Fashion on the Brain

IT HAPPENED TODAY • 1909: Alice Huyler Ramsey, a 22-year-old housewife and mother from Hackensack, New Jersey, became the first woman to drive across the United States. With three female companions, none of whom could drive a car, for fifty-nine days she drove a Maxwell automobile the 3,800 miles from Manhattan, New York, to San Francisco, California. • 1915: Les Paul was born in Waukesha, Wisconsin. In the 1940s and ’50s he transformed popular music by inventing the modern solid-body electric guitar. • 1980: Comedian Richard Pryor suffered near-fatal burns at his home when a mixture of “free-base” cocaine exploded. • 1986: The Rogers Commission released its report on the Challenger disaster, criticizing NASA and rocket-builder Morton Thiokol for management problems leading to the explosion that claimed the lives of seven astronauts. • 1994: In North Yorkshire, England, car thieves stole British Home Secretary Michael Howard’s bulletproof car while he was a attending a meeting of police chiefs. The car was found later minus all four wheels. • 2011: In Riyadh, Saudia Arabia, six women were arrested for practicing driving in an empty car lot. SPECIAL EVENTS • Call Your Doctor Day • Donald Duck Day • Pet Memorial Day • Strawberry-Rhubarb Pie Day NUMBER FOR THE DAY 6.8: Miles down to the lowest point on Earth, Challenger Deep at the bottom of the western Pacific Ocean. NEWS ATTACK! - Health researchers say an average cinnamon pastry can have as much fat as two pork chops with mashed potatoes. - A woman in California stole an ambulance and then totaled it. - A treasure chest full of gold, jewelry and other valuables worth $1 million was found in the Rocky Mountains, according to the man who hid it there more than a decade ago. Art dealer and author Forrest Fenn confirmed that “the search is over” in an announcement on his website. - A monkey in Kenya fell onto a transformer at the main electrical plant and knocked out power for nearly four hours. Fortunately, the monkey survived. - Father’s Day is a couple of weeks away.] - Hotels are trying to lure back customers by emphasizing how clean they are, offering gift cards and other freebies. - A worker at an Amazon warehouse in Wales is asking customers to check their packages for the engagement ring that fell off her finger at work. - While the whole world is following the social distancing norms New Zealand has lifted all restrictions. Border controls will still remain and people coming from other countries will be tested. - Dunkin’ locations are still serving their loyal customers and are now getting ready for re-opening in certain areas. In response, Dunkin’ franchises are looking to hire 25,000 new employees to fulfill entry-level positions as well as managerial spots. - According to an online study, women have fashion on the brain 91 times in a given day — that’s more than four times the amount that men think about sex. - Police in Holland confiscated the car and driver’s license of a man caught speeding who said he was just trying to dry his car after he had washed it. Water Cooler Question The average American eats 50 of these a year. (Bananas) https://www.lowtreestudios.com https://www.patreon.com/theweeklydose