May 24, 2022
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On This Day
1844 - Samuel F.B. Morse formally opened America's first telegraph line. The first message was sent from Washington, DC, to Baltimore, MD. The message was "What hath God wrought?"
Fact of the Day
After the show "Teletubbies" ended, the landowner had to dig out the hill and flood the field it was filmed in because of the number of people trespassing to see Teletubbieland.
Nature Oddities
The Pistol Shrimp is capable of snapping its claw shut so rapidly that it creates a bubble that collapses to produce a sonic blast that's louder than a Concorde’s sonic boom.
Food and Drink
A vodka drip administered to people who have ethylene glycol (antifreeze) poisoning can prevent the toxic effects from killing them.