By what name is Doris Mary Kappelhoff better known?
- Doris Day
- Doris Roberts
- Doris Duke
- Doris Singleton
October 27, 2025
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On This Day
1904 - The New York subway system officially opened. It was the first rapid-transit subway system in America.
Fact of the Day
Ornithologists have confirmed that throwing rice at weddings will not cause birds to die after consuming it. Churches and wedding venues often prohibit the throwing of rice, primarily because of the fear of slip-and-fall lawsuits and not wanting to clean it up after weddings.
Nature Oddities
Chinstrap penguins take more than 10,000 micro-naps a day to stay vigilant and guard their eggs.
Food and Drink
In 1746, King Gustav III of Sweden attempted to prove coffee’s unhealthiness by ordering one man to drink large amounts of coffee and his identical twin to consume the same amount of tea daily for life. Ironically, both twins outlived the doctors conducting the experiment and the king himself.