856 – L. Frank Baum, American novelist (died in 1919) 1902 – Richard J. Daley, American lawyer and politician, 48th Mayor of Chicago (died in 1976) 1905 – Joseph Cotten, American actor (died in 1994) 1918 – Eddy Arnold, American singer-songwriter (died in 2008) 1930 – Jasper Johns, American painter and sculptor 1940 – Roger Ailes, American broadcaster (died in 2017) 1940 – Lainie Kazan, American actress 1981 – Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress 1990 – Stella Maxwell, New Zealand model
May 15 History
1501 Ottaviano Petrucci opened the first modern-style music publishing house by producing the first book of music made from movable type in Venice.
1536 Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, stood trial in London on charges of treason, adultery, and incest. Found guilty, she was executed a few days later, on May 19.
1793 Diego Marín Aguilera flew a glider for approximately 1,000 feet during one of Spain’s first attempted manned flights.
1800 President John Adams ordered the new US federal government to leave Philadelphia and move to the nation’s new capital Washington DC.
1858 Royal Opera House opened in Covent Garden, London, with a performance of Meyerbeer’s Les Huguenots.
1862 President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill into law creating the United States Bureau of Agriculture, later renamed the United States Department of Agriculture.
1869 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton formed the New York National Woman Suffrage Association.
1895 A guesstimated F5 tornado hit Sherman, Texas, and killed 73 people.
1891 Pope Leo XIII defends workers’ rights and property rights in the encyclical Rerum Novarum.
1928 Walt Disney’s character Mickey Mouse premiered in his first (silent) cartoon, Plane Crazy. 1929’s Steamboat Willie had sound. Plane Crazy was re-released with sound later in 1929.
1932 Japanese insurgents plotted to kill Charlie Chaplin and their own Prime Minister to provoke war with the US and incite “restoration” in the name of the Emperor.
1935 Albert Einstein was awarded the Benjamin Franklin Medal for his outstanding fundamental contributions to theoretical physics, especially his relativity theory, at the Franklin Institute, Philadelphia, PA.
1940 Nylon stockings were sold for the first time in the United States.
1940 Richard and Maurice McDonald opened their hamburger restaurant in San Bernardino, California.
1942 Women’s Auxiliary Army Corps (WAACs) was formed, granting women official US military status.
1953 Stanley L. Miller’s paper on synthesizing amino acids under conditions that simulated primitive Earth’s atmosphere was published in Science. Miller had applied an electric discharge to a mixture of CH4, NH3, H2O, and H2 (believed at the time to be the atmospheric composition of early Earth.), creating a mixture of amino acids, hydroxy acids, and urea.
1955 Makalu – 27,838 ft (8,485 m) – Nepal/Tibet – First ascent: May 15, 1955, by Lionel Terray and Jean Couzy
1958 The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 3.
1960 The Soviet Union launched Sputnik 4.
1972 In Laurel, Maryland, Arthur Bremer shot and paralyzed Alabama Governor George Wallace, who was campaigning to become president.
1976 #1 Hit May 15, 1976 – May 21, 1976: The Sylvers – Boogie Fever
1982 #1 Hit May 15, 1982 – July 2, 1982: Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder – Ebony and Ivory
1985 May 15, 1985 (fiction) Lord Richard Croft, father of Lara Croft disappeared, Tomb Raider, Video Game/Film
1993 #1 Hit May 15, 1993 – July 9, 1993: Janet Jackson – That’s The Way Love Goes
2001 The final Friends episode aired on NBC: The One with Monica and Chandler’s Wedding.
2010 #1 Hit May 15, 2010 – May 21, 2010: Usher featuring will.i.am – OMG
2010 Jessica Watson became, at age 16, the youngest person to sail, non-stop and unassisted, around the world, solo.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A polar bears’ fur is not white. It’s actually pigment-free and transparent and reflects visible light
The Seven Deadly Sins #5- Anger is the loss of rational self-control and the desire to harm others.
The highest point in Pennsylvania is lower than the lowest point in Colorado.
TV star Soupy Sales once asked the children who watched his show to send him “funny green pieces of paper with pictures of U.S. Presidents” from their parent’s wallets and purses. He was suspended for two weeks when his parents complained.
“My mom won’t give us the money, she said we’d only spend it on drugs.” … “Well, we would.” – Sid & Nancy #moviequotes
“As Bertrand Russell once said, ‘The only thing that will redeem mankind is cooperation.’ I think we can all appreciate the relevance of that now.” – Shaun
The Capital of Sudan is Khartoum
Multiple similar Objects that are hidden together are called a Stash.
‘Petrichor’ is the word for ‘the smell of rain.’
The speed of a clock’s second hand is exactly 1 RPM.
“After all, tomorrow is another day!” – Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) #moviequotes
Being famous means you have to comb your hair every time you go outside.
1607 – Jamestown, Virginia was settled as an English colony.
1796 – Edward Jenner, “the father of immunology, administered the first smallpox inoculation.
1948 – Israel was declared to be an independent state and a provisional government is established.
If you were born on May 14th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 21st (prior year)
Stars and Stripes Forever Day
Stars and Stripes Forever was first performed at Willow Grove Park, just outside Philadelphia, on May 14, 1897. John Philip Sousa wrote that he composed it on Christmas Day, 1896, while on an ocean liner on his way home from a vacation with his wife in Europe and had just learned of the recent death of David Blakely, the manager of the Sousa Band. He composed the march in his head and wrote the tune and lyrics paper on arrival in the United States.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=14lVkmgm1IE
May 14 is…
Buttermilk Biscuit Day Dance Like a Chicken Day Stars and Stripes Forever Day
May 14 Birthday Quotes
“Fools talk of imitation and copying, all is imitation.” – Thomas Gainsborough
“Forget the audience, make what you want to see.” – Sofia Coppola
“It isn’t true that you live only once. You only die once. You live lots of times if you know how.” – Bobby Darin
“People will remember you better if you always wear the same outfit.” – David Byrne
“The one way the world hasn’t changed: teaching is still the most important job.” – George Lucas
“No matter how many obstacles that are thrown in our path, there are ways to accept them and to live through them.” – Robert Zemeckis
“If you know you are going to fail, then fail gloriously.” – Cate Blanchett
May 14 Birthdays
1727 – Thomas Gainsborough, English painter (died in 1788) 1936 – Bobby Darin, American singer-songwriter and actor (died in 1973) 1944 – George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1952 – David Byrne, Scottish singer-songwriter 1952 – Robert Zemeckis, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1966 – Fab Morvan, French singer-songwriter, dancer and model 1969 – Cate Blanchett, Australian actress 1971 – Sofia Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1993 – Miranda Cosgrove, American actress
May 14 History
1796 – Edward Jenner, a doctor from Gloucestershire, England successfully tested his vaccination for smallpox on eight-year-old James Phipps.
1804 – Lewis and Clark’s expedition left St. Louis, Missouri, on a mission to explore the Northwest from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean.
1842 – Alfred Lord Tennyson published Poems.
1850 – The first US. patent (#7,365) for a dishwashing machine was issued to Joel Houghton of Ogden, NY, for an “Improvement in Machines for Washing Table Furniture”.
1878 – The last witchcraft trial was held in the United States begins in Salem, Massachusetts, after Lucretia Brown accused Daniel Spofford of attempting to harm her through his mental powers. The case was dismissed.
1897 – The Stars and Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa was first performed in public near Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia.
1925 – Virginia Woolf’s novel Mrs. Dalloway was published.
1932 – The first electrical timing device was tested at a track meet between Columbia and Syracuse at Baker Field, NYC.
1948 – In Tel Aviv, Jewish Agency Chairman David Ben-Gurion proclaimed the State of Israel
1955 – The Warsaw Pact was signed between the Soviet Union, Albania, Poland, Romania, Hungary, East Germany, Czechoslovakia, and Bulgaria in response to the west’s North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
1977 #1 Hit May 14, 1977 – May 20, 1977: Leo Sayer – When I Need You
1988 #1 Hit May 14, 1988 – May 27, 1988: Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine – Anything For You
1998 – 76.3 million people tuned in for the series finale of Seinfeld.
1998 – Celebrity Deathmatch premiered on MTV
#1 Hit May 14, 2022 – May 20, 2022: Wait for U – Future featuring Drake and Tems
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Anybody suspended in space will remain in space until made aware of its situation. Daffy Duck steps off a cliff, expecting further pastureland. He loiters in midair, soliloquizing flippantly until he chances to look down. > At this point, the familiar principle of 32 feet per second per second takes over.
The ideal height for you to drop your buttered toast from if you want it to land butter side up is eight feet.
When someone says “9 out of 10 forest fires are caused by humans,” all I hear is… “There’s a bear out their that knows how to use matches.”
The Capital of Suriname is Paramaribo
There are three types of people. Sheep, Wolves, and Sheep Dogs.
Somebody who has an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar, and a Tony has an EGOT while somebody who has won an Emmy, a Grammy, and an Oscar just has an EGO.
Anosmia is the inability to smell – it is the nose’s equivalent to blindness or deafness.
“The stuff that dreams are made of.” – Sam Spade (Humphrey Bogart) in Maltese Falcon, The Maltese Falcon, 1941
The word “mortgage” means “death pledge” in Old French.
US President #12 Zachary Taylor (1849-1850) Never living in one spot long enough to register, he never voted until 1848. Although he never told, we’re pretty sure he voted for himself.
1861 – The Great Comet of 1861 (C/1861 J1) was discovered, and it should return in 2063.
1917 – The first reported apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
May 13, 19** Birthday (fictional) Barry Allen (The Flash), DC Comics
If you were born on May 13th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 20th (prior year)
Our Lady of Fátima – Marian Visions
Our Lady of Fátima was a Marian apparition. Three young Roman Catholic shepherds, Lúcia dos Santos, Francisco, and Jacinta Marto, saw six apparitions of the Blessed Virgin Mary beginning on May 13, 1917, whom the children described as “a Lady more brilliant than the Sun” with several heavenly messages from Jesus and Mary during their series of visions, which the Church later called apparitions.
May 13 is…
Apple Pie Day Frog Jumping Day Fruit Cocktail Day Hummus Day Tulip Day
May 13 Birthday Quotes
“Contrary to what people may say, there’s no upper limit to stupidity.” – Stephen Colbert
“This life is like a swimming pool. You dive into the water, but you can’t see how deep it is.” – Dennis Rodman
“With villains, you always have to understand what motivates them. Most people don’t just think they’re evil. They believe or know they are doing the right thing because of the circumstances they find themselves in.” – Marv Wolfman
“I really cut my teeth on off-off-off Broadway shows.” – Bea Arthur
“A champion doesn’t become a champion in the ring, he’s merely recognized in the ring. His ‘becoming’ happens during his daily routine.” – Joe Louis
May 13 Birthdays
1911 – Robert Middleton, American character actor (died in 1977) 1914 – Joe Louis, American boxer (died in 1981) 1922 – Bea Arthur, American actress and singer (died in 2009) 1941 – Ritchie Valens, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (died in 1959) 1943 – Mary Wells, American singer-songwriter (died in 1992) 1946 – Marv Wolfman, American comic book author 1961 – Dennis Rodman, American basketball player 1964 – Stephen Colbert, American comedian and talk show host 1986 – Lena Dunham, American actress 1987 – Candice King, American actress 1993 – Debby Ryan, American actress
May 13 History
1607 English in Virginia founded Jamestown, the first permanent English settlement in North America.
1637 Cardinal Richelieu created the rounded table knife in France.
1890 Nikola Tesla was issued an electric generator patent (#428,057).
1917 Three children, Lúcia Santos and her cousins Jacinta and Francisco Marto, report the first apparition of Our Lady of Fátima in Fátima, Portugal.
1939 The first commercial FM radio station in the United States was launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later became WDRC-FM.
1950 The first round of the Formula One World Championship was held at Silverstone.
1954 Broadway Show – The Pajama Game (Musical) May 13, 1954
1958 Ben Carlin became the first person to circumnavigate the world by amphibious vehicle
1960 Dhaulagiri – 26,795 ft (8,167 m) – Nepal – First ascent: May 13, 1960, by Kurt Diemberger, Peter Diener, Ernst Forrer, Albin Schelbert, Nyima Dorje, and Nawang Dorje
1967 #1 Hit May 13, 1967 – May 19, 1967: The Supremes – The Happening
1972 A fire at the Playtown Cabaret nightclub in Osaka, Japan, killed 118 people.
1973 Bobby Riggs beat Margaret Court in a $10,000 winner-take-all challenge tennis match. Billie Jean King played him on September 20, 1973, and won the second Battle of the Sexes.
1978 #1 Hit May 13, 1978 – May 19, 1978: Yvonne Elliman – If I Can’t Have You
1981 Pope John Paul II was shot by Mehmet Ali Agca.
1984 May 13, 1984 (fiction) A T-800 arrived from the future to kill Sarah Conner, The Terminator, Film
1985 Philadelphia Mayor W. Wilson Goode ordered police to raid the MOVE headquarters, and a small bomb was detonated on top of 6221 Osage Avenue. Six adults and five children were killed in the fire that destroyed the entire block and 250 nearby homes.
1989 #1 Hit May 13, 1989 – May 19, 1989: Bon Jovi – I’ll Be There for You
1994 Broadway Show – Grease (Musical) May 11, 1994
Johnny Carson made his last television appearance on Late Show with David Letterman.
May 13, 19** Birthday (fictional) Barry Allen (The Flash), DC Comics
2005 East End Show – Billy Elliot the Musical (Musical) May 11, 2005
2006 #1 Hit May 13, 2006 – June 2, 2006: Rihanna – SOS
2017 #1 Hit May 13, 2017 – May 19, 2017: Bruno Mars – That’s What I Like
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
A group of owls is called a “Parliament of owls.”
“I said.. GOOD DAY!” – Willy Wonka #moviequotes
The shortest performance to win an Oscar for Best Supporting Actor was Anthony Quinn’s eight-minute role as Gauguin in “Lust for Life”.
Squish – word invented by Mark Twain “To Squash something down.”
So my pizza came before I ordered it. (Thank you, tachyons) But, my order is wrong. Who do I complain to
No other species is responsible for the loss of as many human lives each year as mosquitoes
It was the SECOND person who said “I’m Spartacus” who is really worthy of the praise. #ImSpartacus
Useless Pronunciation: K as in know
“You take the good, you take the bad, you take them both, and there you have the facts of life.” #songlyrics
Frozen On Ice is the first time any Disney On Ice production has ever made any sense.
I think I’ll take some headphones to the ATM next time just to be the only person to ever use headphones at an ATM.
One of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World: Great Pyramid of Giza in (now) El Giza, Egypt constructed ~2580-2560 BC
1846 – The Donner Party of pioneers left Independence, Missouri for California, on what became a year-long journey of hardship and cannibalism.
1847 – The Modern Odometer (Roadometer) was invented by William Clayton
“If the world were perfect, it wouldn’t be.” – Yogi Berra
If you were born on May 12th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 19th (prior year)
Traditional May 12 Information
On May 12th, National Limerick Day celebrates the birthday of English artist, illustrator, author, and poet Edward Lear (May 12, 1812 – Jan. 29, 1888). Lear is known mostly for his literary nonsense in poetry which he popularized through his works Book of Nonsense (1846), Nonsense Songs, Stories, Botany and Alphabets (1871).
The Owl and the Pussy-Cat By Edward Lear
The Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat, They took some honey, and plenty of money, Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, “O lovely Pussy! O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are! What a beautiful Pussy you are!”
Pussy said to the Owl, “You elegant fowl! How charmingly sweet you sing! O let us be married! too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?” They sailed away, for a year and a day, To the land where the Bong-Tree grows And there in a wood, a Piggy-wig stood With a ring at the end of his nose, His nose, His nose, With a ring at the end of his nose.
“Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling Your ring?” Said the Piggy, “I will.” So they took it away, and were married next day By the Turkey who lives on the hill. They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon, The moon, The moon, They danced by the light of the moon.
May 12 is…
Limerick Day Migratory Bird Day Nutty Fudge Day
Yogi Berra Quotes
“If the people don’t want to come out to the ballpark, nobody’s going to stop them.”
“It ain’t over till it’s over.”
“I’m lucky. Usually, you’re dead to get your own museum, but I’m still alive to see mine.”
“Baseball is 90% mental and the other half is physical.”
“You’ve got to be very careful if you don’t know where you are going because you might not get there.”
“Always go to other people’s funerals, otherwise they won’t come to yours.”
“Even Napoleon had his Watergate.”
“The future ain’t what it used to be.”
“I never said most of the things I said.”
“I tell the kids, somebody’s gotta win, somebody’s gotta lose. Just don’t fight about it. Just try to get better.”
May 12 Birthdays
1812 – Edward Lear, English limerickist (died in 1888) 1820 – Florence Nightingale, Italian-English nurse, social reformer, and statistician (died in 1910) 1850 – Henry Cabot Lodge, American historian and politician (died in 1924) 1907 – Katharine Hepburn, American actress (died in 2003) 1911 – Charles Biro, American comic book author and illustrator (died in 1972) 1918 – Mary Kay Ash, American businesswoman, founded Mary Kay Cosmetics (died in 2001) 1925 – Yogi Berra, American baseball player, coach, and manager (died in 2015) 1928 – Burt Bacharach, American singer-songwriter, pianist, and producer 1936 – Tom Snyder, American journalist and talk show host (died in 2007) 1937 – George Carlin, American comedian, actor, and author (died in 2008) 1950 – Bruce Boxleitner, American actor 1959 – Ving Rhames, American actor 1962 – Emilio Estevez, American actor 1968 – Tony Hawk, American skateboarder 1978 – Malin Åkerman, Swedish-Canadian model and actress 1981 – Rami Malek, American actor 1984 – Clare Bowen, Australian actress 1986 – Emily VanCamp, Canadian actress
May 12 History
1551 – The National University of San Marcos, the oldest university in the Americas, was founded in Lima, Peru.
1932 – The body of the Lindbergh baby was found less than a mile from the Lindbergh home in Hopewell, New Jersey.
1963 – Bob Dylan walked out on The Ed Sullivan Show before his planned appearance over the lyrics to the song he would perform his song Talkin’ John Birch Paranoid Blues.
1965 – The Soviet spacecraft Luna 5 crashed on the Moon.
1984 #1 Hit May 12, 1984 – May 25, 1984: Lionel Richie – Hello
1993- The Wonder Years television series came to an end
1995 – Day time soap opera As The World Turns aired its 10,000th episode
2002 – Former US President Jimmy Carter arrived in Cuba for a five-day visit with Fidel Castro.
2007 #1 Hit May 12, 2007 – May 25, 2007: Maroon 5 – Makes Me Wonder
2008 (Earthquake) Measuring ~8.0 magnitude, n Sichuan, China, killed over 69,000 people.
2015 – A train derailment in Philadelphia killed 8 people and injured over 200.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The only Americans with their own personal zip code are the President (20500) and Smokey Bear (20252).
“Aiming at the enemy, I only smash the mirror.” #songlyrics
Day 13,763 and still no need for my algebra skills….
A group of Reindeer is called a Herd.
Useless Pronunciation: T as in tzar
“Don’t start an argument with somebody who has a microphone when you don’t. They’ll make you look like chopped liver.” – Harlan Ellison
A group of Butterflies is called a Flight or Flutter.
“Hasta la vista, baby.” – The Terminator (Arnold Schwarzenegger) #moviequotes
There is an “i” in the center of the word “hurricane.”
“Excuse me while I kiss this guy” #misunderstoodlyrics
“The greatest trick the devil ever pulled was convincing the world he didn’t exist.” – Verbal Kint in The Usual Suspects #moviequotes
If they were really Decepticons, why didn’t they just wear Autobot badges?
1846 – President James K. Polk requested a Declaration of War against Mexico, starting the Mexican-American War.
1858 – Minnesota was admitted as the 32nd state of the United States
1960 -Adolf Eichmann was captured by the Mossad in Argentina.
The 1970 Lubbock tornado killed 26 people and causes $250 million in damage.
If you were born on May 11th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 18th (prior year)
Why is May 11 Twilight Zone Day?
There is no valid reason for this day. “You’re traveling through another dimension, a dimension not only of sight and sound but of mind; a journey into a wondrous land whose boundaries are that of imagination. That’s the signpost up ahead; your next stop, the Twilight Zone.” – Rod Serling
Chang and Eng Bunker, The “Siamese Twins”
These conjoined twin brothers are one of the most celebrated in history. They toured extensively, and this pair catapulted the phrase “Siamese twins” to become a euphemism for conjoined twins as general A study by scientists at John Hopkins University on Chang and Eng (May 11, 1811 – January 17, 1874) led them to believe that they may have shared more than their hospital bed; it was discovered that the two were actually monoamniotic twin pregnancy, which made them both share a placenta with each other.
Other claims about these famous twins include that Chang paid for his passage from Siam (in today’s Thailand) to Philadelphia thanks to his talent with card tricks. Eng could speak five languages- English, Latin, German, Siamese, and Malayan.
May 11 is…
Eat What You Want Day Mocha Torte Day Twilight Zone Day
May 11 Birthday Quotes
“Be nice to everyone, always smile & appreciate things because it could all be gone tomorrow.” – Cory Monteith
“I never kill insects. If I see ants or spiders in the room, I pick them up and take them outside. Karma is everything.” – Holly Valance
“A true artist is not one who is inspired, but one who inspires others.” – Salvador Dali
“Our attitudes control our lives. Attitudes are a secret power working twenty-four hours a day, for good or bad. It is of paramount importance that we know how to harness and control this great force.” – Irving Berlin
“I’m not bitter, I’m bittersweet.” – Eric Burdon
May 11 Birthdays
1811 – Chang Bunker and Eng Bunker, Siamese Twins (died in 1874) 1888 – Irving Berlin, Belarusian-American pianist and composer (died in 1989) 1904 – Salvador Dalí, Spanish artist (died in 1989) 1911 – Phil Silvers, American comedic actor (died in 1985 1927 – Bernard Fox, British comedic actor (died in 2016) 1933 – Louis Farrakhan, American religious leader 1941 – Eric Burdon, English musician 1978 – Laetitia Casta, French model 1982 – Cory Monteith, Canadian actor and singer (died in 2013) 1983 – Holly Valance, Australian actress and singer 1999 – Sabrina Carpenter, American singer and actress
May 11 History
868 – The first known dated printed book was the Diamond Sutra, a Buddhist scripture. A citation included: “printed on 11 May 868, by Wang Chieh, for free general distribution”.
1811 – The famous Siamese twins, Chang and Eng, were born of Chinese parents in Siam (now Thailand).
Glacier National Park: Established on May 11, 1910, in Montana, this park spans 1,583 square miles. Known for its glacier-carved peaks, alpine meadows, and diverse plant and animal life.
1942 – Go Down, Moses by William Faulkner, was published
1947 – B.F. Goodrich Co. announced the development of tubeless tires.
1949 – The first Polaroid cameras were sold for $89.95.
1950 – Evelyn and Paul Trent took the McMinnville UFO photographs
1953 (Tornado) Waco, Texas
1959 #1 Hit May 11, 1959 – May 17, 1959: Dave “Baby” Cortez – The Happy Organ
May 11, 1978 – The Return of the King animated film aired on ABC
1980 – Bob Marley died from lung cancer
1981 – East End Show – Cats (Musical) May 11, 1981
1985 #1 Hit May 11, 1985 – May 17, 1985: Madonna – Crazy for You
1985 – Fifty-six spectators died and more than 200 were injured in the Bradford City stadium fire.
1991 #1 Hit May 11, 1991 – May 17, 1991: Roxette – Joyride
1996 – Captain Planet and The Planeteers cartoon series came to an end.
1997 – IBM’s supercomputer Deep Blue defeated chess champion, Garry Kasparov.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Truth is not revealed in a courtroom, but the truth is established in a courtroom.
Grover Cleveland was on the $1,000 bill.
What if the washing machine has been the one taking our socks all along? #sorrydryer
If two people on opposite sides of the world each drop a piece of bread, the Earth briefly becomes a sandwich.
If Old People started saying stuff like, “What’s up, my Geezer?” or “Geez’ah, please!” that would be adorable.
Hasbro denied Pixar the use of GI Joe in Toy Story when found that the GI Joe doll was going to be blown up by Sid.
You never see people make typos in movies. #moviecliches “There Are Two Typos Of People In This World: Those Who Can Edit And Those Who Can’t” – Jarod Kintz
Based on all the emails I’ve been getting, the key to earning $8500+/week from home is to have poor grammar.
Pocahontas is the only Disney princess with a tattoo.
El Cid – Real Name: Rodrigo Diaz De Vivar
You never realize how cluttered your desk is until you spill a glass of water. #life
“Just like a toon to drop a safe on a guy’s head.” #moviequotes
1774 – Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette became King and Queen of France
1908 – Mother’s Day is observed for the first time in the United States, in Grafton, West Virginia. Mother’s Day in Mexico is a set date of May 10th every year, unlike most other countries where it lands on a Sunday.
May 10, 1953 Birthday (fictional) John Constantine, DC Comics
May 10 Annually (fiction) Wacking Day in Springfield, The Simpsons, Cartoon, TV
If you were born on May 10th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 17th (prior year)
Mother’s Day History
The modern holiday of Mother’s Day was first celebrated in 1908 when Anna Jarvis held a memorial for her mother in West Virginia. There were Ancient versions of Mother’s Days, but they were more about fertility and birth. Anna’s idea to make Mother’s Day a real holiday in the United States began in 1905, the year her own mother, Ann Jarvis, died. Anna wanted to honor her mother by continuing the work she started and to set aside a day to honor all mothers because she believed a mother is “the person who has done more for you than anyone in the world”.
In 1868, Anna’s mother was Ann Jarvis, and she wanted to reunite families that had been divided during the Civil War – so she created The “Mother’s Friendship Day” Committee. During the war, she organized what she called “Mother’s Day Work Clubs” to improve sanitation and health for both Union and Confederate soldiers for a typhoid outbreak, which was a big problem. Anna really recognized the importance of mothers, through her own mother’s actions.
By 1911 every U.S. state observed the holiday one way or another, both formally and informally. In 1914, Woodrow Wilson signed a proclamation designating Mother’s Day, held on the second Sunday in May, as a national holiday to honor mothers.
Anna Jarvis was particular about the spelling – APOSTROPHE – S, to “be a singular possessive, for each family to honor its own mother, not a plural possessive commemorating all mothers in the world.”
May 10 is…
Clean Up Your Room Day Shrimp Day Windmill Day
May 10 Birthday Quotes
“My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.” – Bono
“Do it big, do it right, and do it with style.” – Fred Astaire
“I’m not vicious really. I consider myself to be kindhearted. I love my mum.” – Sid Vicious
“When people ask how have I kept on top, I have to say with the help of every photographer, make-up artist, and hairdresser I’ve ever worked with.” – Linda Evangelista
“Dream up the kind of world you want to live in. Dream out loud.” – Bono
May 10 Birthdays
1838 – John Wilkes Booth, American actor, assassin of Abraham Lincoln (died in 1865) 1899 – Fred Astaire, American actor, singer, and dancer (died in 1987) 1902 – David O. Selznick, American director and producer (died in 1965) 1922 – Nancy Walker, American character actress (died in 1992) 1955 – Mark David Chapman, American murderer 1957 – Sid Vicious, English singer and bass player (died in 1979) 1960 – Bono, Irish singer-songwriter, musician and activist 1965 – Linda Evangelista, Canadian model
May 10 History
1503 – Columbus stumbled across the Cayman Islands and dubbed them Las Tortugas, after the numerous sea turtles.
1824 – The National Gallery in London opened to the public.
1849 – A riot ensued at the Astor Opera House in Manhattan, New York City over a dispute between actors Edwin Forrest and William Charles Macready, killing at least 22 and injuring over 120
1860 – The discovery of two new elements – cesium (Cs) and rubidium (Rb), was announced by German chemists, Robert Bunsen and Gustav Robert Kirchhoff to the Berlin Academy of Scientists.
1869 – Union Pacific and Central Pacific railroads completed the Transcontinental Railroad.
1876 – The Centennial Exposition opened in Philadelphia
1877 – US President Rutherford B. Hayes has the White House’s first telephone installed in the ‘telegraph room.’
1879 – America’s first archaeological society was formed in Boston Mass., the Archaeological Institute of America.
1893 – The Supreme Court of the United States rules in Nix v. Hedden that a tomato is a vegetable, not a fruit, under the Tariff Act of 1883. Scientifically, it is a fruit.
1924 – J. Edgar Hoover was named acting director of the Bureau of Investigation (now the FBI).
May 10, 1953 Birthday (fictional) John ‘Hellblazer’ Constantine, DC Comics
1975 – Sony’s Betamax, the first home videocassette recorder, went on sale in Japan
1980 – The US Government gave Chrysler a $1.5 billion loan.
1986 #1 Hit May 10, 1986 – May 16, 1986: Pet Shop Boys – West End Girls
1994 – Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela was sworn in as the first black president of South Africa.
2003 #1 Hit May 10, 2003 – May 30, 2003: Sean Paul – Get Busy
2013 – One World Trade Center became the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, at 1,776 feet.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
2000 years ago, there were probably people who had season tickets to the Roman Colosseum.
A theist and an atheist are separated by just a little space.
“On a dark desert highway, cool whip in my hair” #misunderstoodlyrics
The first person to buy Mentos and Diet Coke as a snack was probably really surprised.
Why didn’t Frodo just ride an eagle to Mordor, and drop the ring in? He could have been back in the shire in time for afternoon tea.
“Honey in you’re the one who stopped sleeping with me, OK. It’ll be a year come April 20th. I remember the date exactly because it was Hitler’s birthday.” – Cliff Stern in Crimes and Misdemeanors #moviequotes
On a scale of 1 to 10, 6 is like my 8th favorite number.
Sweden has an official font, called ‘Sweden Sans’ and it’s used by its government ministries, agencies, and corporations.
It’s only a matter of time before “autocorrect” leads to a major diplomatic incident.
“It ain’t what they call you, it’s what you answer to.” – W.C. Fields
A group of Rattlesnakes is called a Rhumba.
The “Michelin Man” is named Bibendum and is one of the oldest trademarks in the world.
1662 – The precursor to Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England.
1955 – West Germany joined NATO.
1961 – FCC Chairman Newton N. Minow gave his Television is a Vast Wasteland Speech.
1974 – The United States House Committee on the Judiciary opened impeachment hearings against President Richard Nixon.
If you were born on May 9th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 16th (prior year)
Television and the Public Interest
“When television is good, nothing; not the theater, not the magazines or newspapers; nothing is better. But when television is bad, nothing is worse. I invite each of you to sit down in front of your own television set when your station goes on the air and stay there, for a day, without a book, without a magazine, without a newspaper, without a profit and loss sheet or a rating book to distract you. Keep your eyes glued to that set until the station signs off. I can assure you that what you will observe is a vast wasteland.”
“You will see a procession of game shows, formula comedies about totally unbelievable families, blood and thunder, mayhem, violence, sadism, murder, western bad men, western good men, private eyes, gangsters, more violence, and cartoons. And endlessly, commercials many screaming, cajoling and offending. And most of all, boredom. True, you’ll see a few things you will enjoy. But they will be very, very few. And if you think I exaggerate, I only ask you to try it.” – Newton N. Minow (full speech)
May 9 is…
Butterscotch Brownie Day Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day Europe Day Lost Sock Memorial Day Peter Pan Day
May 9 Birthday Quotes
“The secret of happiness is not in doing what one likes, but in liking what one does.” – James M. Barrie
“Be mild with the mild, shrewd with the crafty, confiding to the honest, rough to the ruffian, and a thunderbolt to the liar. But in all this, never be unmindful of your own dignity.” – John Brown
“You’ll come to see that a man learns nothing from winning. The act of losing, however, can elicit great wisdom. Not least of which is how much more enjoyable it is to win. Its inevitable to lose now and again. The trick is not to make a habit of it.” – Albert Finney
“I’ve done some low-budget movies and I’ve done some big-budget movies, and the big-budget movies were always kind of disorganized.” – John Corbett
“Dagwood Bumstead was a great unrecognized hero of American literature. He showed up every day, he got knocked down every day, he never got to eat his sandwich every day, the dog jumped on him every day, his wife was giving him a hard time and he showed up every day.” – James L. Brooks
May 9 Birthdays
1800 – John Brown, American activist (died in 1859) 1860 – J.M. Barrie, Scottish novelist and playwright (died in 1937) 1874 – Howard Carter, English archaeologist and historian (died in 1939) 1918 – Mike Wallace, American journalist and media personality (died in 2012) 1936 – Albert Finney, English actor (died in 2019) 1940 – James L. Brooks, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1946 – Candice Bergen, American actress 1949 – Billy Joel, American singer-songwriter and pianist 1961 – John Corbett, American actor 1979 – Rosario Dawson, American actress
May 9 History
1662 Famous puppet Mr. Punch made his first recorded appearance in England.
1671 Thomas Blood, disguised as a clergyman, attempted to steal England’s Crown Jewels.
1865 The patent (#47,631) was issued to Richard Jordan Gatling for the Gatling gun, which was the first to successfully combine reliability, high firing rate, and ease of loading into a single device.
1882 William F. Ford was issued a patent (#257,487) for his stethoscope.
1887 Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show opened in London, England.
1893 The first motion picture exhibition was presented by Thomas Edison in Brooklyn, New York to an audience of 400 people at the Dept of Physics, Brooklyn Institute, Brooklyn, NY, using his Kinetograph.
1914 Although referred to since the late 1800s, US President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the first Mother’s Day holiday on this date.
1926 Richard Byrd and Floyd Bennett made the first flight over the North Pole.
1950 L. Ron Hubbard (Lafayette Ronald Hubbard) published Dianetics: The Modern Science of Mental Health.
1955 Harpo Marx appeared in a very special I Love Lucy Episode.
1955 West Germany joined NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization).
1956 Manaslu – 26,781 ft (8,163 m) – Nepal – First ascent: May 9, 1956, by Toshio Imanishi and Gyalzen Norbu
1958 Alfred Hitchcock’s Vertigo has its world premiere in San Francisco.
1960 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the world’s first commercially produced birth-control bill-Enovid-10.
1961 Newton Minow, Chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, referred to television as the “vast wasteland”
1970 #1 Hit May 9, 1970 – May 29, 1970: The Guess Who – American Woman / No Sugar Tonight
1978 Broadway Show – Ain’t Misbehavin’ (Review) May 9, 1978
1981 May 9, 1981 (originally)/20** (now) Birthday (fictional) Lisa Simpson, The Simpsons, TV
1992 The Golden Girls aired their series finale.
2001 In Ghana, 129 football fans died in the Accra Sports Stadium Stampede Disaster.
2015 Russia staged a large military parade in Moscow’s Red Square to commemorate the 70th anniversary of Victory Day.
2020 #1 Hit May 9, 2020 – May 15, 2020: The Scotts– The Scotts, Travis Scott, and Kid Cudi
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
TV Quotes… “Just one more thing …” (Columbo) on Columbo.
I know what rotten eggs smell like, but I’ve never actually smelled rotten eggs.
A Roman walks into a bar and asks for a Martinus. “You mean a martini?” the bartender asks. The Roman replied, “If I wanted a double, I would have asked for it!”
When I buy a pizza, it comes in a sturdy corrugated box. When I buy a cake, it comes in a flimsy box that tries to kill the cake.
The number 14233221 describes itself; it has one four, two threes, three twos, and two ones.
“What you see is what you get!” – Geraldine (The Flip Wilson Show) #TVQuotes
A group of Raccoons is called a Gaze.
What if the wires going to the two earbuds were different colors so it was easier to untangle?
When Bobby pins are used in a formal setting, they should be called Robert pins. #etiquette
About 25% of the film ‘Jaws’ was shot from water level so audiences could better relate to treading water.
“She had the face of an angel, smiling with sin, the body of Venus, with arms.” #songlyrics
“I’m Larry, this is my brother Darryl, and my other brother Darryl” – Larry (Newhart) #TVQuotes
1886 – Pharmacist John Pemberton first sold his carbonated beverage named “Coca-Cola” as a patent medicine.
1933 – Mohandas Gandhi began a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
1945 – Germany’s ‘second surrender’ with Stalin
May 8, 21** Birthday (fictional) Katniss Everdeen, The Hunger Games, Book/Film
If you were born on May 8th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 15th (prior year)
V-E Day
V-E day was a cause for a huge celebration on the European mainland after the fall of fascism. But it wasn’t until America’s Japanese surrender months later that V-J Day (August 14) declared victory in the Pacific and World War Two had finally ended.
Thousands gathered in Times Square to celebrate, arriving by carloads from all parts of New York City with flags of wartime allies as well as those representing individual states.
May 8 is…
Coconut Cream Pie Day Empanada Day Have A Coke Day VE-Day
May 8 Birthday Quotes
“The past always seems better when you look back on it than it did at the time. And the present never looks as good as it will in the future.” – Peter Benchley
“The public be damned. I am working for my stockholders.” – William Henry Vanderbilt
“I used to play golf. I wanted to be a better player, but after a while, I realized I’d always stink. And that’s when I really started to enjoy the game.” – Don Rickles
“And what better way to get people talking than by creating a new word.” – Stephen Amell
“If you can’t be happy at the prospect of lunch, you are unlikely to be happy about anything.” – Robert Johnson
“A boxing match is like a cowboy movie. There’s got to be good guys and there’s got to be bad guys. And that’s what people pay for – to see the bad guys get beat.” – Sonny Liston
May 8 Birthdays
1821 – William Henry Vanderbilt, American businessman and philanthropist (died in 1885) 1828 – Jean-Henri Dunant, Swiss philanthropist (died in 1910) 1884 – Harry S. Truman, American colonel and politician, 33rd President of the United States (died in 1972) 1893 – Francis DeSales Ouimet, America golfer (died in 1967) 1895 – Fulton J. Sheen, American archbishop (died in 1979) 1911 – Robert Johnson, American singer-songwriter and guitarist, #27club (died in 1938) 1913 – Bob Clampett, American animator, director, and producer (died in 1984) 1926 – Don Rickles, American comedian and actor (died in 2017) 1932 – Sonny Liston, American boxer (died in 1970) 1938 – Jean Giraud, French author and illustrator (died in 2012) 1940 – Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (died in 2006) 1940 – Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died in 1985) 1964 – Melissa Gilbert, American actress 1975 – Enrique Iglesias, Spanish-American singer-songwriter 1981 – Stephen Amell, Canadian actor
May 8 History
1840 – The first U.S. photographic patent (#1,582) was issued to Alexander S. Wolcott of New York City
1886 – Coca-Cola was first sold to the public at the soda fountain in Jacob’s Pharmacy in Atlanta, Georgia.
1902 (Tornado) Goliad, Texas
1912 – Paramount Pictures was founded.
1933 – Mohandas Gandhi began a 21-day fast of self-purification and launched a one-year campaign to help the Harijan movement.
1945 – V-E Day (Victory in Europe Day) was celebrated in America and Great Britain.
1961 – The first practical seawater conversion plant in the US was opened in Freeport, Texas.
1963 – Dr. No, starring Sean Connery, opened in theaters.
1976 #1 Hit May 8, 1976 – May 14, 1976: John Sebastian – Welcome Back
1976 – The New Revolution, the first steel roller coaster with a vertical loop, opened at Six Flags Magic Mountain.
1980 – The World Health Organization confirmed the eradication of smallpox.
1982 #1 Hit May 8, 1982 – May 14, 1982: Vangelis – Chariots of Fire
1984 – The Soviet Union announced that they were boycotting the 1984 Olympics.
1999 #1 Hit May 8, 1999 – June 11, 1999: Ricky Martin – Livin’ La Vida Loca
2010 – Betty White hosted Saturday Night Live, thanks to a push by fans on Facebook. She won an Emmy for her appearance.
#1 Hit May 8, 2021 – May 21, 2021: Save Your Tears – The Weeknd and Ariana Grande
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Peter Wyngarde – Real Name: Cyril Louis Goldbert
When black & white photographs were invented, they must have looked pretty weird because people had never seen the world in black & white before.
The Capital of Swaziland is Mbabane
Alyssa Milano was the inspiration for Ariel’s features in The Little Mermaid.
Sponges are weird. They’re artificial now, but in the past, people would pluck animals out of the ocean and use them to wash dishes and stuff. That seems like something you’d do in the Flintstones.
When I was a kid, Swag and Booty made me think of Pirates. Now all I think of is Rappers and Hip Hop.
Ben Franklin’s 13 Virtues #2 – Silence. Speak not but what may benefit others or yourself; avoid trifling conversation.
“Queue” is just “Q” followed by 4 silent letters.
I agreed to disagree, and I’m wondering about the potential legal trouble for breaking paradox laws.
“Been around the world and found that only stupid people are breeding.” #songlyrics
1946 – Tokyo Telecommunications Engineering (later renamed Sony) was founded.
1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit was first published by Geoffrey Dummer.
2013 – The Dow Jones Index closed above 15,000 for the first time.
If you were born on May 7th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 14th (prior year)
The Twenty Seventh Amendment to the US Constitution
“No law, varying the compensation for the services of the Senators and Representatives, shall take effect until an election of Representatives shall have intervened.”
The idea behind this amendment is to reduce corruption in the legislative branch by requiring an election before a Congressperson’s salary increase takes effect. The public could remove members of Congress from office before their salaries increase.
The Sinking of the Lusitania
On the morning of April 28, 1915, RMS Lusitania was anchored off Queenstown on her 212th voyage. She had left Liverpool two days earlier with a cargo of ammunition and 5 million rounds of rifle cartridges for Allied forces in Europe. Passengers were reading newspapers as they ate breakfast when a German U-Boat surfaced nearby. The captain called it “an unscheduled interruption.” Within minutes, the U-boat fired a torpedo that hit within 60 feet above water surface near starboard side boiler room #2 located in the front area, sinking the ship in under 30 minutes. Only six out of 48 lifeboats were launched successfully.
May 7 is…
Public Gardens Day Roast Leg of Lamb Day Spouse Appreciation Day
May 7 Birthday Quotes
“There is a difference between conceit and confidence. Conceit is bragging about yourself. Confidence means you believe you can get the job done.” – Johnny Unitas
“To do good things in the world, first you must know who you are and what gives meaning to your life.” – Robert Browning
“It’s best to have failure happen early in life. It wakes up the Phoenix bird in you so you rise from the ashes.” – Anne Baxter
“There is no such thing as freedom of choice unless there is the freedom to refuse.” – David Hume
“I’m successful in spite of my past, not because of it.” – Traci Lords
“Success in marriage is more than finding the right person: it is being the right person.” – Robert Browning
May 7 Birthdays
1711 – David Hume, Scottish philosopher 1812 – Robert Browning, English poet (died in 1889) 1833 – Johannes Brahms, German pianist and composer (died in 1897) 1840 – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian composer (died in 1893) 1885 – George “Gabby” Hayes, American character actor (died in 1969) 1901 – Gary Cooper, American actor (died in 1961) 1917 – David Tomlinson, English character actor (died in 2000) 1922 – Darren McGavin, American actor (died in 2006) 1923 – Anne Baxter, American actress (died in 1985) 1933 – Johnny Unitas, American football player and sportscaster (died in 2002) 1939 – Johnny Maestro, American pop/doo-wop singer (died in 2010) 1954 – Amy Heckerling, American director, producer, and screenwriter 1968 – Traci Lords, American actress
May 7 History
1718 – La Nouvelle-Orleans (now New Orleans) was founded by the French Mississippi Company, under the direction of Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville, on land inhabited by the Chitimacha. It was named for Philippe II, Duke of Orleans, the Regent of France.
1789 – George Washington was inaugurated as the first US President.
1824 – Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony premiered in Vienna, Austria.
1846 – The Cambridge Chronicle, America’s oldest surviving weekly newspaper, was published for the first time in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
1896 – Dr. H. H. Holmes, one of America’s first well-known serial killers, was hanged to death in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Over 200 bodies were found on his property.
1902 (Volcano) Mount Pelee (Mount Pele), Martinique
1915 – A German U-boat sank The Lusitania.
1947 – Kraft Television Theatre premiered on NBC and ABC.
1952 – The concept of the integrated circuit chip was first presented, at a Symposium on Progress in Quality Electronic Components in Washington DC, by Geoffrey W.A. Dummer.
1963 – NASA launched the Telstar 2 communications satellite on behalf of AT&T.
1966 #1 Hit May 7, 1966 – May 27, 1966: The Mamas & the Papas – Monday, Monday
1976 – The Honda Accord was launched.
1977 #1 Hit May 7, 1977 – May 13, 1977: Eagles – Hotel California
1988 #1 Hit May 7, 1988 – May 13, 1988: Terence Trent D’Arby – Wishing Well
1994 – Norway’s most famous painting The Scream by Edvard Munch (1893), was recovered almost three months after it was stolen from a museum in Oslo.
1998 – Germany’s Daimler-Benz announced the purchase of the Chrysler Corporation, forming DaimlerChrysler AG. It was sold again in 2006, forming Chrysler LLC.
2005 #1 Hit May 7, 2005 – June 3, 2005: Gwen Stefani – Hollaback Girl
#1 Hit – May 7, 2016 – May 20, 2016: Desiigner – Panda
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The best way to lie is, to tell the truth… carefully edited truth.
When the Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert was announced in 1992, all 72,000 tickets sold out in three hours, even though no performers were announced besides the remaining members of Queen.
Belinda Carlisle – Real Name: Leslie Wunderman
“After all, tomorrow is another day!” – Scarlett O’Hara (Vivien Leigh) in Gone with the Wind, 1939
There is a museum in Croatia named “Froggyland” which is entirely composed of over 500 stuffed Frogs in human positions.
Xerox – Once the world’s largest “copier” company, they lost the rights to their trademarked name, XEROX, and became generic. Google may want to watch out.
EPCOT is an acronym for “Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.”
US President #13 Millard Fillmore (1850-1853) Filmore was the first president not to be elected to the position. He became president when Zachary Taylor died. Fillmore had no vice president.
Gerald Ford (US President) – Real Name: Leslie King
When you eat at home as a family, everyone eats the same meal. But if you went out to a restaurant and everyone ordered the exact same thing, that’d be considered strange and even frowned upon.
The Capital of Sweden is Stockholm
3 people you never forget: 1. Those who helped in difficult times. 2. Those who left you in difficult times. 3. Who took the cookies from the cookie jar.
Police must get annoyed being surrounded by people obeying as many traffic laws as possible. Driving the speed limit, full 3 second stops – Ugh!
1527 – The Sack of Rome was carried out by the mutinous troops of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.
1840 – The Penny Black postage stamp, in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, was the first adhesive postal stamp.
1937 – The German zeppelin Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed within a minute while attempting to dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey. Thirty-six people are killed.
1954 – Roger Bannister broke four-minute mile (3:59.4) at the Iffley Road Track in Oxford, England.
If you were born on May 6th,
You were likely conceived the week of… August 13th (prior year)
Hindenburg Disaster
The Hindenburg disaster was an airship accident that occurred on May 6, 1937, in Manchester Township, New Jersey. The German passenger airship LZ 129 Hindenburg caught fire and was destroyed during its attempt to dock with its mooring mast at Naval Air Station Lakehurst. Of the 97 people aboard (36 passengers and 61 crew), there were 35 fatalities (13 passengers and 22 crewmen). This incident shattered public confidence in the safety of hydrogen airships like Zeppelins as a mode of transport which would lead to their eventual abandonment.
May 6 is…
Beverage Day
Crepes Suzette Day
No-Diet Day
No Homework Day
Nurse’s Day
School Nurse Day
Tourist Appreciation Day
May 6 Birthday Quotes
“You learn from the mistakes you make and from the mistakes other people make. The truth is, you don’t learn from success; you learn from failure.”
– George Clooney
“The time to prepare for your next expedition is when you have just returned from a successful trip.”
– Robert Peary
“I’m responsible for what I am and what I want to be. I’m not trying to live by another’s standards.”
– Tom Bergeron
“Don’t give them what you think they want. Give them what they never thought was possible.”
– Orson Welles
“Wish I didn’t know now what I didn’t know then.”
– Bob Seger
“One day, in retrospect, the years of struggle will strike you as the most beautiful.”
– Sigmund Freud
May 6 Birthdays
1856 – Sigmund Freud, Austrian neurologist and psychoanalyst (died in 1939)
1856 – Robert Peary, American cartographer, discovered the North Pole (died in 1920)
1868 – Gaston Leroux, French author (died in1927)
1888 – Russell Stover, American confectioner (died in 1954)
1895 – Rudolph Valentino, Italian actor (died in 1926)
1915 – Orson Welles, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (died in 1985)
1945 – Bob Seger, American singer-songwriter
1955 – Tom Bergeron, American television host
1961 – George Clooney, American actor, director, producer
1987 – Adrienne Warren, American actress
May 6 History
1840 (Tornado) Natchez, Mississippi
1851 – Linus Yale, Jr. was granted a patent (#8,071) for the invention of his “Self-Detaching and Attaching Key-Lock” as “a new and Improved Safety-Lock for Banks, Safes, Vaults, Stores, &c.”
1851 – President Benjamin Harrison had the first electric lights installed in the White House.
1877 – Chief Crazy Horse of the Oglala Lakota surrendered to United States troops in Nebraska.
1889 – The Eiffel Tower was officially opened to the public at the Universal Exposition in Paris.
1915 – Babe Ruth, then a pitcher for the Boston Red Sox, hit his first major league home run.
May 6, 1924 Birthday (fictional) Leo Wyatt, Charmed, TV
1933 – President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating the Works Progress Administration (WPA)
1937 – The Hindenburg exploded over Lakehurst, New Jersey, killing 36 passengers and crewmembers.
1940 – John Steinbeck was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for his novel The Grapes of Wrath.
1956 – Elvis Presley appeared on the Milton Berle Show.
1983 – The Hitler Diaries were revealed as a hoax after being examined by new experts.
1984 – Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer, collectively called Spinal Tap, performed at CBGB’s in NYC.
1998 – Steve Jobs of Apple Inc. unveiled the first iMac.
2001 – During a trip to Syria, Pope John Paul II became the first pope to enter a mosque.
2010 – The US stock market lost and regained over $1 trillion in value, within about 20 minutes. The Dow swung by over 1,000 points and many stocks declined to one cent per share before rising again. There are many theories but no conclusive reason for the crash.
2013 – Michelle Knight, Amanda Berry, and Gina DeJesus were freed after being held for years in the home of Ariel Castro.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“Mmmmmmm mmmmmm mmmmmmmmmm mmmmmm” #songlyrics
I wonder if I’ve ever pressed the “8” key on my microwave.
A group of Dogs is called a Kennel. A group of Puppies is called a Litter. A group of Dogs (feral) is called a Pack.
A group of Rumours is a Nest.
A zebra is white with black stripes.
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my grandfather did- in his sleep. Not yelling and screaming like the passengers in his car.
The first video to be played twice on MTV was The Who’s You Better, You Bet.
The revolution will not be televised. It will be tweeted.
“All I’m saying is when we split the cheque three ways the steak-eater picks the pocket of the salad-man.” – The Blue Raja #moviequotes
The Internet is mostly made of sand and photons.
“Why are there five syllables in the word ‘monosyllabic’?” – Steven Wright
1260 – Kublai Khan became the ruler of the Mongol Empire.
1847 – The American Medical Association (AMA) was founded.
1893 – Stock Market Crash of 1893, the second-worst economic crisis in American history, so far.
1987 – Congressional televised hearings in the United States began over the Iran-Contra Affair.
1904 – Cy Young of the Boston Americans throws the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball, against the Philadelphia Athletics.
If you were born on May 5th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 12th (prior year)
Cinco de Mayo
Originally commemorating the Mexican Army’s (outnumbered 3 to 1) victory over the French Empire at the Battle of Puebla, on May 5, 1862, Cinco de Mayo has become an American celebration of Mexican culture and heritage. Today, alcohol sales are on par with Super Bowl Sunday and Mardi Gras.
May 5 is…
Beverage Day Cartoonist Day Chocolate Custard Day Cinco de Mayo Hoagie Day Midwife Day Museum Lovers Day Totally Chipotle Day
The first Saturday in May is Free Comic Book Day. The first Thursday in May is the National Day of Prayer.
May 5 Birthday Quotes
“You find the most important thing that really grabs you, and put it right up top. Don’t bury the lead. Put it at the top. The best thing to do. Never go wrong that way. It’s an immutable law of journalism. It just always works.” – Kurt Loder
“Be brave and fearless to know that even if you do make a wrong decision, you’re making it for a good reason.” – Adele
“The sad part about happy endings is there’s nothing to write about.” – Tammy Wynette
“Keep people from their history, and they are easily controlled.” – Karl Marx
“Now, what sort of person would write a scene where a young man stumbles upon a castle full only of beautiful young women? Answer: ME!” – Michael Palin
May 5 Birthdays
1818 – Karl Marx, German philosopher and sociologist, wrote The Communist Manifesto (died in 1883) 1864 – Nellie Bly, American journalist and author (died in 1922) 1903 – James Beard, American chef and author (died in 1985) 1914 – Tyrone Power, American actor (died in 1958) 1927 – Pat Carroll, American actress 1932 – Stan Goldberg, American comic book illustrator and colorist (died in 2014) 1936 – Sandy Baron, American comedic character actor (died in 2001) 1938 – Michael Murphy, American character actor 1942 – Tammy Wynette, American singer-songwriter (died in 1998) 1943 – Michael Palin, English actor and screenwriter 1945 – Kurt Loder, American journalist, author, and critic 1967 – Adam Hughes, American comic book author and illustrator 1981 – Danielle Fishel, American actress 1983 – Henry Cavill, English actor 1988 – Adele, English singer-songwriter 1989 – Chris Brown, American singer-songwriter
May 5 History
1809 – Mary Kies became the first woman awarded a US patent (#X01043), for a technique of weaving straw with silk and thread.
1821 – Corsica-born Napoleon Bonaparte died as a British prisoner on the remote island of Saint Helena in the southern Atlantic Ocean.
1847 – The American Medical Association (AMA) met for the first time in the Hall of the Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
1862 – General Ignacio Zaragoza defeated a French army led by General Charles Latrille de Lorencez that was attempting to capture Puebla de Los Angeles, a small town in east-central Mexico. This was the initial Cinco de Mayo cause for celebration.
1891 – The Music Hall in New York City (now known as Carnegie Hall) has its grand opening and first public performance, with Pyotr Tchaikovsky as the guest conductor.
May 5, 1893 (fiction) Jonathan Harker arrived at Dracula’s Castle, Dracula, Book
1904 – Pitching against the Philadelphia Athletics at the Huntington Avenue Grounds, Cy Young of the Boston Americans threw the first perfect game in the modern era of baseball. They named an award after him.
1912 – Pravda, representing the news, from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, began publication in Saint Petersburg.
1933 – The discovery of radio waves from the center of the Milky Way galaxy was announced by Karl Jansky.
1934 – The first Three Stooges short – Woman Haters was released.
1936 – The patent (#2,039,345) was issued for the first bottle with a screw cap and a pouring lip to Edward A. Ravenscroft, Glencoe, Illinois
1955 – Broadway Show – Damn Yankees (Musical) May 5, 1955
May 5, 1961 (fiction) Captain Carl Bell became the first human in space. Fallout, Video Game
1961 – Navy Commander Alan Bartlett Shepard Jr. was launched into space aboard the Freedom 7 space capsule, the first American astronaut to travel into space.
1962 #1 Hit May 5, 1962 – May 25, 1962: The Shirelles – Soldier Boy
1965 – The Warlocks, later known as The Grateful Dead, made their first public appearance at Magoo’s Pizza located at 639 Santa Cruz Avenue, Menlo Park, California.
May 5, 1970 Birthday (fictional) Rachel Green, Friends, TV
1979 #1 Hit May 5, 1979 – June 1, 1979: Peaches & Herb – Reunited
1994 – American teenager Michael P. Fay was caned in Singapore for theft and vandalism
2002 – Spider-Man was released and became the fastest movie ever to earn more than $100 million at the box office, raking in $114.8 million that weekend.
2007 #1 Hit May 5, 2007 – May 11, 2007: Avril Lavigne – Girlfriend
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
“All right, Mr. DeMille, I’m ready for my close-up.” – Norma Desmond (Gloria Swanson) #moviequotes
“Pranks vs school= pranks win all day” – Justin Bieber
Scooby Doo’s full name is “Scoobert Scooby Dooby Doo.”
They should rename “DCIM” to “Pictures.”
Throughout the course of the original movies, Darth Vader kills more bad guys than he does good guys #GrandMoffTarkin
Harold Robbins – Real Name: Harold Rubin
“The last man standing” refers to the ultimate winner in most contests but the runner-up in musical chairs.
“Planet Earth is blue and there’s nothing I can do.” #songlyrics
“I want knowledge! Not faith, not assumptions, but knowledge. I want God to stretch out His hand, uncover His face and speak to me.” – Antonius Block in The Seventh Seal #moviequotes
The phrase “90’s kids” will always have a slick, retro vibe while the phrase “2000’s kids” sounds like a bunch of spoiled brats.
Sean Connery, George Lazenby, Roger Moore, David Niven, Timothy Dalton, Pierce Brosnan, and Daniel Craig all played James Bond.
George Lucas’s dog was named Indiana.
“And take your cat and leave my sweater” #misunderstoodlyrics
1776 – Rhode Island was the first American colony to renounce allegiance to King George III.
1904 – The United States began the construction of the Panama Canal.
May 4 is Star Wars Day. “May the Fourth be with you.”
May 4 Birthday (fictional) Alice, In Wonderland
If you were born on May 4th, You were likely conceived the week of… August 11th (prior year)
Kent State Shootings
The Kent State shootings, also known as the May 4 massacre and the Kent State massacre, were the killings of four students, Jeffrey Glenn Miller, Allison B. Krause, William Knox Schroeder, and Sandra Lee Scheue, and the wounding of nine other unarmed Kent State University students by the Ohio National Guard on May 4, 1970, in Kent, Ohio, 40 miles south of Cleveland. The tragedy is responsible for bringing to national prominence both longtime protests against US involvement in Vietnam as well as student activism overall.
May 4 is…
Candied Orange Peel Day Orange Juice Day Respect For Chickens Day Star Wars Day Weather Observers Day
May 4 Birthday Quotes
“As you grow older, you will discover that you have two hands, one for helping yourself, the other for helping others.” – Audrey Hepburn
“You don’t have to get beat up as many times as I did to come to your senses. Certainly, I wish I’d come to mine earlier than I did.” – Randy Travis
“It’s not what you take when you leave this world behind you. It’s what you leave behind you when you go.” – Randy Travis
“Beauty is being the best possible version of yourself, inside and out.” – Audrey Hepburn
May 4 Birthdays
1852 – Alice Liddell, English model (died in 1934) 1855 – Greyfriars Bobby, faithful dog (died in 1872) 1913 – John Broome, American comic book author (died in 1999) 1914 – Maria Flex, Mexican actress (died in 2002) 1929 – Audrey Hepburn, Belgian-British actress and humanitarian (died in 1993) 1959 – Randy Travis, American singer-songwriter 1967 – Ana Gasteyer, American comedic actress 1970 – Will Arnett, Canadian comedic actor 1978 – Erin Andrews, American sportscaster and journalist
May 4 History
1494 – Christopher Columbus discovered Jamaica.
1626 – Dutch explorer Peter Minuit (~1594-1638), director-general of New Netherlands, bought Manhattan Island for 60 guilders (about $$1,143 in 2020 dollars) worth of cloth and buttons.
1814 – Emperor Napoleon arrived at Portoferraio on the island of Elba to begin his exile.
1886 – A labor protest in Haymarket Square in Chicago, Illinois resulted in 100 wounded and 8 police officers killed.
1904 – The United States began the construction of the Panama Canal.
1933 – The discovery of radio waves from the center of the Milky Way galaxy was announced by Karl Jansky.
1927 – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences was incorporated.
1948 – Norman Mailer’s first novel The Naked and the Dead was published.
1953 – Ernest Hemingway won the Pulitzer Prize for The Old Man and the Sea.
1959 – The 1st Annual Grammy Awards were held.
1970 – Jeffrey Glenn Miller, Allison B. Krause, William Knox Schroeder, and Sandra Lee Scheuer were killed by National Guard troops at Ohio’s Kent State campus.
1972 – The Don’t Make A Wave Committee, an environmental organization founded in Canada in 1971, officially changes its name to the Greenpeace Foundation.
1974 #1 Hit May 4, 1974 – May 17, 1974: Grand Funk – The Loco-Motion
1989 – The space probe Magellan was carried in the cargo bay Space Shuttle Atlantis and released to travel around the planet, Venus.
1990 – Jesse Tafero was executed in Florida after his electric chair malfunctioned three times, causing his hair & head to catch fire.
1996 #1 Hit May 4, 1996 – May 17, 1996: Mariah Carey – Always Be My Baby
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
The stormtrooper who hit his head on the door in the original Star Wars was also the stormtrooper who got mind tricked with “these are not the droids you’re looking for” by Obi-wan. His name is Wanten.
“Warp Factor” in Star Trek refers to a cubic function of the speed of light, so while Warp 1 is the speed of light, Warp 2 is 8 times the speed of light, Warp 3 is 27, and Warp 10 is 1000 times the speed of light.
A group of Nouns is called a Collective.
“The sum of the square roots of any two sides of an isosceles triangle is equal to the square root of the remaining side. Oh, joy! Rapture! I got a brain! How can I ever thank you enough?” – Scarecrow
An “initialism” is a type of acronym that cannot be pronounced as a word but must be read letter-by-letter, like FBI or UCLA.
Before the English-speaking world was exposed to the fruit, the color orange was referred to as “geoluhrea” which is the old English term for red-yellow.
The Capital of Switzerland is Bern
Clearly stated instructions will consistently produce multiple interpretations.
The names of the two stone lions in front of the New York Public Library are Patience and Fortitude. They were named by then-mayor Fiorello LaGuardia.
Vermont was an independent nation between the years 1777 and 1791.
The post office in Bedrock, Colorado has gotten so much fan mail addressed to characters from ‘The Flintstones’ that they created a special stamp for rejecting the mail: ‘Return to Sender – Fictitious Cartoon Character’.
“We sow the seed. Nature grows the seed, then we eat the seed” – Neil #TVQuotes
1901 – The Great Fire of 1901 began in Jacksonville, Florida.
1948 – CBS Evening News premiered with a 15 minute broadcast.
1971 – National Public Radio began broadcasting
1979 – Margaret Thatcher won the United Kingdom general election, and became the first female British Prime Minister the following day.
1999 – The Dow Jones topped 11,000 for the first time.
If you were born on May 3rd, You were likely conceived the week of… August 10th (prior year)
National Sun Day
Sun Day is a holiday that was established in order to celebrate solar power and advocate for its future mastery. The holiday was first introduced by President Jimmy Carter, on May 3 of 1978, based on the successful Earth Day initiative from April 22nd, 1970. This day followed Congress passing a joint resolution legalizing it. The idea behind this occasion was modeled after the ongoing success of Earth Day. Denis Hayes created this event.”
May 3 is…
Chocolate Custard Day Garden Meditation Day Lumpy Rug Day Raspberry Tart Day (also August 11) Sun Day Two Different Colored Shoes Day World Press Freedom Day
May 3 Birthday Quotes
“I have found that sitting in a place where you have never sat before can be inspiring.” – Dodie Smith
“The hard must become habit. The habit must become easy. The easy must become beautiful.” – Doug Henning
“I don’t really care what people think… I just do my own thing… I like being loud and letting people know I’m there.” – James Brown
“To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.” – Sugar Ray Robinson
“But wait there’s more…” – Ron Popeil
May 3 Birthdays
1867 – Andy Bowen, American boxer, 27 club (died in 1894) 1896 – Dodie Smith, English author and playwright (died in 1990) 1898 – Golda Meir, Ukrainian-Israeli educator and politician, 4th Prime Minister of Israel (died in 1978) 1903 – Bing Crosby, American singer and actor (died in 1977) 1906 – Mary Astor, American actress (died in 1987) 1913 – William Inge, American playwright (died in 1973) 1919 – Pete Seeger, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and activist (died in 2014) 1921 – Sugar Ray Robinson, American boxer (died in 1989) 1933 – James Brown, American singer-songwriter, performer, and actor (died in 2006) 1934 – Frankie Valli, American singer 1935 – Ron Popeil, American businessman, founded the Ronco Company 1947 – Doug Henning, Canadian magician (died in 2000) 1958 – Bill Sienkiewicz, American comic book author and illustrator
May 3 History
1375 BC -The first recorded eclipse occurred, noted in the area now known as Syria.
1802 – Washington, District of Columbia. was incorporated as a city. #notaxationwithoutrepresentation
1937 – Gone with the Wind by Margaret Mitchell, won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
1951 – The Senate Armed Forces and Foreign Relations Committees began hearings of General Douglas MacArthur.
1952 – The Kentucky Derby was televised nationally for the first time, on CBS.
1952 – Flying US Air Force C-47, Lieutenant Colonel Joseph O. Fletcher, and Lieutenant Colonel William P. Benedict became the first to land a plane on the North Pole.
1958 – #1 Hit May 3, 1958 – May 16, 1958: David Seville – Witch Doctor
1960 – The Off-Broadway musical comedy The Fantasticks opened in New York City’s Greenwich Village.
1960 – The Anne Frank House museum opened in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
1975 – #1 Hit May 3, 1975 – May 23, 1975: Tony Orlando and Dawn – He Don’t Love You (Like I Love You)
1977 – British journalist David Frost interviewed former President Richard Nixon.
1980 – 13-year-old Cari Lightner of Fair Oaks, California, was hit and killed by a drunk driver. Her mother, Candy Lightner, later founded the organization Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
1986 – 54-year-old Willie Shoemaker, riding 18:1shot Ferdinand, becamethe oldest jockey ever to win the Kentucky Derby.
1986 – #1 Hit May 3, 1986 – May 9, 1986: Robert Palmer – Addicted to Love
1991- The final episode of Dallas was broadcast on the CBS network; it was resurrected 21 years later on TNT.
1997 – #1 Hit May 3, 1997 – May 23, 1997: The Notorious B.I.G. – Hypnotize
2003 – New Hampshire’s famous Old Man of the Mountain collapsed.
2007 – Nearly 4-year-old Madeleine McCann of Rothley, England, disappeared during a family vacation at a resort in southern Portugal.
2008 #1 Hit May 3, 2008 – May 23, 2008: Lil Wayne featuring Static Major – Lollipop
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
George Lucas came up with R2-D2’s name while making American Graffiti. When asking for Real 2 Dialog Track 2, a sound editor abbreviated it to “R2-D2.”
When I was a kid, I thought getting a yearly bonus to buy a pool was going to be a major life event.
Toto is the real hero in The Wizard of Oz. If he hadn’t have run and pulled the curtain to expose the Wizard as a man Dorothy could still be stuck in Oz.
The Capital of Syria is Damascus
“I don’t have a photograph, but you can have my footprints. They’re upstairs in my socks.” – Otis B. Driftwood #moviequotes
Roulette Odds: Odd: Payoff: 1:1 True Odds: 47.37
Spike Lee – Real Name: Shelton Lee
‘If you’re happy and you know it, clap your hands’ could be considered a very philosophical song. Heavy stuff for preschoolers. #preschoolersrock
You know you’re desperate when you look past the first page of the google search
The popular “Keep Calm and Carry On” slogan was originally created by the British government as a form of propaganda to motivate citizens to stay strong during World War II.
1611 – The King James Bible was published for the first time in London, England, by printer Robert Barker.
1885 – Good Housekeeping magazine began publication.
1939 – Lou Gehrig’s playing streak ended with 2,130 consecutive games played since May 25, 1925.
2011 – Osama bin Laden was killed by American forces in Pakistan.
If you were born on May 2nd, You were likely conceived the week of… August 9th (prior year)
Life Insurance in America
On May 2, 1759, Presbyterian ministers created the Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers. Eleven years later, Episcopal priests created a comparable relief fund in 1769. Between 1787 and 1837 more than two dozen life insurance companies were started, but fewer than half a dozen survived.
May 2 is…
Herb Day Life Insurance Day Play Your Ukulele Day Take a Baby to Lunch Day Truffles Day World Tuna Day
May 2 Birthday Quotes
“One does not always do the best there is. One does the best one can.” – Catherine the Great
“Blood, sweat, and respect. First two you give. Last one you earn.” – Dwayne Johnson
“Most New Yorkers want to look amazing, and they want you to understand that they look amazing, but they also want you to stop staring at them.” – Ellie Kemper
“In Los Angeles, people dress with the deep and earnest hope that people will do nothing but stare at them.” – Ellie Kemper
“We shouldn’t be copying what we see. We should try to find our own sense of style, to believe in ourselves.” – Donatella Versace
“It is better to inspire a reform than to enforce it.” – Catherine the Great
May 2 Birthdays
1729 – Catherine the Great of Russia (died in 1796) 1885 – Hedda Hopper, American actress and gossip columnist (died in 1966) 1892 – Manfred von Richthofen, German captain and pilot (died in 1918) 1903 – Benjamin Spock, American pediatrician, and author (died in 1998) 1907 – Pinky Lee, American comedian and television host (died in 1993) 1937 – Lorenzo Music, American actor and producer (died in 2001) 1946 – Lesley Gore, American singer-songwriter (died in 2015) 1955 – Donatella Versace, Italian fashion designer 1972 – Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson, American-Canadian wrestler and actor 1980 – Ellie Kemper, American comedic actress 1985 – Lily Allen, English singer-songwriter
May 2 History
1536 – Anne Boleyn, Queen of England, was arrested and imprisoned on charges of adultery, incest, treason, and witchcraft.
1670 – Hudson’s Bay Company was chartered by King Charles II of England.
1775 – Benjamin Franklin completed the first scientific study and chart of the Gulf Stream.
1918 – General Motors acquired the Chevrolet Motor Company.
1952 – A De Havilland Comet made the first jetliner flight (with fare-paying passengers) from London to Johannesburg.
1960 – Dick Clark concluded his second day of testimony in the Payola scandal, saving his career. “Believe me this is not as unusual as it may seem. I think the crime I have committed, if any, is that I made a great deal of money in a short time on little investment. But that is the record business.”
1965 – The Rolling Stones made their second appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show.
1969 – The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departed on her maiden voyage to New York City.
1981 #1 Hit May 2, 1981 – May 15, 1981: Sheena Easton – Morning Train (Nine to Five)
1986 – The Citizens of Chernobyl were evacuated six days after the disaster
1987 #1 Hit May 2, 1987 – May 15, 1987: Cutting Crew – (I Just) Died in Your Arms
1982 – The Weather Channel began broadcasting in the US
May 2, 1983 Birthday (fictional) Sam Winchester, Supernatural, TV
May 2, 1998 (fiction) The Battle of Hogwarts took place. SPOILER: Neville Longbottom really stepped up. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows- Part 2.
2001- Broadway Show – 42nd Street (Musical) May 2, 2001
2005 – Broadway Show – The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (Musical) May 2, 2005
2008 – Cyclone Nargis, Myanmar
2008 – Marvel’s Iron Man was released in theaters.
Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts
Walt Disney holds the record for most individual Oscar wins (22) and nominations (59)
“We’re just two lost souls swimming in a fishbowl, year after year.” #songlyrics
If the United States suddenly turned off all GPS satellites, I wonder how many pizza deliveries would be late.
A group of Salmon is called a Run.
David Tennant (#10) told his parents he wanted to be an actor at aged 3 after watching Doctor Who.
In an alternate universe, people watched a movie about Xerxes kicking a Spartan messenger down a well and yelling “This Is Persia!”
“Our knowledge has made us cynical; our cleverness, hard and unkind. We think too much and feel too little.” – A Jewish Barber in The Great Dictator #moviequotes
“And the man in the suit has just bought a new car from the profit he’s made on your dreams.” #songlyrics
Useless Pronunciation: G as in Gnat
The best defense against somebody reading your mind is thinking in an obscure language. #toomuchtimeonmyhands
I try to do something slightly different each day to make sure I’m not living the same day over and over.
