Picture Of The Day

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August 25, 2021 Leave a Comment

The Grateful Dead’s “Wall of Sound” was a massive sound system designed by LSD chemist, Owsley Stanley. Jr.

The Wall of Sound fulfilled Owsley’s desire for a distortion-free sound system that could also serve as its own monitoring system.

After Stanley got out of prison in late 1972, he, Dan Healy and Mark Raizene of the Grateful Dead’s sound crew, in collaboration with Ron Wickersham, Rick Turner, and John Curl of Alembic, combined six independent sound systems using eleven separate channels, in an effort to deliver high-quality sound to audiences.

Vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, and piano each had their own channel and set of speakers.

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August 24, 2021 Leave a Comment

Eugenia Cooney is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer who’s YouTube channel has garnered over two million subscribers

In October 2016, petitions were made to ban her from YouTube as some internet users believed she was promoting dangerous eating habits, and creating pro anorexia content. Around that time, Cooney stated that she did not have an eating disorder and refrained from discussing her weight and eating habits.

Pro-anorexia (pro-ana) groups differ widely in their stances. Most claim that they exist mainly as a non-judgmental environment for anorexics; a place to turn to, to discuss their illness, and to support those who choose to enter recovery. Others deny anorexia nervosa is a mental illness and claim instead that it is a “lifestyle choice” that should be respected by doctors and family.

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August 23, 2021 Leave a Comment

100+ years of US Army main service rifles

M1 Garand (1936-1959)
M14 (1959-1969)
M16A1 (1969-1986)
M16A2 w/ M203 (1986-2005)
M4A1 (2005-present)

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August 20, 2021 Leave a Comment

Olympian Maria Andrejczyk Auctions Off Medal To Pay For Young Boy’s Surgery

Polish Olympian Maria Andrejczyk earned the silver medal in the javelin throw at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

On August 11, she announced the auctioning of her prized medal to help save a young boy’s life.

Just five days after securing the silver medal in javelin, Andrejczyk announced the auction on her Facebook page.

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August 19, 2021 Leave a Comment

Just moments after news cameras captured this image, Louisiana dad Gary Plauche stepped up to the man who’d kidnapped and raped his young son – and shot him dead on live TV

“If somebody did it to your kid, you’d do it, too.”

On March 16, 1984, Jeff Doucet was led through Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport in handcuffs. He had just been arrested in California after kidnapping 12-year-old Jody Plauché, bringing him to the West Coast, and repeatedly molesting him in an Anaheim motel room.

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August 18, 2021 Leave a Comment

The US Marines are testing flying, remote-controlled drone grenades

Images shared online by the United States Marine Corps this week show Marines conducting training exercises with the Drone40, a miniaturized, low-cost, expendable drone that can be deployed by hand or launched from a 40mm grenade launcher. While other nations have deployed the Drone40 in overseas operations, this is the first time U.S. troops have been seen training with the versatile, potentially game-changing unmanned systems, which can carry a wide variety of payloads, including various sensors or small high-explosive warheads.

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August 17, 2021 Leave a Comment

Civil War veteran Jacob Miller was shot in the forehead at Brock Field at Chikamauga, Georgia in 1863.

“When I came to my senses some time after I found I was in the rear of the confederate line. So not to become a prisoner I made up my mind to make an effort to get around their line and back on my own side. I got up with the help of my gun as a staff, then went back some distance, then started parallel with the line of battle. I suppose I was so covered with blood that those that I met, did not notice that I was a Yank, (at least our Major, my former captain did not recognize me when I met him after passing to our own side).

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August 13, 2021 Leave a Comment

At 70, Joan MacDonald Was Huffing And Puffing Up Stairs. Now, At 75, She’s In The Best Shape Of Her Life And Inspiring Millions

In 2017, MacDonald began her fitness journey. She was 70 years old, weighed nearly 200 lbs, and had rising blood pressure and kidney troubles. She was also on medication for cholesterol and acid reflux, and her doctor wanted to double the dose.

“I was sick and tired of being sick and tired”

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August 12, 2021 Leave a Comment

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Lolita, the World’s Loneliest Orca, Has Lived In This Tank For Over 40 Years

In 1970, when she was just four years old, she was captured from her family, the “L”-pod, from the Salish Sea off the coast of Seattle in the Pacific Northwest and sold to the Miami Seaquarium for about $20,000.

She currently resides in the smallest orca tank in the United States. It measures just 80 feet long, 60 feet wide, and a shallow 20 feet deep. Experts note that her tank is so small that it violates the standards of the Animal Welfare Act, legislation that outlines the bare minimum of acceptable standards of care for animals held for exhibition and research.

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August 11, 2021 Leave a Comment

John Burns – The old man at Gettysburg

Most details of Burns early life are unknown, but we know that he was born in Burlington, New Jersey, 1793. He fought in the War of 1812, and was present at the Battle of Lundy’s Lane.

After the war, Burns lived and had several different occupations in Gettysburg. He lived a calm life until the Civil War broke out in 1861.

At the age of 70, Burns once again wanted to take up arms, he tried to enlist in the Union Army but was rejected combat duty due to his age. He was accepted to serve as a teamster for a short while until he was ordered home.

On July 1, 1863, Burns watched from his house as the Battle of Gettysburg began to unfold nearby. He knew exactly what he had to do.

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Picture Of The Day

The Grateful Dead’s “Wall of Sound” was a massive sound system designed by LSD chemist, Owsley Stanley. Jr.

Eugenia Cooney is an American YouTuber and Twitch streamer who’s YouTube channel has garnered over two million subscribers

100+ years of US Army main service rifles

Olympian Maria Andrejczyk Auctions Off Medal To Pay For Young Boy’s Surgery

Just moments after news cameras captured this image, Louisiana dad Gary Plauche stepped up to the man who’d kidnapped and raped his young son – and shot him dead on live TV

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The US Marines are testing flying, remote-controlled drone grenades

Civil War veteran Jacob Miller was shot in the forehead at Brock Field at Chikamauga, Georgia in 1863.

At 70, Joan MacDonald Was Huffing And Puffing Up Stairs. Now, At 75, She’s In The Best Shape Of Her Life And Inspiring Millions

Lolita, the World’s Loneliest Orca, Has Lived In This Tank For Over 40 Years

John Burns – The old man at Gettysburg