Today is Thursday September 9, 2010
48 Days till Halloween
73 Days till Thanksgiving
103 Days till Christmas
National Peanut Day
Today is a celebration of peanuts, which aren't really nuts at all. Technically peanuts are "legumes," which are in the same family as peas and beans, but not as nuts themselves.
Don't let that fun fact get in the way of your celebrating. Enjoy a peanut butter sandwich or peanuts on an ice cream sundae. If you're feeling particularly adventurous, you can follow in the footsteps of George Washington Carver, who discovered over 300 practical uses for peanuts. Carver, a graduate of Iowa State University, discovered ways to use peanuts in shampoo, fuel, dyes and flours. Still, it is suspected that Carver never tasted a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. What a shame!
Other ways to celebrate National Peanut Day: bake peanut butter cookies, watch a ballgame with a bag of whole peanuts, or enjoy a nice chunk of peanut butter fudge!
Today is also Fortune Cookie Day & I'm on Top of It Day
This week is Line Dance Week
"Images and text courtesy of MyPunchbowl.com" -- http://www.mypunchbowl.com/
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On this day in History:
| 1759 - The French were defeated by the British on the Plains of Abraham in the final French and Indian War. 1949 - The Ladies Professional Golf Association of America was formed. 1960 - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission banned payola. 1970 - The first New York City Marathon took place. Fireman Gary Muhrucke won the race. 1977 - General Motors introduced the first diesel automobiles. |
Quote of the Day:
"It is good to dream, but it is better to dream and work. Faith is mighty, but action with faith is mightier. Desiring is good, but work and desire are invincible." --Thomas Robert Gaines
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