RE: Fact Of The DayJanuary 31 In 1865,
The House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment to abolish slavery.
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RE: Fact Of The DayThe music for "The Star Spangled Banner" comes from a British drinking song named "Anacreon".
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RE: Fact Of The DayOhio Law:
It is illegal for more than five women to live in a house.
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RE: Fact Of The DayFebruary 2:
On this day in 1887, Groundhog Day, featuring a rodent meteorologist, is celebrated for the first time at Gobbler's Knob in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania.
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Post #256ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayThe 1993 release of the movie "Groundhog Day," starring Bill Murray, brought new attention to the occasion. The population of Punxsutawney, Pa. is about 6,000, but after the movie's release the number of people coming to town for Groundhog Day has been recorded at up to 30,000
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RE: Fact Of The DayOn Feb. 2, 2014, New York, Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped Staten Island Chuck while handling the groundhog. Chuck, who was actually Charlotte, was found dead in her enclosure at Staten Island Zoo on Feb. 9. A New York Post report Sept. 25, said the zoo performed a necropsy and found the groundhog had died from "acute internal injuries" consistent with a fall.
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RE: Fact Of The DayFebruary 3, 1913 the 16th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, providing for a federal income tax, was ratified.
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Post #259ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayFeb 3rd 1959- Buddy Holly, rock and roll musician dies in a plane crash at 22.
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RE: Fact Of The Day1400 actresses were interviewed and 400 were asked to do readings for the part of Scarlett O'Hara in "Gone With the wind"
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Post #261ManOfWicklowUltra NudistA lie has speed, but truth has endurance. RE: Fact Of The DayThe director of Cannibal Holocaust had to prove in court that the actors were still alive and didnt get killed during the movie.
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