1972 - The first strike in the history of major league baseball ended. Players had walked off the field 13 days earlier, failing to play 86 games that cost the teams $5 million.
Fact of the Day
The Bellagio fountain in Las Vegas loses almost 12 million gallons of water per year, averaging out to about 33,000 gallons a day.
Nature Oddities
Rasberry crazy ants have an attraction to electrical equipment, where their colonies have been known to chew through insulation and writing, causing overheating, corrosion and mechanical failures.
Food and Drink
When Eggo waffles were first sold in 1953, they were named “Froffles” — short for “frozen waffles.”
