ON THIS DAY
On this date in 1862, Dr. Richard Jordan Gatling walked in and received a patent for his invention, the "Gatling Gun."
- Not realizing how much it reduce the number of his patients.
- The reason he got the patent the same day he walked in: hey, you argue with him.
- While the invention was successful, it did drastically reduce the number of patients he could see.
- You have to admit, it was a great way to drum up business.
In 1880, the first cash register was patented.
- It was not only a much-needed invention, but it also had a nice ring to it.
- The inventor would have said, "Ka-ching!" but that phrase hadn't been invented yet.
On this date in 1904, Harvard stadium was the first facility built for football.
- It made it tough on the football team to play in facilities built for other sports.
- Especially, since up until then, Harvard only had a bowling team.
- At first, things were a little slow... then they got a team.
In 1922, the entrance to King Tut's tomb was discovered.
- They had to Discover it because the tomb did not accept American Express.
- It was a very nice tomb, it even had valet chariot parking.
- At first, they weren't sure it was actually him. He was so well-preserved that he appeared like he was made out of clay.
- Yeah, they thought they saw a putty Tut. Man that was a long way to go.
On this date in 1939, the Packard debuted at the auto show as the first-ever car with air conditioning in it. While getting the box to clamp on the window was tough, the real challenge was finding an extension chord long enough.
Hard to believe we're just 8 months away from the 4th of July.
P. Diddy aka Sean "Puffy" Combs is 46, one decade for each of his names.
Matthew McConaughey is also 46. He plans a quiet evening, driving around, talking to himself... get help Matthew.
Jeff Probst celebrates his 53rd birthday today. It takes forever for him to get to his birthday cake. He has to snuff one out, then say, "The tribe has spoken" and then, do it all over again.
Former First Lady Laura Bush celebrates her 69th birthday today. Thankfully, it's her birthday, so no Chuck E. Cheese.
Doris Roberts, better known as Raymond's mom from "Everyone Loves Raymond," turns 85 today. She'll always be the mother-in-law in "Christmas Vacation" to me.
Candy Day -- A recent survey found that 86% of American teenagers reported eating candy each week, and 21% said they eat candy every day. And get this, Americans eat 11.7 pounds of chocolate each year as well as 12.3 pounds of other candy!
Just a reminder that if you want to get your votes to count, you have to have your ballot.....oh, crap! It's Wednesday! Never mind....
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