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TODAY IS: National Thank God It’s Monday! Day – Trivia Day – World Hypnotism Day

BIRTHDAYS

Julia Ormond-45
Dyan Cannon -73
Dave Foley (NewsRadio: Dave)-47

TODAY IN HISTORY

1863 4 wheeled roller skates patented by James Plimpton of NY
1936 Billboard magazine publishes its 1st music hit parade
1954 Elvis Presley records a 10 minute demo in Nashville
1974 Nixon refuses to hand over tapes subpoenaed by Watergate Committee
1975 “Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds” by Elton John peaks at No. 1.
1982 Bryant Gumbel became co-host of NBC’s “Today Show”
1984 “Night Court” starring Harry Anderson premieres on NBC TV
1999 Former pro wrestler Jesse Ventura takes the oath of office as Minnesota’s 37th governor.

FIRE ! SNAKES !
Utah firefighters were called to an RV park for a trailer fire. What they found caught them off guard. 19 pythons! Once the fire was put down,firefighters began pulling out snake after snake, most in cages and some up to 18 feet long.

TWINS BORN IN DIFFERENT YEARS
Two twin brothers were born in different years thanks to their mother giving birth late New Year’s Eve in Tampa, Fla. Margarita Velasco underwent emergency surgery at Tampa General Hospital to deliver the twins with the first, Marcello, being born just before midnight Thursday and brother Stephano being delivered shortly after 12:01 a.m. Friday That meant Stephano was the first baby born at the Tampa hospital in 2010 and his brother was the last birth at the hospital in 2009.

USELESS TRIVIA

Of all the national capitals around the world, the one located in the most southerly area of the globe is Wellington , New Zealand .

Centuries ago, physicians and pharmacists were in the same guild with Flemish artists. That’s because all three groups used the same grinding and mixing techniques, whether preparing paints or potions.

In the Bahamas , there are all levels of wind and they each have a name. A banana wind isn’t as strong as a hurricane, but it is strong enough to knock bananas out of trees

There are about 12,000 species of grasshoppers found around the world. In Canada , you will find grasshoppers in every province, where there are 140 different species..