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01-26-2026, 07:40 AM
According to WISH TV weather, 11.1 inches of snow yesterday January 25, 2026 in Indianapolis, is the most snow since January 5/6, 2014, when 11.4 inches fell.
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stevea 01-26-2026, 07:40 AM According to WISH TV weather, 11.1 inches of snow yesterday January 25, 2026 in Indianapolis, is the most snow since January 5/6, 2014, when 11.4 inches fell. icecream 02-04-2026, 12:52 AM Steven Spielberg won his first Grammy on Sunday, making him part of the rare EGOT club. opus 02-04-2026, 01:23 AM Steven Spielberg won his first Grammy on Sunday, making him part of the rare EGOT club. Did you know this is STILL the biggest moment of his life? 331467 JamesG 02-09-2026, 09:31 PM At Disney World's Japan Pavilion in EPCOT Center, you would see this massive building that is off-limits to guests, except for the Mitsukoshi Department Store on the ground floor. Originally, it was supposed to be Meet the World which would be a rotating theater, similar to the Carousel of Progress, showing the history of Japan. It never happened due to structural issues with the building unable to support the massive theater. The rest of the building is for storage and performance rehearsals. JamesG 02-15-2026, 03:36 PM The Richardson Olmsted Complex in Buffalo, NY. used to be The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane. It was open from 1880 - 1974 and remained abandoned for a few decades. Renovations began in 2006 to turn the property into a hotel, The Richardson Hotel, and a museum on the cultural history of Buffalo. The former mental hospital's 100-acre farmland was purchased by SUNY Buffalo State University. JamesG 02-22-2026, 08:02 PM The drugstore chain Walgreens used to operate a chain of family restaurants, Wag's, from 1975-1991. JamesG 03-01-2026, 02:29 PM The Rainforest Cafe in Galveston, TX. is the only location that has its own ride, The Rainforest River Adventure Ride. It's in a separate building next to the restaurant and is $9.99 per person w/ a VR option available. MA 03-02-2026, 09:22 AM Lemons contain more sugar than strawberries. ThisLittlePiggy 03-24-2026, 11:07 PM Did you know that honey never spoils? JamesG 03-30-2026, 01:15 PM First opening in 2012, Capital One Café offers banking with a more "relaxed" environment. They are currently in: Arizona California Colorado Florida Georgia Illinois Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota Missouri Nevada New York North Carolina Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania Texas Virginia Washington Washington, D.C. icecream 04-01-2026, 12:07 AM Chic (Charles) Burlingame was a contestant on the episode of Chuck Woolery's game show Greed that aired March 10, 2000 on FOX. 18 months later, not only was Chic one of the 9-11 victims, he was captain of the flight that flew into the Pentagon. For how he did on Greed, down further if you don't want spoiled on results. In the opening question it was Chic's turn to answer. He didn't know what Skechers is famous for, with skech in the name guessed art supplies. Correct answer, of course, is footwear. The captain, who was eerily a flight instructor, rejected Chic's art supplies answer replacing it with footwear. There was a theme with the other male contestant about to become a pilot himself. Coming to the $200,000 question means terminator time. The terminator landed on Chic, and he chose to challenge a gorgeous woman named Tiffany. Chic was terminated by Tiffany. The team won $200,000. But since Chic had been terminated, he was the only team member not to win $40,000 or $80,000. He did at least get the $10,000 bonus for accepting the terminator's challenge JamesG 04-04-2026, 01:08 PM The trees on Disney theme park property, especially over the outdoor dining areas, are all artificial. This is to prevent leaves from falling on people eating and making the clean up easier without employees having to constantly take care of leaves. MA 04-05-2026, 07:54 PM Moose frequently dive down to 15 feet to eat seaweed. icecream 04-22-2026, 09:33 PM The average US salary is $67,920. Race's Girl 04-27-2026, 08:22 AM Do the Bartman was co-written by Michael Jackson although he received no credit for it. This was his own request and he was listed as John Jay Smith instead JamesG 05-25-2026, 03:16 PM The Seaborne II, nicknamed McBarge, was a floating McDonald's restaurant built for Expo 86 in Vancouver, BC. It was open only for the duration of the event, May - October 1986, and was then abandoned for decades. There were many plans for it that fell through over the years, McDonald's wanted to use it as a permanent restaurant, renovations into a seafood restaurant, use a homeless shelter... It stood abandoned in Burrard Inlet, Burnaby for decades until it was moved to Fraser River in Maple Ridge over concerns of debris. After decades of its derelict condition it capsized and partially sank. ThisLittlePiggy 05-25-2026, 06:07 PM While it is commonly believed that the ancient mathematician Aryabhata invented zero, it is probably more true to say that he was the first one to use zero as a number. It was actually Brahmagupta who coined the idea of zero. He also introduced the idea of negative numbers and theorems that discussed cyclic quadrilateral concepts. Zero was developed as part of the decimal place value system that introduced the idea that fractions such as half or two fourths etc could be represented as exact numbers. MA 05-26-2026, 08:14 AM The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. ThisLittlePiggy 05-27-2026, 06:59 PM Frogs Can Completely Freeze In the winter, wood frogs can completely freeze, and, in the spring, they come back to life. MA 05-28-2026, 09:40 AM Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated. ThisLittlePiggy 05-28-2026, 09:40 PM The ancient Greeks and Romans supposed diamonds to be tears from gods or splinters from falling stars. MA 05-29-2026, 08:49 AM It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. JamesG 06-07-2026, 09:06 AM A then unknown 18-year-old Demi Moore was the cover model for the 1980 theatrical release of I Spit On Your Grave aka Day of the Woman (1978) icecream 06-10-2026, 01:55 PM Peri Gilpin could not become pregnant in real life, but her character Roz on Frasier was pregnant and gave birth. ThisLittlePiggy 06-12-2026, 09:36 PM The blue-footed booby's bright blue feet come from carotenoid pigments in its diet of fresh fish, which also signal health and fitness to potential mates during courtship. Males display their foot color in elaborate dances to attract females, who prefer brighter, more vibrant feet as an indicator of a healthy partner. MA 06-20-2026, 03:46 PM "Stewardesses" is the longest word that is typed with only the left hand. |