New Year's Eve- New Year's Eve is when all the fun and festivities are. We see out the old year and ring in the new. To many Americans, the ball dropping at Times Square in New York City signals the start of the new year in this country. The ball was first dropped in 1908.
National Champagne Day- celebrated by breaking open a bottle of bubbly! Most people need a good reason to drink champagne because it's more of a celebration drink but National Champagne Day is a holiday in itself which gives everyone an excuse to drink the bubbley!
First Nights- First Night is an artistic and cultural celebration on New Year's Eve, taking place from afternoon until midnight. Some cities have all their events during the celebration outside, but some cities have events that are hosted indoors by organizations in the city, such as churches and theaters. Since it happens on New Year's Eve, First Night celebrations are actually held on the last night of the old year.
New Year's Resolutions- New Year's Eve has always been a time for looking back to the past, and more importantly, forward to the coming year. It's a time to reflect on the changes we want
(or need) to make and resolve to follow through on those changes.
Make Up Your Mind Day- a very decisive day. All during the year, you've put on hold, many issues and decisions. Eventually, they need to be resolved and decided upon. Well, today is the day. It's not a day to procrastinate. It's not a day to put off making a decision. If you are going to make up your mind this year, you'd better do it real soon. And, when you think about it, isn't it a great idea to clean the slate in advance of the new year!?
Leap Second Time Adjustment Day- A leap second can be added, or subtracted, twice a year to keep time in sync with the atomic clock time. The second is added, or subtracted, at midnight on June 30th and January 31st.
World Peace Meditation Day- World Peace Meditation Day is observed in recognition of the need for world peace. Meditate and find the peace that lies within yourself.
You're All Done Day- Done with those blissful
(stressful?) holidays, done with the month of December, done with the whole doggone year! Pat yourself on the back and savor your year's accomplishments. And look forward to even more this coming year!
Unlucky Day- Unlucky Day is today. We sincerely hope it's not unlucky for you. It will be unlucky for some people. It seems fitting that Unlucky Day is the last day of the year. You get the chance to get all the bad things out of the way, do next year will be happy, healthy and prosperous.
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NEW CODE:
There is a code hint on their
Twitter feed. You don't need to have a
Twitter account to read their page -
just click hereCode expires at 4:00 PM PDT (7:00 PM EST)
Need more help? Read this: SwagCode TutorialsNOTE - Codes usually look something like this:
FaKE2v43COdE (this is NOT the code) or sometimes like this:
ITSFRIDAY.
Make sure when you copy and paste the code that there aren't any spaces on either side of the code.
Then take it to the
SwagBucks.com home page and enter it where it says
"Enter your Swag Code" and click the
"Gimme" button.
If you have the right code, it will then say
"You just received 5 Swag Bucks"!
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That's 150 easy SB every month!Earn 1 SB for loading the toolbar
Earn 1 SB for voting in their daily poll
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Like their
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Winter Break Survival Kit from
Education.com -- a printable book filled with worksheets, activities, and articles.
Note: You can only view this booklet from a computer, not a mobile or tablet device.
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PAMPERS GIFTS TO GROW CODE: FB2012NYAFJRYCN - 10 points
Expires on January 6, 2012
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Not signed up to Pampers program yet?
All moms deserve to be rewarded. If your baby could thank you, they’d never stop.
Gifts to Grow gives you the rewards you deserve, simply by buying Pampers diapers and wipes.
Earn points toward scooters, strollers, books, magazine subscriptions, gift cards, and even charitable donations.
Join now and get 100 Free Points. You will also receive periodic emails and special offers.
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National Bicarbonate Of Soda Day- celebrates the many benefits and uses of Bicarbonate of Soda. Many think it is something you use for baking. But it has so many more uses. Here are just a few of them:
♦ Baking- helps baked goods, like bread, to rise
♦ Relieve stomach indigestion and heartburn when mixed in water
♦ Removing odors in the refrigerator, vents, storage areas, and closets
♦ Removing odor in kitty litter
♦ It is used in fire extinguishers for grease and oil fires
♦ It is often used as a cleaning agent
♦ It can be used as a meat tenderizer
♦ Put it in water with beans to minimize flatulence from eating beans
♦ Polish Silverware
♦ Remove burned food from a pot or a pan
And, the list goes on, and on, and......
Relaxation Day- This day provides a day for your mind to rest, a day for dreaming, and a day for doing absolutely nothing. Avoid all stressful activities today. Let your body heal, rest and relax. Get on a float at the lake and let the smooth waves glide you.
Falling Needles Family Fest Day- Now that the yuletide tree’s been up for weeks and hasn’t been watered since a couple of days before Christmas, gather the gang around and watch the needles gently fall one by one. Live it up! Dance barefoot!
Let's Make a Deal Day- Monty Hall hosted this outrageous and no-skill-required game show in 1963. Audience members, many of whom wore costumes, were selected to sit in the trading area, and some were picked to
“make a deal” with Hall by trading something of their own for something they were offered. Sometimes prizes were worthless
(“zonks”). At the end of the show, the two people who had won the most were given the option to trade their winnings for a chance at the
“Big Deal,” hidden behind one of three doors.
USSR Established- After the Russian revolution of 1917 and the subsequent three-year civil war, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
(or Soviet Union) was founded in 1922, a confederation of Russia, Byelorussia, the Ukraine and the Transcaucasian Federation. It was the first state in the world to be based on Marxist communism.
"The Roy Rogers Show" TV Premiere- This very popular 1951 TV western starred Roy Rogers and his wife, Dale Evans, as themselves. It also featured Pat Brady as Rogers’s sidekick who rode a jeep named Nellybelle, the singing group Sons of the Pioneers, Rogers’s horse Trigger, Evans’s horse Buttermilk and a German shepherd named Bullet.
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NEW CODE for 6 SBs
There is a code in the
Swidget!
Code expires 2:45 PM PT (5:45 PM ET)
HOW TO FIND:Every once in a while, you should check the
Swidget.
If you don't have one of your own, just
click here where I have it bookmarked.
What you do is click on the black
SC Swag Code Button along the bottom, and a blue button that says
"Check if there's a Swag Code"will pop up in the middle of the
Swidget.
Click on that blue button, and the message will appear.
Need more help? Read this: SwagCode TutorialsRemember that sometimes the code is dynamic - which means it changes every 15 seconds. So it helps to have two browser tabs open, one for the code and one for the
Gimme box. Then just copy n paste, making sure there are no spaces before or after the code, sometimes the cursor adds them. If it still doesn't work, refresh the code and try again.
NOTE - Codes usually look something like this:
FaKE2v43COdE (this is NOT the code) Make sure when you copy and paste the code that there aren't any spaces on either side of the code.
Then take it to the
SwagBucks.com home page and enter it where it says
"Enter your Swag Code" and click the
"Gimme" button.
If you have the right code, it will then say
"You just received 6 Swag Bucks"!
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Sign up today if you love free money!Click to sign up!(US/UK/Canada only)Are you doing your 1 SBs dailys?
That's 150 easy SB every month!Earn 1 SB for loading the toolbar
Earn 1 SB for voting in their daily poll
Earn 1 SBs for checking your Survey Dashboard
Earn 2SBs for clicking thru the "View Our No Obligation Offers And WIN Swag Bucks", I just read each offer carefully, clicked on "Skip" or "No" or "See Next Offer" for anything I wasn't interested in, and you can do this every single day to earn SBs!
Next there are Special Offers, Surveys, Tasks, Swago, Referrals, Trade-ins, uploading pics & videos of your Swag prizes, etc. - and of course Swag codes.
How It Works: http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-works
FAQ: http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-faq
Winning tips: http://swagbucks.com/?cmd=sb-tips
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Will you be going out, staying in or throwing a party on New Year's Eve?
New Year’s Eve is the perfect occasion to channel your inner Betty Draper. Polish your martini shaker, put on some swingin’ tunes and use this Freebie party kit to throw a fantastic-ly retro New Year’s Eve soirée!
This kit is a lovely assortment of embellishments that will add a little Mid-Century chic to your food table and bar.
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Wounded Knee Massacre- Anniversary of the massacre of more than 200 Native American men, women and children by the US Seventh Cavalry at Wounded Knee Creek, SD. Government efforts to suppress a ceremonial religious practice, the Ghost Dance
(which called for a messiah who would restore the bison to the plains, make the white men disappear and bring back the old Native American way of life), had resulted in the death of Sitting Bull, Dec 15, 1890, which further inflamed the disgruntled Native Americans and culminated in the slaughter at Wounded Knee, Dec 29.
Pepper Pot Day- commemorates the creation of this thick spicy soup, which was served to the Continental Army during the cold, harsh winter of 1777-1778. Pepper Pot soup was first made on December 29, 1777.
Tick Tock Day- Time runs out! All those dreams you’ve had, all those fantasies? It’s time, friend. Do it!
YMCA Founded- The first US branch of the Young Men’s Christian Association was organized at Boston in 1851. It was modeled on an organization begun at London in 1844.
Saint Thomas of Canterbury: Feast Day- Thomas, Archbishop of Canterbury, was born at London in 1118 and was murdered at the Canterbury Cathedral on this date in 1170.
Opposite Day- a topsy, turvy day when everything you say, do, see, and hear are the opposite. If you say go left, you mean go right. If you say look up, it means look down. If you see your left foot... is it really your right?
Bowling Ball invented- The game of bowling can be traced back to approximately 5200 B.C., when ancient Egyptians used stones for their balls. Today marks the anniversary of the day that the modern
bowling ball was invented. Actually, it is stated that the wooden version of the modern bowling ball was invented on this day in 1862. Today, they use some sort of plastic/polyester compound.
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Arby's is offering a free Jr Jamocha thick and creamy Shake!
Print the coupon and redeem at your local Arby's.
Click for a US location near youClick for a Canadian location near youCoupon expires December 31, 2011
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Everyone produces stomach acid to help with digestion. If your stomach produces too much acid, heartburn symptoms can occur.
This happens when stomach acid moves up into your esophagus, the tube that carries food from your mouth to your stomach.
Occasional heartburn can be caused by diet and lifestyle choices.
Print your money saving coupon for $3.00 off any
Zantac 24 count package or larger.
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Eat Vegetarian Day-
If everyone went vegetarian just for one day, the U.S. would save:♦ 100 billion gallons of water, enough to supply all the homes in New England for almost 4 months;
♦ 1.5 billion pounds of crops otherwise fed to livestock, enough to feed the state of New Mexico for more than a year;
♦ 70 million gallons of gas — enough to fuel all the cars of Canada and Mexico combined with plenty to spare;
♦ 3 million acres of land, an area more than twice the size of Delaware;
♦ 33 tons of antibiotics.
National Chocolate Candy Day- Did you know that during the Second World War, the U.S. Government commissioned Milton Hershey to create a candy bar that would be included in the soldier's rations? The candy bar chosen was the famous Hershey Milk Chocolate Bar. To celebrate National Chocolate Candy Day, enjoy some of your favorite types of chocolate candy. You can start your diet tomorrow, right?
Card Playing Day- the perfect time to spend an hour or so playing cards with family and friends. A day to keep alive games that have survived for centuries as a form of entertainment. We are encouraged to pass on the old traditions of playing cards.
Call-a-Friend Day- You know you’ve been meaning to call for weeks … don’t put it off another minute – call your friend today. If you’ve been avoiding the call because you just don’t know what to say – try
“Hello – it’s Call a Friend day, and I thought of you.”Pledge of Allegiance Day- The US Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance in 1945 and urged its frequent recitation in America’s schools. The pledge was composed in 1892 by Francis Bellamy, a Baptist minister.
Make Returns Day– Nearly everyone has exchanges to make after all that holiday gift-giving. Offer to do this time-consuming task for your friend.
National Quilter's Day- to continue the tradition of quilting through education and service. It can be day to gather and work on an existing project, or to start a new project. What have you quilted lately?
No Interruptions Day- Interruptions are a normal part of work life, especially if you are a smart and talented worker or manager. It’s natural for your colleagues and staff to want to talk to you if you can help them with their work. That being said, interruptions can also be a tremendous drain and time waster. I would LOVE a No Interruptions Day!
Poor Richard’s Almanack- The Pennsylvania Gazette carried the first known advertisement for the first issue of Poor Richard’s Almanack by Richard Saunders
(Benjamin Franklin) for the year 1733. The advertisement promised
“many pleasant and witty verses, jests and sayings…new fashions, games for kisses… men and melons… breakfast in bed, &c.”Endangered Species Act- President Richard Nixon signed the Endangered Species Act into law on December 28, 1973.
Holy Innocents Day (Childermas)- The Massacre of the Innocents is an episode of infanticide by Herod the Great that appears in the Gospel of Matthew (Matthew 2:16-18). Matthew relates that King Herod ordered the execution of all young male children in the village of Bethlehem, so as to avoid the loss of his throne to a newborn
"King of the Jews" whose birth had been announced to him by the Magi.
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Some of your favorite new recipes are included. From chowder to tacos, U.S. Catfish gives you the freedom to experiment with virtually any flavor.
Thanks to our hardworking American farmers, you can rely on fresh U.S. Catfish year-round. Just be sure to look for the U.S. Farm-Raised seal, and you'll know you're getting the best.
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Request a sample pack jam-packed with samples of
Always® and
Tampax® products
Limit one request per name, address, household while quantities last.
Allow 8-10 weeks for delivery.
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Holocaust Remembrance Day- Yom Hashoah,
Holocaust Remembrance Day, is a
day set aside for all of us to remember and learn about the horrors of the
Holocaust.
[CORRECTION: Sorry, I can't recall where I first read that this special day was on December 27th, but when I looked it up now, it says the day changes each year "Yom HaShoah falls every year on the 27th Nissan" - http://www.yomhashoah.org.uk/dates ]"Howdy Doody" TV Premiere- The first popular children’s show was brought to TV by Bob Smith in 1947 and was one of the first regular NBC shows to be shown in color. It was set in the circus town of Doodyville. Children sat in the bleachers’ “Peanut Gallery” and participated in activities such as songs and stories. Did anyone watch
this show?
Visit the Zoo Day- Everybody loves a trip to the zoo! The animals never cease to entertain, and there aren’t any TVs or games to distract your youngsters. Why not take advantage of these national treasures and celebrate Visit the Zoo Day on December 27 as a family?
Louis Pasteur- French chemist-bacteriologist born at Dole, Jura, France in 1822. Died at Villeneuve l’Etang, France, Sept 28, 1895. Discoverer of prophylactic inoculation against rabies. Pasteurization process named for him.
Make Cut Out Snowflakes Day- Here's a day to show your crafty skills, as you make paper snowflakes. Making cut out snowflakes is a great project for kids. However, you don't have to be a kid, to have fun making paper snowflakes. It's a skill that is practiced by many people.
National Fruit Cake Day- It wouldn't be Christmas if the traditional fruit cake wasn't sitting on the dessert table. Fruitcake
(or fruit cake) is a cake made with chopped candied fruit and/or dried fruit, nuts and spices, and optionally soaked in spirits. In the United Kingdom certain rich versions may be iced and decorated.
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Boxing Day- Boxing Day is celebrated in England, Australia, Canada, New Zealand and other former British commonwealth countries. It is a traditional celebration dating back to the Middle Ages, of which the primary practice is the giving of gifts to employees or to people in a lower social class. On 26th December, after all the Christmas parties, the lord of the manor would give practical goods such as cloth, grains, and tools to the serfs who lived on his land. Each family would receive a box full of such goods, hence
"Boxing Day." According to this tradition, the lord of the manor did not volunteer, but was obliged to supply these gifts.
National Thank-you Note Day- The presents have been unwrapped and put away. It’s official: the holidays are winding down. Now it’s time to write those thank you notes. National Thank You Note Day recognizes the importance of showing gratitude toward loved ones.
National Whiner's Day- A day dedicated to whiners, especially those who return Christmas gifts and need lots of attention. People are encouraged to be happy about what they do have, rather than unhappy about what they don’t have.
Recyclable Packaging Day- I couldn't find any info on this holiday, but perhaps it's to remind us to gather up the gift bags, cloth bags, ribbons and tissue paper and either save them to use them again next year or make sure to put them into the recycling bin instead of the garbage.
Awful Tie Day- Today is the date to wear the ties your children give you, before they suffer unfortunate accidents in the washing machine.
Saint Stephen's Day- One of the seven deacons named by the apostles to distribute alms. Died during first century. Feast Day is Dec 26 and is observed as a public holiday in Austria and the Republic of Ireland.
Radium Discovered- French scientists Pierre and Marie Curie discovered the element radium in 1898, for which they later won the Nobel Prize for Physics.
National Candy Cane Day- The candy cane was originally a straight, hard, and all-white candy stick invented by French priests in the early 1400s. The cane shape is traditionally credited to a choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral in Germany, who, legend has it, in 1670 bent straight sugar sticks into canes to represent a shepherd's staff, and gave them to children at church services. Another theory is that, as people decorated their Yule trees with food, the bent candy cane was invented as a functional solution. Candy with red stripes first appeared in the early 1900s.
National Coffee Percolator Day- A coffee percolator
(caffettiera in Italian) it is a type of pot used to brew coffee. The name stems from the word
"percolate" which means to cause
(a solvent) to pass through a permeable substance especially for extracting a soluble constituent. It's not used much anymore but this day celebrates the percolator that's used for making coffee. Do you have an old one tucked away in your kitchen cabinet?
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Christmas- an annual holiday celebrated on December 25 that commemorates the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. The day marks the beginning of the larger season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days. The nativity of Jesus, which is the basis for the anno Domini system of dating, is thought to have occurred between 7 and 2 BC. December 25 is not known to be Jesus' actual date of birth, and the date may have been chosen to correspond with either a Roman festival or the winter solstice.
Dick Tracy's Wedding Day- In 1950, comic strip hero Dick Tracy married Tess Truehart, his long-time girlfriend. Hug your sweetheart today!
Nativity Scene Birthday- The Nativity scene or Christmas crib is said to have originated with Saint Francis in 1223 when he constructed a nativity scene out of straw in a cave in the town of Greccio and held Christmas Eve mass there.
Pumpkin Pie Day- Pumpkin pie is steeped in holiday tradition. The peak consumption period for pumpkin pie begins at the fall harvest, and lasts all the way through to the Christmas meal and dessert.
A'Phabet Day or No "L" Day- This celebration is for people who do not want to send Christmas cards but who want to greet their friends; so they send out cards listing the letters of the alphabet in order, but with a gap where L would be.
Stock Exchange Holiday- the stock exchanges, particularly the NYSE on Wall Street and the London Stock Exchange in England, close on the Christian holidays of Good Friday and Christmas.
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Christmas Eve- In the Western Christian Churches, the Christmas season liturgically begins on Christmas Eve, and is preceded by a four-week fast called Advent. The Mass of the Vigil is said in the late afternoon or early evening hours of December 24. The Christmastide season continues through until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord on the Sunday following the Solemnity of the Epiphany.
National Egg Nog Day - for enjoying the delicious traditional drink of the holidays called
"Egg Nog"! Remember this special drink holiday by getting out that punch bowl and stirring up some homemade Egg Nog! Most households only make this treat during the holiday season so call up all your friends and family and get ready to share this sweet egg & milk drink!
Last-Minute Shopper's Day- Today is a big shopping day as last minute shoppers hurried to get last minute Christmas gifts. Many malls and shopping centers had extended hours and great deals in order to lure these shoppers.
Sneak-A-Peek Day- besides being Christmas Eve, it is also Sneak-A-Peek Day! If the suspense is getting to you, it's okay to sneak a peek at one of your presents under the tree... just don't get caught!
National Chocolate Day- Chocoholics - if you count yourself in this group, and I hope you do, then every day should be National Chocolate Day!
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Festivus- Festivus is a secular non-commercialized holiday celebrated on December 23. It was created by writer Dan O'Keefe and introduced into popular culture by his son Daniel, a screenwriter for the TV show
Seinfeld, as part of a comical storyline on the show. The holiday's celebration, as shown on Seinfeld, includes an unadorned aluminum
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National Pfeffernuesse Day- a day to make those spicy cookies that are a Christmas tradition in Europe. According to Wikipedia, the name Pfeffernuesse
"translates to pepper nuts in German, Danish and Dutch, describing their spicy taste as well as the fact that many recipes actually call for almonds or walnuts and a small amount of black pepper to be used".Roots Day- Celebrate your genealogy, as today is Roots Day. It's a great day to celebrate your heritage. Many of us are returning to our roots today, as we head home for Christmas. Returning to our roots is a warm, cozy and comfortable feeling, a sense of belonging.
Economists Day- The field of economics rewards creative and curious thinkers. Economists study data and statistics in order to spot trends in economic activity, economic confidence levels, and consumer attitudes. They assess this information using advanced methods in statistical analysis, mathematics, computer programming; finally they make recommendations about ways to improve the efficiency of a system or take advantage of trends as they begin.
First Nonstop Flight Around the World Without Refueling- Dick Rutan and Jeana Yeager set a new world record of 216 hours of continuous flight, breaking their own record of 111 hours set July 15, 1986. The aircraft Voyager departed from Edwards Air Force Base in California, Dec 14, 1987, and landed Dec 23, 1987. The journey covered 24,986 miles at an official speed of 115 miles per hour.
Humanlight Celebration- HumanLight is a celebration of humanist values: tolerance, compassion, empathy, honesty, free inquiry, reason and rationality and more. The event began in New Jersey by the New Jersey Humanist Network in 2001. The event provides an excellent alternative to Christmas celebrations.
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First Christmas lights- The American custom of using electric lights began in 1882 when Edward Johnson an associate of Thomas Edison, hand-wired 80 red, white and blue bulbs and wound them around a rotating evergreen tree.
National Date Nut Bread Day- honors date nut bread with it's delicious flavors that are perfect for the fall season - Date nut bread is perfect spread with butter and toasted. Serve it for breakfast with a nice hot cup of coffee and your off to a good start celebrating date nut bread day. Or add a drizzle of icing and serve it as a dessert.
First Day of Winter- In the United States and the rest of the northern hemisphere, the first day of the winter season is the day of the year when the Sun is farthest south
(on December 21st or 22nd). This day is known as the Winter Solstice.
California Kiwifruit Day- Not only does today mark the first day of winter, but it is also California Kiwifruit Day and the official start of the California kiwifruit season - a timely arrival for those looking to increase their vitamin C consumption to stave off winter colds.
Thermometer Was Invented- The first thermometers were called thermoscopes and while several inventors invented a version of the thermoscope at the same time, Italian inventor Santorio Santorio was the first inventor to put a numerical scale on the instrument. Galileo Galilei invented a rudimentary water thermometer in 1593 which, for the first time, allowed temperature variations to be measured. In 1714, Gabriel Fahrenheit invented the first mercury thermometer, the modern thermometer.
First Gorilla Born in Captivity- “Colo” was born at the Columbus, OH, zoo in 1956, weighing in at 3¼ pounds, the first gorilla born in captivity.
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