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March 1, 2011!
What famous National Park was formed on this day?
The answer= Yellowstone National Park!
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February 25, 2011!
What famous invention (think Western movies) was given a patent on this day?
The answer= Colt Revolver
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February 24, 2011!
What U.S. President was impeached on this day?
The answer= Andrew Johnson
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February 23, 2011!
What organization started on this date over a century ago?
The answer= Rotary Club
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February 22, 2011!
What famous sporting matchup (and/or victory) happened on this date?
The answer= “Miracle on Ice” – Olympic Gold Hockey Game in 1980
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February 18, 2011!
What famous sporting endurance event started on this day over 30 years ago?
The answer= The Ironman Triathlon in Hawaii
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February 17, 2011!
What famous sports figure enlisted in the army on this date?
The answer= Joe DiMaggio
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February 16, 2011!
What automobile company has it’s roots on this date?
The answer= Studebaker
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February 15, 2011!
What famous movie (real or animated) was released on this date?
The answer= Cinderella
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February 14, 2011!
What very important medication was discovered on this day?
The answer= Alexander Fleming discovered Penicillin on this date in 1928!
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February 11, 2011!
The first one of these in the US was opened on this day in Pennsylvania. What was it?
The answer= the first hospital was opened today in 1752 in Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Hospital “Pennsy” was opened by Benjamin Franklin and Thomas Bond and is still in operation today!
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February 10, 2011!
What common safety device was invented on this day?
The answer= Fire Extinguisher
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February 7, 2011!
What classic board game was invented on this day?
The answer= Monopoly
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February 4, 2011!
Skin cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in the United States. Excluding this:::
What is the Most Common Cancer in Men (in the US)?
What is the Most Common Cancer in Women (in the US)?
The answer= Prostate Cancer (men) and Breast Cancer (women)
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February 2, 2011!
What is this virus’s name? It was once very common in dogs but thanks to vaccination, it is currently fairly rare. Common symptoms include enlarged lymph nodes, enlarged liver (hepatomegaly), and ‘blue’ eyes!
The answer= Canine Hepatitis Virus (Adenovirus)
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February 1, 2011!
This human virus, which is currently rare (thought to be extinct at one point in the recent past), was the agent against which the first vaccine was developed. What is it?
The answer= Smallpox!
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January 31, 2011!
What famous masked person died on this day?
The answer= On this date in 1606, Guy Fawkes was executed for attempting to blow up British Parliament.
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January 28, 2011!
What branch of the government/military was formed on this day?
The answer= On this date in 1915, congress established the U.S. Coast Guard as an official branch of the U.S. military.
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January 27, 2011!
This non-profit organization which focuses on scientific research and education was incorporated on this day. What was it?
The answer= National Geographic Society was incorporated in 1888!
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January 26, 2011!
What famous classic movie began filming on this day?
The answer= Gone With The Wind
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January XXV, MMXI!
This large, multinational, competition started on this day. What was it?
The answer= On this date in 1924, the first Winter Olympics began
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January 21, 2011!
What famous vehicle started production on this day!
The answer= In 1981, the DeLorean began production in northern Ireland. It was the car that graced the “Back to the Future” trilogy but was only produced for a couple of years!
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January 20, 2011!
This form of entertainment was first patented on this day. What was it?
The answer= On this day in 1885 the roller coaster was patented!
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January 19, 2011!
What famous, eccentric writer was born on this day?
The answer= Edgar Allan Poe was born on this day in 1809!
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January 17, 2011!
This popular cartoon character first appeared on this day as a comic strip. Who was he/she? (Hint: Think Green!)
The answer= On this day in 1929, Popeye the Sailor Man, created by Elzie Segar, first appeared in the Thimble Theatre comic strip.
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This virus in dogs was once very common in the US. Today, it is relatively rare in domestic canines because of vaccination. What is this disease?
The answer= Canine Distemper Virus was once a leading cause of illness and death in dogs! Successful vaccination for this disease over the past 50+ years makes it an extremely rare diagnosis in companion canines today.
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January 13, 2011!
A certain report describing this human brain disease on as island in the Pacific, one of the first of its kind, overlapped a time period starting on this day over 50 years ago. What was the brain disease?
The answer= The disease is called Kuru and the first description of it was in the early 1950′s. It is a prion disease similar to Mad Cow Disease (BSE). The Fore tribe of New Guinea were cannibalistic and contracted/spread the disease by eating human brain tissue. Enjoy your lunch!
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January 13, 2011!
A certain report describing this human brain disease on as island in the Pacific, one of the first of its kind, overlapped a time period starting on this day over 50 years ago. What was the brain disease?
The answer= The disease is called Kuru and the first description of it was in the early 1950′s. It is a prion disease similar to Mad Cow Disease (BSE). The Fore tribe of New Guinea were cannibalistic and contracted/spread the disease by eating human brain tissue. Enjoy your lunch!
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January 11, 2011!
What treatment for an increasingly common disease was first given on this date?
The answer= Insulin was given to a human being for the first time to treat diabetes.
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January 10, 2011!
What famous and eventually extremely powerful corporation was founded on this day!
The answer= Standard Oil was incorporated by John D. Rockefeller on this date. It would eventually become one of the largest and most powerful corporations in the world.
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January 5, 2011!
What famous educator started his/her institution on this day!
The answer= Marie Montessori started her first school in Rome in 1907!
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January 5, 2011!
What diagnostic test has its roots on this day?
The answer= X-Rays – although technically the discovery of x-rays was made in November of 1895 and published in December of that year, the first large scale public announcement of x-rays by a newspaper was made on this day!
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