Singer Angie Stone is best remembered for her hit songs “Wish I Didn’t Miss You,” “Brotha,” “I wanna Thank Ya,” and “These Eyes.” She died of injuries suffered in a car wreck on March 1, 2025 at the age of 63.
1873 - E. Remington and Sons of Herkimer County, New York, began manufacturing the first practical typewriter.
Fact of the Day
Major League Baseball banned the spitball in 1920, though they granted exceptions to 17 pitchers. The last legal spitball was thrown in 1934.
Nature Oddities
Flying lemurs are neither lemurs nor do they fly. They are mammals called colugos of the primate order. Unlike bats — the only mammals capable of flying — colugos don’t have wings. Instead, they glide using a furry membrane called a patagium that stretches from their neck to their tail.
Food and Drink
In 2013, Australian researchers developed a beer with electrolytes to reduce dehydration, thereby staving off hangovers. The brew, known commercially as Wilde Isotonic, has 90 calories per can, 50% less sugar and contains vitamins B1, B3 and B9.