October 30, 2026
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On This Day
1938 – Orson Welles broadcasts a radio adaptation of H. G. Wells's "The War of the Worlds", inciting a panic by convincing some members of the listening audience that a Martian invasion was actually taking place.
Fact of the Day
Our speech is punctuated with "uh" and "um" while our brain is working on forming thoughts into words.
Nature Oddities
James K. Polk, Andrew Johnson and Donald Trump are the only U.S. presidents to not have any presidential pets while in office.
Food and Drink
Salak — commonly known as snake fruit — is covered in reddish-brown, scaly skin that mimics a snake’s pattern. Its crunchy white or yellow flesh has a sweet-tart mix of apple, pineapple, and banana. It is predominantly grown in Indonesia.