History Schmistory: August 20. Who brought the cannon?
Tuesday, August 20, 2024
1882: Piotr Ilich Tchaikovsky premiers the 1812 Overture in Moscow, with a section of real cannon blasting away during the finale. Six months later a cannonball falls out of the sky and kills Wagner. It was that awesome.
Don’t think you know it? Skip to 3:05….
Deadword of the Day: Snoutfair
Monday, August 19, 2024
Snoutfair: A person with attractive facial features
As in: Marco Polo is the most snoutfair person I know!
Ludicrous Latin: Adaugeo-
Monday, August 19, 2024
Add on
-National Architects Union Headquarters, Romania
History Schmistory: August 19. To go where no man would dare go before…
Monday, August 19, 2024
1960 – Sputnik Program: Sputnik 5  – the Soviet Union launches a satellite with 2 dogs, 40 mice, 2 rats and a variety of plants. The first animals to be launched into orbit and return safely. Not to take anything away from the first animals ever in space, fruit flies. Seriously. They did so well we sent them back a few years ago. Poor little guys…
![By Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Female_Mexican_fruit_fly_insect.jpg)
By Jack Dykinga, U.S. Department of Agriculture [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
-We should give a shout to Laika, the original space dog, who unfortunately didn’t make it back. RIP widdle buddy!
![Laika Monument By Laika ac from USA (Laika) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/Laika_ac_Laika_6982605741.jpg)
Laika Monument
By Laika ac from USA (Laika) [CC BY-SA 2.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons
Deadword of the Day: Blepharon
Sunday, August 18, 2024
Blepharon: One who has great eyebrows.
As in: Hey, that blepharon has pointy teeth!
History Schmistory: August 18. Truth or Dare?
Sunday, August 18, 2024
1587: Virginia Dare, the first American child of English descent, is born. Sad news for the Truths, across the road, who are  two weeks overdue.
![Henry Howe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](http://www.teammarcopolo.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2014/08/800px-Baptism_of_Virginia_Dare.jpeg)
Henry Howe [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons
Ludicrous Latin: Nemo dat puer in angulo
Sunday, August 18, 2024
“Nobody puts Baby in a corner”
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Patrick Swayze: Born today in 1952
History Schmistory: August 17. Moving stick-people? One please!
Saturday, August 17, 2024
1908: Fantasmagorie by Emile Cohl, debuts as the first animated film in history. Try it with your own soundtrack! … …Or don’t.
A word from Marco: GUILTY!
Saturday, August 17, 2024
Hey, Gerard! We know traveling is fun, but we all must remember to use the restroom before our descent.
He was probably preparing for his upcoming role in ‘Mistakes on a Plane’
HAHAHA! C’mon!
