July 8 Facts, Fun Trivia and History |
July 8 History Highlights |
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Be A Kid Again Day |
Be a Kid Again Day is an opportunity to let your guard down and be silly. As adults, we worry so much about how others perceive us that it’s sometimes difficult for us not to go with the flow of society. It can get exhausting trying too hard all the time! Be a kid again on this day by letting loose and enjoying some simple pleasures in life like playing outside or making funny faces at mirrors just because you feel like doing so. Your childhood was probably more magical than you give yourself credit for anyway- why don’t you have some fun now? |
July 8 is… |
| Be a Kid Again Day Math 2.0 Day National Milk Chocolate with Almonds Day SCUD Day aka Savor the Comic, Unplug the Drama Day |
July 8 Birthday Quotes |
“With my little band, I did everything they did with a big band. I made the blues jump.” “I like it when you read a script and there’s the part that you show to the other characters and then there’s the part that only the audience knows.” “A man should make all he can, and give all he can.” “I won’t eat anything that has intelligent life, but I’d gladly eat a network executive or a politician.” “They want you to believe the Sun is hot. I urge you to ask yourself ‘Have they ever touched it? Think about it.” “What I like to think, and perhaps it is an adolescent thought, is that anything can happen. As long as you think that anything can happen, it will. We’re all allowed to have our dreams.” “Wherever we look upon this earth, the opportunities take shape within the problems.” |
July 8 Birthdays |
| 1621 – Jean de La Fontaine, French author and poet (died in 1695) 1831 – John Pemberton, American chemist and pharmacist, invented Coca-Cola (died in 1888) 1838 – Eli Lilly, American soldier, chemist, and businessman, founded Eli Lilly and Company (died in 1898) 1838 – Ferdinand von Zeppelin, German general and businessman, founded the Zeppelin Airship Company (died in 1917) 1839 – John D. Rockefeller, American businessman and philanthropist, founded the Standard Oil Company (died in 1937) 1885 – Hugo Boss, German fashion designer, founded Hugo Boss (died in 1948) 1908 – Louis Jordan, American singer-songwriter and saxophonist (died in 1975) 1908 – Nelson Rockefeller, American businessman and politician, 41st Vice President of the United States (died in 1979) 1914 – Billy Eckstine, American singer and trumpet player (died in 1993) 1918 – Craig Stevens, American actor (died in 2000) 1930 – Jerry Vale, American singer (died in 2014) 1934 – Marty Feldman, English actor (died in 1982) 1935 – Steve Lawrence, American actor and singer 1944 – Jeffrey Tambor, American actor 1947 – Kim Darby, American actress 1948 – Raffi, Egyptian-Canadian singer-songwriter 1948 – Ruby Sales, American civil-rights activist 1949 – Wolfgang Puck, Austrian-American chef and restaurateur 1951 – Anjelica Huston, American actress 1961 – Toby Keith, American singer-songwriter 1962 – Joan Osborne, American singer-songwriter 1968 – Billy Crudup, American actor 1970 – Beck, American singer-songwriter 1977 – Milo Ventimiglia, American actor 1998 – Jaden Smith, American actor and rapper |
July 8 History |
1776 1800 1865 1876 1889 1932 1936 1947 July 6, 1947 Birthday (fictional) John Rambo, Rambo: First Blood, Film 1948 1951 1964 1972 1989 1991 1992 1994 1995 2006 |
>Today’s Random Trivia and Shower Thoughts |
| There’s very little difference between perspective and opinion. John Denver – Real Name: Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. Shakespeare’s wife’s name was Anne Hathaway. (not OUR Anne Hathaway) The coach in Air Bud would have looked really stupid if putting the dog in the game didn’t work. “There are many ways to roll with the punches. Still, it’s probably best to avoid people who punch you.” – Alex Bosworth The world premiere of Blazing Saddles took place at the Pickwick Drive-In theater in Burbank, CA where 200 guests watched the film on horseback. A group of wild Horses is called a Herd. It is illegal to be in possession of a US $100,000 bill, a Gold Certificate, due to Executive Order 6102. Natural disasters only occur where they can cause the most damage and casualties. #moviecliches “Never purchase beauty products in a hardware store.” – Miss Piggy The monster that attacked Luke in the trash compactor in Star Wars was a ‘dianoga.’ The person who invented the tire reinvented the wheel. “If you’re bored, you’re boring.” – Barbara “Cutie” Cooper Rudolph Valentino – Real Name: Rudolpho D’Antonguolia |
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