1-28-2022 Friday

1-28-2022

Friday

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Today the moon is waning crescent in Sagittarius all day.??

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Today in history;

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NATIONAL FUN AT WORK DAY

Look to find fun things to do at work, let your imagination be the leader. Make sure to obtain your boss’s approval for whatever fun and exciting things you choose to do. Better yet, get your boss involved in the fun!??#funatworkday

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NATIONAL BLUEBERRY PANCAKE DAY

On January 28th, National Blueberry Pancake Day brings the sweetness of blueberries to your pancake, flapjack, or hotcake.

The early pancakes consisted mostly of flour and milk and were more like biscuits. Later, eggs, milk, a leavening agent (such as baking powder), and fat were added creating the fluffier, lighter pancake we know today.

Adding blueberries to the pancake batter when mixing up the ingredients may result in a bluish hue. To avoid this, add them right after dropping dollops of batter to the hot griddle.?While you’re having seconds, be sure to include a dollop of real whipped cream.?

Blueberries add a freshness to pancakes and nutrients like vitamin K, vitamin C, manganese, and copper.

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NATIONAL KAZOO DAY

National Kazoo Day on January 28th recognizes nearly 200 years of kazoo music in the United States. The day also encourages playing and learning about the kazoo.?

The instrument requires little effort to create a sound. However, some skill is necessary to make intelligible music. This simple instrument also adds comedic punctuations to just about any childhood song. The great thing about the kazoo is, if you can hum, you can play!

National Kazoo Day celebrates the humble kazoo and all the infectious joy it brings to people of all ages.?#NationalKazooDay

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1873

U.S. Patent Office issues patent no. 135,245 to Louis Pasteur for an “Improvement in Brewing Beer and Ale.”

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1958

The Danish toy building block company, Lego, filed an application to patent the interlocking plastic toy building blocks. Originally invented and designed out of wood by the company’s founder Ole Kirk Christiansen, the company produced its first plastic blocks in 1949.

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1547:

Nine-year-old Edward?VI, the first English monarch to be

raised as a Protestant, became king.

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1813:

English author Jane Austen's novel Pride and Prejudice was

published, using material from an unpublished manuscript originally

written between 1796 and 1797.

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1922:

The largest recorded snowstorm in the history of Washington,

D.C.,

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1984:

Tropical Storm Domoina made landfall in southern Mozambique,

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Birthdays:

Charles William Nash – 1864

Nash made enormous contributions to the automotive industry. He first served the industry at General Motors as Buick’s VP and as GM’s fifth president. In 1916, Nash established Nash Motors when he purchased Jeffery Motor Company.

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Auguste Piccard & Jean Piccard?– 1884

The twin brothers attended the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. Auguste studied physics, and Jean studied chemistry. Their mutual interests in ballooning led to several scientific achievements.

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Jackson Pollock – 1912

The abstract expressionist painter achieved critical success during his lifetime.

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Anna Gordy Gay – 1922

In 1959, the record executive formed A.N.N.A. Records in Detroit, Michigan, with her sisters Gwen Gordy and Roquel Billy Davis.

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Vera Williams – 1928

The award-winning children’s author was best known for her novel A Chair for My Mother.

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Today is Art Basil Friday

And Meditation Friday.

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?"Peace demands of Nature the recognition of human rights;"???

?--José Martí

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