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Monthly Archives: January 2013

Felix Hoffmann and the invention of Aspirin

January 21, 2013

Our topic for today is Aspirin. It’s the birthday today of Felix Hoffmann (21 Jan 1868 – 8 Feb 1946), …

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Celebrating the wonder of snow on World Snow Day

January 20, 2013

Today, 20 January, is World Snow Day. Given that there’s much more snow falling in winter in the Northern Hemisphere …

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Celebrating exploding food on Popcorn Day

January 19, 2013

Today, 19 January, is Popcorn Day, a day to celebrate one of nature’s fun foods – those crazy little corn …

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Ray Dolby, shaping sound as we know it

January 18, 2013

Today we celebrate the birthday of Ray Dolby (18 Jan 1933), the American engineer and physicist who invented the Dolby …

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Celebrating imagination and creativity on Kid Inventors’ Day

January 17, 2013

Today we celebrate the youth. More particularly, clever youngsters through the ages who have come up with great inventions at …

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Getting hot under the collar on International Hot and Spicy Food Day

January 16, 2013

Today is International Hot and Spicy Food Day, so are you ready for a meal that gets the heart racing …

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Wikipedia, collaborative, free and up to date since 2001

January 15, 2013

15 January; this is the date in 2001 when Wikipedia was launched – the largest and most popular general reference …

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Celebrating Rolla Harger, the Drunkometer, and increased safety on the road

January 14, 2013

We’re commemorating the birthday today of Professor Rolla Neil Harger (14 Jan 1890 – 8 Aug 1983), an American biochemist …

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Celebrating Wham-O’s ‘frisbee’ flying disk, a toy for all ages

January 13, 2013

Today, 13 January, is the date back in 1957 when the Wham-O toy company first began production of their plastic …

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Celebrating Ruth Benerito and her quick-drying, flame-retardant, crease and stain resistant fabrics

January 12, 2013

Today we celebrate the birthday of Ruth Rogan Benerito (born 12 Jan 1916), the American chemist and inventor whose innovations …

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