Question of the Week

(Current Events) What color has become the “color of protest” during the recent pro-democracy demonstrations in Iran?

In Honor of the Reopening

Eastern Market was designed by Adolf Cluss and was in continuous operation as a public market from 1873 until April 30, 2007 when it was damaged in a fire. It was the first in a larger city-owned public market system. The Market was expanded in 1908 with the addition of the Center and North Halls designed by Snowden Ashford. At the start of the 20th century, the Eastern Market was recognized as the unofficial "town center" of Capitol Hill. It is the last of the city's public markets still in operation.

The market nearly closed because of competition from grocery store chains and a decline in neighborhood investment. Local residents fought to keep it open, and the area has since been revitalized. Eastern Market continues to host a thriving farmers' market including fresh cuts of meats, baked goods and cheeses. Artisans and antiques dealers also sell their goods outside the market on weekends, making Eastern Market.

Eastern Market was badly damaged by an early-morning 3-alarm fire on April 30, 2007. The heaviest damage was in the South Hall of the market, the portion occupied by vendors' stalls, where the roof suffered a partial collapse. Following the fire, Washington D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty promised to rebuild the market. The outdoor weekend market was disrupted but never closed. Many of the food vendors re-opened for business within weeks of the fire, selling their products outside of the building. In August 2007, the city completed a temporary market annex, known as the "East Hall," on the opposite side of 7th Street, on the grounds of Hine Junior High School. This housed the vendors until the reopening of the market building, with a ribbon-cutting on June 26, 2009.

This weekend Eastern Market will be hosting a celebration of the reopening this Saturday from 10am to 5pm with live music and other events.

As always, thanks to Wikipedia.

Radar Love

Big Bird has a teddy bear named Radar, which is a nod to Walter "Radar" O'Reilly of M*A*S*H, who brought a teddy bear with him to war and was also lovably naive and innocent. Radar was given to Big Bird by Gary Burghoff (who played Radar on M*A*S*H) when he guest starred on the show. Later on, however, it was said that Big Bird got the bear as a gift from Mr. Hooper.

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Question of the Week

(Fun and Games) What toy company launched the first ever action figure, GI Joe?

5 Father Facts

1. Halsey Taylor invented the drinking fountain as a tribute to his father, who died of typhoid fever after drinking from a contaminated public water supply in 1896.

2. George Washington, the celebrated “Father of Our Country,” had no children of his own. Researchers believe a childhood illnesses may have rendered him sterile.

3. A.A. Milne created Winnie the Pooh for his son, Christopher Robin. Pooh was based on the boy's teddy bear named Edward which Christopher had received as a gift for his first birthday, and on their father/son visits to the London Zoo, where the bear named Winnie was Christopher’s favorite.

4. The voice of Papa Smurf, Don Messick, also provided the voice of Scooby-Doo, Ranger Smith on Yogi Bear, and Astro and RUDI on The Jetsons.

5. The only father-daughter collaboration to hit the top spot on the Billboard pop music chart was the 1967 hit single “Something Stupid” by Frank & Nancy Sinatra.

From Mental Floss

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Question of the Week

(TV) ABC is bringing back this early 80s sci-fi show about aliens who are, beneath their human-like facade are actually...wait for it.... CARNIVOROUS REPTILES! What is the name of this show?

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Question of the Week

(Animal Planet) What Chinese dog breed is known for its distinctive deep wrinkles and blue-black tongue?

Delicious Facts About Girl Scout Cookies

- Girl Scout Cookies were originally baked at home by troop members.
- The first Girl Scout cookie sale that we know of took place in Muskogee, Oklahoma, in a high school cafeteria in 1917.
- The cookies first started being commercially baked in 1934; the Girl Scouts of Greater Philadelphia were the first to sell cookies that were not home made.
- During WWII when there were shortages of sugar, butter and flour in the U.S., the Girl Scouts sold calendars instead.
- Girl Scout cookies are kosher.
- Only two bakers in America are licensed to make the cookies: ABC/Interbake Foods and Little Brownie Bakes.
- Thin Mints are the current best sellers, at 25 % of all sales. Samoas trail behind at 19 %, Tagalongs come in at 13%, Do-si-dos at 11% and Trefoils at 9%. The other 23% is made up of all of the other varieties.

For more, see MentalFloss

The Checkers Speech

- The Checkers speech was an address made by then United States Senator and Republican vice presidential candidate Richard Nixon on television and radio on September 23, 1952.
- Senator Nixon had been accused of improprieties relating to a fund established by his backers to reimburse him for his political expenses.
- His place on the Republican ticket now doubt, the senator flew to LA and delivered a half hour television address in which he defended himself, attacked his opponents, and urged the audience to contact the Republican National Committee (RNC) to tell it whether or not he should remain on the ticket.
- During the speech, he stated that regardless of what anyone said, he intended to keep one of his gifts - a black-and-white dog named Checkers - thus giving the address its popular name.
- Nixon's speech was heard by about 60 million Americans, and led to an outpouring of public support for him.
- Nixon was of course retained by the ticket, which swept to victory in November 1952, and Nixon would be elected President 16 years later.
- The Checkers speech was an early example of a politician using television to appeal directly to the electorate, but has since sometimes been mocked or denigrated.
- "Checkers Speech" has come more generally to mean any emotional speech by a politician.

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Question of the Week

(MUSIC) What group from Oklahoma City, made a #1 album out of the soundtrack to the 1991 film New Jack City with songs such as “I Wanna Sex You Up”?