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THE DAILY CHRONICLE MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019 It’s April Humor of the Day Fools’ Day! “Don’t approach a goat from the front, a horse from the Although quite popular since the back, or a fool from any side.” 19th century, the day is not a public ~ Jewish proverb holiday (no kidding). 1998 – Burger King published a April Fools’ Day doesn’t have full-page advertisement in USA a definitive year of origin. Some Today introducing the “Left-Handed scholars say it comes from a festival Whopper.” All the condiments were in ancient Rome or a line from The rotated 180 degrees for the benefit of Canterbury Tales. left-handed customers. Thousands Others attribute it to of customers requested the burger, the adoption of the while many others requested their Georgian calendar own right-handed versions. in the 16th century. 2005 – A zoo in Tokyo announced Those who still that it had discovered a remarkable thought April was the beginning of new species: a giant penguin called the year, rather than January, were the Tonosama (Lord) penguin. With called April “fish.” In 1689, people much fanfare, it was revealed to the were fooled into going to the Tower public. As the cameras rolled, the of London to “see the lions washed.” other penguins lifted their beaks The “Spaghetti Farmers of 1957” and gazed up at the purported Lord, is often cited as the best April but then walked away disinterested Fools’ joke: The BBC showed when he took off his penguin workers picking a banner crop of mask and revealed himself to be the spaghetti after the eradication of the zoo director. spaghetti weevil. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2019 Today is International Tatting Day. Tatting is a technique for creating durable lace by tying thread into a series of loops or knots. Tatters can make doilies, collars, earrings, necklaces, place mats, handkerchiefs, and more. Mad Science Gadgets & Gizmos China is getting impatient with the 28-day cycle of the moon, so officials have decided to launch a second artificial moon into the night sky in order to better shed light on Chinese cities and towns. Scientists wish to create a highly reflective satellite that will hang in the atmosphere 310 miles over the city of Chengdu to imitate the full moon. The Ant Watch does not tell time, but The satellite, which could be eight it does house live ants! Ants burrow times brighter than the moon itself, in shake-resistant nesting material will supplement streetlights at night. and are fed with sugar water through This second moon could save the removable crown. How many Chengdu over $170 million in people do you think ordered one of energy costs each year and help first these watches before they realized responders during blackouts and this was an April Fools’ joke? natural disasters. April Fools! Riddle Me This Word Scramble I have hundreds of legs, but I can only lean. You make me feel dirty so U L T O C you can feel clean. What am I? Influence or power CLOUT ANSWER: broom A ANSWER: ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles EXTRA! THE DAILY CHRONICLE TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 On This Date Quote of the Day 1513 – Explorer Juan Ponce de León came ashore near present-day “The purpose of art is St. Augustine, Florida, and claimed washing the dust of daily the region for the Spanish crown. life off our souls.” 1792 – The Coinage Act was ~ Pablo Picasso passed by the U.S. Congress. This act established the silver dollar as the unit of money, declared it to be lawful tender, and created a decimal Happy Birthday! system for U.S. currency. Max Ernst (1891–1976) was a 1931 – A 17-year- German artist who greatly influenced old girl, Jackie modernism and was Mitchell, struck at the forefront of the out Babe Ruth Dada and Surrealist and Lou Gehrig art movements. As in an exhibition game. A short a young man, he time later, Kenesaw Landis, the visited asylums and baseball commissioner, voided became fascinated her contract declaring women unfit with the artwork of the mentally ill to play baseball as the game was patients. After studying philosophy, “too strenuous.” Ernst served in the trenches during World War I. The emotional trauma Did You Know? he endured was thrown into his art. Ernst tried to paint from his You can avoid sinking in quicksand unconscious mind to synthesize the by raising your legs slowly and experience of battle. Ernst’s work lying on your back. Remember to is hung around the world, including take your time—frantic movements the Metropolitan Museum of Art in will only hurt your cause. New York and the Louvre in Paris. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 2019 Today is Ferret Day. Ferrets may have become popular pets recently, but evidence suggests that ferrets were kept as pets in ancient Greece. Leonardo da Vinci even painted a woman holding a ferret in the 15th century. Who Am I? Wild Kingdom I was born in colonial Virginia, and, The world’s tiniest unlike most women of my time, I jewel thief was caught learned to read and write. Like most on video stealing a women of my time, I married young diamond from a New and had four children, yet my husband York City gem dealer. died after only seven years of The thief was an ant! The gem dealer marriage, and all my children had a pile of small diamonds on his perished of various sicknesses before desk and, out of the corner of his eye, growing old. Of course, I am most noticed them shaking. He was famous for marrying my second surprised to see a tiny ant carrying husband, a famous American military away a glittering diamond. Ants are leader, whom I married less than foraging species, known for carrying eighteen months after being widowed. objects much larger and heavier than During the Revolutionary War, I they are, but typically they forage spent the winter months with him at for food, not precious gemstones. To military camps, as he considered my the delight of viewers all around presence essential. Who am I? the world, the gem dealer posted the Washington Martha ANSWER: incriminating video online. Name Three Buy a Vowel Can you name three soft drinks that D _ L _ T _ begin with the letter S? To make wider or larger Sunkist Beer, ot Ro Stewart’s Sprite, Sierra Mist, Mist, Sierra Sprite, : S ANSWER POSSIBLE DILATE ANSWER: ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles EXTRA! THE DAILY CHRONICLE WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 On This Date Quote of the Day 1860 – The Pony Express began operations, reducing the time it took “You cannot share your life mail to travel between the coasts to with a dog, as I had done in around 10 days. Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that 1885 – Gottlieb Daimler and animals have personalities Wilhelm Maybach received a and minds and feelings.” patent for a water-cooled engine design. It was the ~ Jane Goodall precursor of modern automobile engines. Happy Birthday! 1968 – Martin Luther King Jr. delivered his “I’ve Been to the Jane Goodall, born in England in Mountaintop” address. He said, 1934, fulfilled a lifelong dream at age “Like anybody, I would like to live 22 and traveled a long life. Longevity has its place. to Africa by ship. But I’m not concerned about that In Tanzania, she now. I just want to do God’s will.” immersed herself in the study of Tragically, he was assassinated the chimpanzees for following day. over 50 years. For Daily Trivia almost two years, Goodall lived among a group of Chimpanzees and humans share chimpanzees, accepted by them as over 98 percent of the same DNA. one of their own. Goodall discovered Chimps, like humans, use tools and that chimpanzees can make tools. communicate with one another. She now works on behalf of many Chimpanzees have also been able to animal rights organizations and has learn sign language. won numerous awards for her work. ©ActivityConnection.com – The Daily Chronicles (U.S.) WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 2019 Today is Film Score Day. Music that accompanies movies like Jaws and Star Wars can be more famous than the movies themselves. The first film score ever sold was the music of 1942’s The Jungle Book by Miklós Rózsa. Silver Memories Only Human On this day 25 years ago, the Brain science is one of the fastest- Colorado Silver Bullets, the first all- growing areas of scientific research, female baseball team since 1954, and scientists have just made another announced their roster. The team was discovery: the more body fat we have the brainchild of Bob Hope, an around our middles, Atlanta Braves’ vice president, not the the smaller our brains. actor and comedian. With the backing Furthermore, a study of of beer giant Coors Brewing Co., and 10,000 people showed with former Hall of Fame pitcher that gaining weight Phil Niekro as manager, the team was starts to shrink the size of our brains. sure to garner attention and fans. Scientists don’t yet understand the 1,300 women attended tryouts at link between fat and brain size. They 11 locations around the country for speculate that it is due to nutrition or only 24 roster spots. The team lasted four seasons, and finally managed a perhaps inflammation caused by winning record for their last. weight gain. The good news is that losing weight corresponded with an increase in brain size.