The Daily Dose/July 31, 2023
By Gaylon Kent – America’s Funniest Guy™
Leading Off
Notes from around our human experience.
Leading Off will return. Promise.
Today At The Site
Writing worth reading. Usually.
The Diary of a Nobody – Sparrow continues to be unmoved by the balloon rodeo. Today’s Diary.
We pretended we were as excited as they were, but what we really wanted to tell them was “look, this was a thing in the 18th century, this is hardly a hot, new technology…
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On This Date
Extra, extra, read all about it.
In 1970 – The Royal Navy issues its last rum ration to sailors. The British drink ration had started in the 17th century with sailors receiving one gallon of beer a day, with rum being substituted in 1655 because of the difficulty in carrying that much beer onboard. The ration was issued at the usual time of 11 am, with the occasion being marked in some places by the wearing of black armbands and the procession of caskets. History refers to the day as Black Tot Day, with tot being the term for the rum ration.
In 2012 – Michael Phelps of the US establishes a new Olympic record for most career medals won in the American win in the 4 X 200 meter freestyle relay at the London Summer Olympics. It was the 19th Olympic medal for Phelps, breaking the record established by Soviet gymnast Larissa Natynina from 1956-64. Phelps would retire from Olympic competition in 2016 with 28 medals, 23 of them gold, both Olympic records that still stand.
In 2010 – Eminem featuring Rihanna is at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the first of seven consecutive weeks with Love the Way You Lie. The song went to #1 in 21 other countries, including Luxembourg, Norway, and Israel, peaked at #2 in Great Britain, at #7 on Billboard’s soul chart, and was Billboard’s 7th-biggest song of the year. It was the fourth and most recent #1 song for Eminem and the 13th of 14 #1s for Rihanna.
Some Philosophy Crap
The wisdom of the ages. Whatever.
Cleopatra encouraged him to dare the last gamble for omnipotence…
Will Durant
The Story of Civilization: Vol. III: Caesar to Christ
Answer To The Last Trivia Question
Knowledge is power.
Three South American countries have hosted the men’s World Cup: Uruguay, Brazil, and Argentina.
Today’s Stumper
Match wits with Gaylon. It’s not that hard.
When was the Royal Navy founded? – Answer next time!
