September 7, 2024
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On This Day
1927 - Philo Farnsworth, a 21-year-old inventor, filed a patent for the first completely electronic television set.
Fact of the Day
Alcohol is banned on the International Space Station, not because of intoxication or health risk, but because alcohol is a volatile compound that could damage the ISS water filtration system. NASA also bans mouthwash, aftershave and perfume.
Nature Oddities
Homing pigeons can sense the earth’s magnetic field because they have tiny particles of an iron oxide called magnetite, which carries signals from the nose to the brain to be used in navigation.
Food and Drink
During the last months of World War II, Germany, Great Britain and the United States agreed to a limited ceasefire to allow the Allies to airdrop food to starving Dutch citizens.