Today is Tuesday June 15, 2010
National Lobster Day
If you crave lobster, today is your day to celebrate! Boil 'em, grill 'em, steam 'em, or bake 'em. No matter how you decide to cook lobster, the result is always delicious.
Lobster is a respected delicacy all over the world, especially in the United States, which would explain why lobster fishing in Maine alone is a $1.8 billion industry. As a whole, New England is known for its lobster. They were so plentiful in the 1800's that early Americans could simply stroll the shores of beaches to pick up lobsters to take home for dinner.
Indentured servants were fed lobster so often that one community in Massachusetts instated a law prohibiting lobster dinners from being served more than three times a week. Nowadays, many of us would gladly enjoy this seafood seven days a week!
National Lobster Day is also the perfect to host a lobster bake at your house with your fellow lobster lovers!
Today is also Smile Power Day & Nature Photography Day
This week is National Flag Week
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On this day in History:
1215 - King John of England put his seal on the Magna Carta.
1864 - An order to establish a military burial ground was signed by Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton. The location later became known as Arlington National Cemetery.
1909 - Benjamin Shibe patented the cork center baseball.
1938 - Johnny Vandemeer, of the Cincinnati Reds, pitched his second straight no-hitter.
Quote of the Day:
"The purpose of life is the expansion of happiness."
--Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
New Uses for Things You Already Own
Tissue Box as Grocery Bag Holder
Original purpose: Helping you through a weepie movie.
Aha! use: Storing plastic grocery bags under the kitchen sink. After An Affair to Remember has exhausted your supply of tissues, stuff the bags into the empty box.
Reward: Restored order in your cabinets and bags ready for reuse.
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