Quote of the Day:
“Football combines the two worst things about America: it is violence punctuated by committee meetings.” -George Will
Fact of the Day:
The first football helmet was constructed by an Annapolis shoemaker at the request of cadet Joseph Mason Reeves, who’d been told that one more blow to the head would end his naval career. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Newspaper Carrier Day -not so fun unless you’re a carrier.
Link of the Day:
Beautiful images of Meteora, Greece.
Quote of the Day:
“If the human mind was simple enough to understand, we’d be too simple to understand it.” -Emerson Pugh
Fact of the Day:
The depressed area of skin under your nose and above your upper lip is called your philtrum. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
National Personal Chef’s Day -yeah, I don’t have one either.
Link of the Day:
How to hide an elephant on Worth1000.com.
Quote of the Day:
“Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read.” -Groucho Marx
Fact of the Day:
100 years ago, the average U.S. worker made between $200 and $400 per year, but dentists made $2,500 per year. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Baby Food Day and Gummi Worm Day -your choice.
Link of the Day:
Cool mailboxes.
Quote of the Day:
“It is your work in life that is the ultimate seduction.” -Pablo Picasso
Fact of the Day:
Jimmy Carter was the first US president to have been born in a hospital. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Bastille Day -celebrate by breaking some homeboys out of the slammer.
Link of the Day:
It’s a Wonderful Internet. Who knows what I would have without the net?
Quote of the Day:
“Nothing is permanent in this wicked world – not even our troubles.” -Charlie Chaplin
Fact of the Day:
Albert Einstein was offered the presidency of Israel in 1952. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
It is the Bon Festival -the Buddhist festival to honor the dead.
Link of the Day:
Great Moments in History, Via Etchasketch.
Quote of the Day:
“We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.” -Aesop
Fact of the Day:
A rhinoceros’ horn is made of compacted hair. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Manhattenhenge, the day where the sun lines up directly with the East/West Streets of Manhattan.
Link of the Day:
The Scenester Olympics -which pretentious douchebag has what it takes to deserve to die more than the rest.
Quote of the Day:
“It has been said that democracy is the worst form of government e
xcept all the others that have been tried.” -Sir Winston Churchill
Fact of the Day:
7-11 was named for the hours it was originally was open, 7 A.M. to 11 P.M. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
7-11 Day: Free Slurpees for all!
Link of the Day:
Hot dogs around the world!
Mmmm…hot dogs. Seriously, I love 7-11. It made me feel comforted when I saw them in Sweden and other places in Europe. Today is one of my favorite days of the year.
P.S. Viva la pizza dog.
Quote of the Day:
“We are what we repeatedly do. Excellence, then, is not an act, but a habit.” -Aristotle
Fact of the Day:
A kangaroo can’t jump unless its tail is touching the ground. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Shut Up! It’s Silence Day, at least for followers of Meher Baba.
Link of the Day:
12 Interesting Facts About Nobel Prizes.
Quote of the Day:
“Things are more like they are now than they have ever been.” -Gerald R. Ford
Fact of the Day:
There is no solid evidence that the $5.6 billion annual cost of airport screening is effective in preventing terrorist incidents. –Source
Today’s Holiday:
Annual Soapy Smith Wake in Alaska and Hollywood.
Link of the Day:
101 picnic dishes that take under 20 minutes. Yum.
Quote of the Day:
“An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind.” -Mahatma Gandhi
Fact of the Day:
For the price of one lawyer, you could pay the salaries of a rehabilitation counselor ($33,350) and a substance abuse and behavioral disorder counselor ($37,830) and still have enough left over to pay a marriage and family therapist ($45,310).-Source
Today’s Holiday:
The Church of the SubGenius’ X-Day -if you need to know more, just click it.
Link of the Day:
How about the strange semi-cult giving us Today’s Holiday today? The Church of the SubGenius.