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235 Years ago, on…

August 2, 1790

The first official U.S. census was conducted. The recorded population at the time was 3,929,214

Pun-official Holiday

August 5

International Traffic Light Day celebrates making the streets a whole watt safer 😂😂

Cooking Tip

Taste all your ingredients as you cook. You don’t want to let one bad ingredient ruin the whole dish.

Scotland’s national animal is the unicorn The mythical animal has been a celebrated symbol for centuries, appearing on the Scottish royal coat of arms in the 12th century and on gold coins in the 1600s. According to The Scotsman, one theory on why the Scottish chose the unicorn is that it’s long been regarded as the natural enemy of the lion, which was England’s symbol. Scots value their national animal so much that they designate every April 9th as National Unicorn Day! 50 Weird Facts That Most People Don’t Know

Babies have more bones than adults

Babies are born with about 300 bones, though eventually, these bones will fuse together to form the 206 bones an adult has.50 Weird Facts That Most People Don’t Know

Martin Luther King Jr. paid Julia Roberts’ hospital bill

There are a lot of out of interesting facts about Martin Luther King Jr., but this one is definitely up there. Back in 1967, MLK Jr. and Coretta Scott King covered the cost of Julia Roberts’ hospital birth. It turns out Roberts’ parents couldn’t afford the bill, and the Kings’ gesture was a heartfelt payback. Julia’s parents, who ran a theater school in Atlanta, welcomed the King children as students when they had trouble finding a place that would accept them because they were Black. 50 Weird Facts That Most People Don’t Know

On August 1 in Prehistory…

Edmontosaurus 

67 million years ago, a group of Edmontosaurus alternated between eating vegetation and watching for predators like T. Rex. These “duckbill” dinosaurs grew to fifty feet (15 meters) long and four tons (4,000 kilograms) in weight. Mostly quadrupedal, they could run on their back legs to flee danger.

There’s an underwater post office in the South Pacific

Situated off the coast of Hideaway Island Resort and Marine Sanctuary is the Vanuatu Post, the world’s only under-the-sea post office. Vacationers who want to send a waterproof postcard home can snorkel or scuba dive 10 feet below the ocean’s surface. A special flag is raised above the water to indicate when postal workers are in the water. 50 Weird Facts That Most People Don’t Know

World’s Best of Bad Jokes and Puns

A photon checks into a hotel and is asked, “Do you need help with your luggage?”

“No, I’m traveling light”

By the number

5

Dwarf planets in our solar system currently recognized by the International Astronomical union; Pluto, Ceres, Eris, Haumea, and Makemake.

The first-ever documented feature film, The Story of the Kelly Gang, was made in Melbourne, Australia, in 1906. 125 Weird Facts That’ll Blow Your Mind – Parade

Humans have been performing dentistry since 7000 B.C., which makes dentistry one of the oldest professions. – 125 Weird Facts That’ll Blow Your Mind – Parade

Prehistory…

Approximately 150 million years ago, Camarasaurus grew to seventy-five feet long and fifty tons. Although not the largest sauropod, it is the most commonly found, with over 500 specimens discovered. It may have fed on vegetation at different heights than its relatives.

World’s Best of Bad Jokes and Puns

Q: What’s a sheep’s favorite game?

A: Baa-dmiton

Pun -official Holiday

On July 25 Brie ready to celebrate, but don’t goblet the snacks for wine and cheese day