Today is Day of Remembrance in Memory of Late Grand Chief Sir Michael Somare in Papua New Guinea. Known across the country simply as “The Chief”, Michael Somare was Papua New Guinea’s longest-serving leader after it became independent of Australia in 1975. He was Prime Minister for 17 years during four separate periods. He died February 26th 2021, aged 84.
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Today is the birthday, in 1950, of George Thorogood. His high-energy boogie-blues sound became a staple of 1980s rock radio, with hits like his original songs ‘Bad to the Bone’ and ‘I Drink Alone’.
Today is Brunei National Day. Brunei National Day (‘Hari Nasional’ in Malay) is always celebrated on February 23rd. This holiday marks full independence from the United Kingdom in 1984. The official name of the country is Sultanate of Brunei, Abode of Peace or ‘Negara Brunei Darussalam’ in Malay. Even though Brunei became independent on January 1st 1984, British control over formally ended on February 23rd 1984, so it is this date that now commemorates Brunei’s independence.
Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien Mosque, Brunei. Image via Deposit Photos
Today is the birthday, in 1685, of George Frideric Handel. Handel’s music forms one of the peaks of the “high baroque” style, bringing Italian opera to its highest development, creating the genres of English oratorio and organ concerto, and introducing a new style into English church music. He is consistently recognized as one of the greatest composers of his age. Sit back and listen to this amazing performance of ‘The Arrival of the Queen of Sheba, arranged for recorders.
Today is Independence Day in Saint Lucia. It marks the date in 1979 when Saint Lucia became an independent state of the Commonwealth of Nations. Unlike most countries, Independence Day is not the National Day of Saint Lucia; that takes place on 13th December, the Feast Day of Saint Lucia, who became the patron saint of the island.
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Two days ago (my bad) was the anniversary of the premier performance of Rossini’s Barber of Seville in 1816.
Today is Language Martyr’s Day, a public holiday, in Bangladesh. Known as Shaheed Day, ‘Ekushe’ (21st), Language Movement Day, Martyrs’ Day and ‘Shôhid Dibôs’ in Bengali, this day commemorates those who lost their lives in the struggle for the Bengali language in 1952.
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On this day in 1970, Simon and Garfunkel went to number one with their album, Bridge over Troubled Waters.
Today is Independence Day in The Gambia. This is the National Day of The Gambia and marks independence from Britain on 18 February 1965. Located on the west coast of Africa, The Gambia is the smallest country on mainland Africa.
Jeff Permar decided to start a garden plot in a new spot outside his home in Delaware. But, much to his dismay, as the fruits of his labor were almost ready to harvest, they began to disappear. Apparently, a thief was afoot. He decided to set a camera up near his garden to catch the mystery thief in the act to know who he had to blame. When he finally reviewed the footage, Permar saw this – an adorably chubby groundhog munching away on his veggies.
Q: How many Facebook members does it take to change a light bulb?
1 to change the light bulb and to post that the light bulb has been changed.
14 to share similar experiences of changing light bulbs and how the light bulb could have been changed differently.
7 to caution about the dangers of changing light bulbs.
6 to argue over whether it’s ‘lightbulb’ or ‘light bulb’.
Another 6 to condemn those 6 as stupid.
22 to tell THOSE 6 to stop being jerks.
5 industry professionals to inform the group that the proper term is ‘lamp.’
15 know-it-alls who claim they were in the industry, and that ‘light bulb’ is perfectly correct.
49 to post memes and gifs (several are of Michael Jackson eating popcorn with the words added, “I’m
just here for the comments.”)
19 to post that this page is not about light bulbs and to please take this discussion to a light bulb page.
11 to defend the posting to this page saying that we all use light bulbs and therefore the posts are relevant here.
24 to discuss the merits of LED/swirly fluorescent light bulbs
44 to claim LED and fluorescent bulbs will kill you.
12 to post F.
8 to ask what F means.
7 to post ‘Following’ but there are 3 dots at the top right which means you don’t have to.
15 to say “can’t share”
2 to reply “can’t share just copy-paste”
36 people to post pics of their own light bulbs.
15 People to post “I can’t see S$%^!” and use their own light bulbs.
6 to report the post or PM an admin because someone said “f÷×$”
4 to say “Didn’t we go through this already a short time ago?”.
13 to say “Do a search on light bulbs before posting questions about light bulbs.”
3 Admins to ban the light bulb posters who took it all too seriously.
1 late arrival to comment on the original post 6 months later and start it all over again.
And then somebody announces they are leaving the group over the light bulb post, and someone replies back that this isn’t an airport, so no need to announce your departure.
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