What Were They Thinking 05/19/2021?
Little tidbits to ponder or make you smile!
The phrase “What were they thinking” usually follows an action or response that was deemed questionable. Our intent is to make you ponder and maybe smile a bit.
Today’s Quote
“Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience”. – Ralph Waldo Emerson
Trivia
The first hockey pucks used in early outdoor hockey games were made of what? Answer below
Fun Fact
In 2012, a couple invited the Queen to their wedding as a joke, and she actually turned up.
This Day in History
1953 Nuclear explosion in Nevada (fall-out in St George, Utah).
National “What” Day
National Barber Mental Health Awareness Day
Groans or Laughs
When my local barista handed me my change, one coin stood out. “Look at that. You rarely get one of these old wheat pennies nowadays,” I said, tapping the sheaf of-wheat design. I handed her the penny. Turning it over and over in her hand, she said, “You know, I always thought they were made of copper.” —Linda Neukrug
National Park History
Established May 14, 1930, Carlsbad Caverns National Park has 117 caves, the longest of which is over 120 miles (190 km) long. The Big Room is almost 4,000 feet (1,200 m) long, and the caves are home to over 400,000 Mexican free-tailed bats and sixteen other species. Above ground are the Chihuahuan Desert and Rattlesnake Springs.
Trivia Answer
Frozen cow dung
