Today in History: 17 July
1815 – Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to the British at Rochefort, France.
1821 – Spain cedes Florida to the US
1867 – Harvard School of Dental Medicine established as first dental school in the US
1955 – Disneyland opened in Anaheim, CA.
1975 – An Apollo spaceship docked with a Soyuz spacecraft in orbit. This was the first link up between the US and the Soviet Union.
In honor of the day that the US took ownership of Florida, there had to be a Florida Man story:
2019 – Florida man ties up wife’s lover, cuts off …you know what, you go ahead and read it for yourself (might be NSFW)
Birthdays:
1952 – David “The Hoff” Hasselhoff
The Funnies:
On the Menu Today – Harissa & Lamb sausage rolls.
Found this one on the BBC food website, so all the measurements are in Cricket, but it still sounds absolutely delicious. I think lamb mince is ground lamb, and where this recipe suggests sprinkling with black sesame seeds, I would use ‘Everything But the Bagel’ sesame mix from Trader Joe’s.
Quote of the Day
“Laugh when you can, apologize when you should, and let go of what you can’t change. Life’s too short to be anything… but happy.” - Anonymous
Comic of the Day
Mouseover: They CLAIM honey was found in the chambers under the pyramids, but this conspiracy goes all the way to the TOP, where the GIANT EYE is!
2155: Swimming - explain xkcd Explain XKCD
Image Credit: XKCD
Inspirobot Sometimes Controversial Inspirational Quote of the Day:
Heavily Grounded InspiRobert of the Day:
Yesterday’s Spark! by the delightful @jimender2 can be found here
Show @dimforest your Gary D in the fun thread over here ! He’s going to send us all Christmas cards!
