Important January days in history
On Jan. 20, 1885, L.A. Thompson of Coney Island, NY, patented the roller coaster. His 450-foot coaster had a drop of 30 feet. On Jan. 17, 1910, Thomas…
Month: January 2024
New year babies
* Jan. 31, 1919, Jackie Robinson, first Black player in major league baseball * Jan. 6, 1412: Joan of Arc (Jeanne D’Arc), Maid of Orleans: French heroine:…
Stay awake during takeoff and landing
The tedious airplane boarding process may seem like the perfect opportunity to get some shut-eye, but it’s not the best time. During takeoff and landing,…
Pirates surround sunken treasure ship
When the 62-gun Spanish galleon the San Jose lost a battle with the British and sank off the coast of Colombia in 1708, it took 200 tons of gold, silver…
Levi CEO: Shower with your jeans on
Levi’s CEO: Shower with your jeans on Never put your jeans in a washing machine? Never? Not even after you have been wearing them for two weeks? That is…
Homeless hermit crabs get shelter
Shell collectors are leaving hermit crabs homeless. Beautiful shells are an attraction to many, but empty shells are actually little condos and they are…
Unappreciated rights?
(A) system of free speech confers countless benefits on people who do not much care about exercising that right. Consider the fact that in the history of…
Cancelled cruise hints at industry’s inner workings
The cruise industry has been hauling in guests through the post-pandemic years. More than 31 million people took to the seas in 2023, with increased…
What’s new? The HR department wants to know!
Each January, the Human Resources Department asks that we take a moment to think of changes in our lives that have occurred during the last year. Records…
China’s shadow banks cast dark clouds on an already struggling economy
China may be hurtling toward a cliff country’s real estate woes have created headwinds for other segments of the country’s economy. In particular, the…