August 3, 2026
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On This Day
1977 – Tandy Corporation announces the TRS-80, one of the world's first mass-produced personal computers.
Fact of the Day
It’s estimated that around 40 people go over Niagara Falls every year, most of them suicides. Over 5,000 bodies have been found at the foot of the falls between 1850 and 2011.
Nature Oddities
The ocean sunfish is the largest known bony fish in the world, weighing about 2 tons. Females can produce as many as 300 million eggs at a time.
Food and Drink
Yubari King cantaloupes, grown exclusively in Japan, can cost as much as $27,000 because farmers prune each vine to produce only one single melon, channeling all nutrients into one fruit.