Peter Weyland was born on this day in 1990 in Mumbai, India to his mother, a Professor of Comparative Mythology, and his father, an engineer. He was granted multiple patents by the age of 14, one for a synthetic trachea constructed of synthetical stem cells. In 2012, at the age of 22
On this day in 1988, a giant named Frank dressed in a macabre bunny costume, appeared to teenager Donnie Darko and told him the world would end in 28 days. Upon returning home, he finds that a jet engine has crashed through his house and into his bedroom. The next 28 were
On October 3 rd , he (Aaron Samuels) asked me (Cady Heron) what day it was. “It’s October 3 rd ,” Isaid.That little line of script is good enough to make this a Mean Girls Holiday, and we’re not theonly ones who think so. Theatres across the country will be showing the clever 2004 Tina Fey
According to V.V. Pokhlebkin’s The History of Vodka, in 1430, a monk named Isidore from Chudov Monastery in Moscow created first Russian vodka. He called it “bread wine”, and it was for a long time produced only in Moscow. In the 1500s in Poland, vodka was distilled and traded
Cult followers of Breakfast at Tiffany’s (novella published in 1958 and film released on this day in 1961) were either Truman Capote fans or Audrey Hepburn fans, or both, even though Capote had asked for other actresses to play the part of Holly Golightly, including Marilyn Monroe, and
There is a place. Like no place on Earth. A land full of wonder, mystery, and danger! Some say to survive it, you need to be as mad as a hatter…which luckily I am.Alice in Wonderland illustrator, John Tenniel, drew “10/6” sticking out of the Hatter’s hat. The
On this day in 1949, Delegates of the People’s Council enthusiastically created communist East Germany. Wilhelm Pieck, the first President of German Democratic Republic (GDR), known as East Germany, declared the birth of the first “workers and peasants state on German soil.”
When you think of Martha Stewart you may think of hosting parties, cooking, gardening, decorating, or crafts, or maybe some of her books or magazines. In fact, if you like these things, you could spend half your day getting ideas from https://www.marthastewart.com. Stewart
In 1910, French writer Gaston Leroux penned a popular novel about a phantom creeping below an opera house who had definite opinions about who should be cast in lead roles for the performances playing above him. It was a hit.
Hugging may not be your first instinct when meeting a drummer, since there is always the chance they could start tapping on your back in a way that makes the embrace incredibly awkward (or at least insincere), and yet…drummers need hugs too.
On this day in 1975, a 90-min comedy sketch show called NBC’s Saturday Night, created by Lorne Michaels, debuted on NBC. The original cast (the Not Ready for Prime-Time Players) featured: Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, Garrett Morris, Jane Curtin,
Gumbo represents the diversity of old Louisiana. The roux came from the French. The name ‘gumbo” is a West African word for okra (so please put some okra in your gumbo). Filé (dried, ground sassafras) was probably added by the Choctaws or other local Native Americans.
On Friday, October 13th, 1307, more than 600 members of the Knights Templar were arrested in France, which led to hundreds of deaths and the dissolution of the order. Friday the 13th has been considered unlucky ever since.
There’s an old story of Marco Polo bringing pasta back from China to his besties in Italy.
Maybe he did carry back some noodles, but it wasn’t an original introduction. Both the Chinese and the Italians had been eating pasta for centuries. Evidence for Italians making pasta goes
There’s an old story of Marco Polo bringing pasta back from China to his besties in Italy.
Maybe he did carry back some noodles, but it wasn’t an original introduction. Both the Chinese and the Italians had been eating pasta for centuries. Evidence for Italians making pasta goes
Marie Antoinette became dauphine of France in May 1770 at age 14 upon her marriage to Louis-Auguste, who ascended the throne as Louis XVI in 1774, making her the queen.
Much of France did not like that Marie Antoinette was from Austria. She became increasingly
There’s an old story of Marco Polo bringing pasta back from China to his besties in Italy.
Maybe he did carry back some noodles, but it wasn’t an original introduction. Both the Chinese and the Italians had been eating pasta for centuries. Evidence for Italians making pasta goes
I met this… six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and… the blackest eyes – the devil’s eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and
I met this… six-year-old child with this blank, pale, emotionless face, and… the blackest eyes – the devil’s eyes. I spent eight years trying to reach him, and then another seven trying to keep him locked up because I realized that what was living behind that boy’s eyes was purely and
Native to Central and South America, sloths live solitary lives and travel from tree to tree using the canopy vines in tropical forests. They eat leaves, twigs, and buds. Their metabolism is so slow that they can survive on little food. Although sloths are mammals, their metabolism
On this day in 2015, time travelers Marty McFly and Doc Brown travelled into the future from 1985 to prevent Marty’s son from sabotaging their future in Back to the Future II. Put on your life vests and fuel up the DeLorean for a fun and awkward family holiday.
Wombats are cute little marsupials, closely related to koalas, that are found in Australia and Tasmania. They are impressive diggers! They dig complex burrows up to 9 feet deep and 20 feet long, with branching chambers. A group of wombats is called a “mob.” Young wombats can stay
Occasionally there is desert so delicious that a city is willing to attach its reputation to it, and thereby its fate. The Boston Cream Pie was created by an Armenian-French chef in 1856, who was known by a single name—Snazian, employed by the snazzy Parker House in Boston. The pie
On this day in 1962, The Manchurian Candidate, directed by John Frankenheimer, and starring Frank Sinatra, Laurence Harvey, Angela Lansbury, and Janet Leigh, was released in theatres. The film was based on the novel by Richard Condon, published in 1959 following the
Today the world celebrates all forms of art — paintings, sculpture, crafts, photography, film, performance, architecture, music, and poetry, revering the passion and talent of artists living today and throughout history. Invite your favortie artist over for a drink today.
Pumpkin Day appears conveniently in time for Halloween carvings and traditional Fall flavorings for foods and drinks. They were first domesticated in Oaxaca, Mexico, which is also the birthplace of Mezcal.
The U.S. produces more than 200 million barrels of beer per year to accommodate the appetite of the average American, who consumes about 20 gallons of beer per year.
The larger breweries produce American lager, while smaller craft breweries provide a full range
The USA was founded and built entirely by immigrants. Immigration was handled by the individual states, until 1890, when Europeans began immigrating en masse due to economic catastrophe or restrictive politics in their home countries. The US Federal Government began to
Egypt has long been credited as the culture who domesticated cats 4,000 years ago because Egyptian art has been full of cats since that time. They have even found many cat mummies that were buried with their owners. In 2004, researchers discovered a 9,500-year-old cat buried with
First developed by Wunderle Candy Company in 1888, the original name for them was Chicken Feed. Jelly Belly (Goelitz) started making them 10 years later. Today, Brach’s is the Candy Corn King, making about 7 billion pieces per year. It’s one of those candies that is either hated or
All Hallows Day, or All Saints Day, is Holy Day for the Catholic Church on November 1st, and so All Hallows Eve is the night before that “Hallowed” Day, when dark spirits may roam free for a few hours before things get holy.
