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TIDBITS® CELEBRATES UNUSUAL AMERICAN

NOVEMBER HOLIDAYSby Kathy Wolfe

When we think of American November holidays, Thanksgiving most frequently comes to mind. But there are several other unusual observances you may not know about. Tidbits brings you up to date on a few others worth noting.

• Folks around the world band together every 11th month to celebrate “No-Shave November,” when they toss their razors aside for 30 days. Do you know the reason behind this observance? It began in Australia in 2003 as “Movember,” a campaign to raise awareness for prostate and testicular cancers. In the last 12 years, the movement has grown to 21 countries. Participants are urged to show o� their mustaches, goatees, or what have you, and then to donate what they would have spent on hair grooming to their country’s cancer society for research. In the U.S., prostate cancer accounts for about 5% of all cancer deaths. Leaders of the foundation hope that men will be asked why they have a beard, which can promote conversations about men’s health.

• Most of us are probably unaware there is a National Button Society, let alone National Button Day! � e society was formed in 1938 for all who enjoyed preserving, studying, collecting, and crafting with buttons, and November 16 was designated National Button Day. � e organization boasts 3,000 members on four continents.

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• November 10 has been designated Sesame Street Day in honor of the premiere of this popular educational program on that day in 1969. Now the most widely-viewed children’s program in the world, it has aired in upwards of 120 countries, with more than 74 million American viewers. About 8 million Americans tune in every week. Sesame Street was the brainstorm of Joan Cooney, a public TV documentary producer, with the goal of entertaining preschoolers while educating them, particularly underprivileged children. She hired puppeteer Jim Henson to create characters such as Big Bird, Bert and Ernie, Cookie Monster, and Oscar the Grouch. Tests conducted after one year on the air showed that the more kids watched the program, the more they knew, an average of a 19% increase in general knowledge.

• Every year, the third � ursday of November is designated � e Great American Smokeout, when all Americans are urged to stop smoking. � e challenge is only for 24 hours (this year it’s November 19), but it is the hope of the American Cancer Society that the decision will last forever. � e event had its beginnings in 1970, when a Randolph, Massachusetts man named Arthur Mullaney asked people to give up cigarettes for one day and donate the money saved to the local high school’s scholarship fund. A similar campaign was held in Minnesota a few years later, and in 1976, the American Cancer Society had its � rst o� cial Smokeout in San Francisco. � e Society reminds citizens that tobacco causes more than 5 million deaths every year, and that the life expectancy for a smoker is 10 years less than that of a non-smoker.

• International Tongue Twister Day falls on November 8th this year. � e o� cial de� nition of a tongue twister is “a phrase containing a combination of alliteration and rhyme strategically designed to be stumbled over.” Some of the more familiar ones include “rubber baby buggy bumpers” and “She sells sea shells by the seashore.” Most of us know that “Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers,” but were you aware that Peter Piper was a real person? Pierre Poivre, a one-armed French pirate and horticulturist who lived in the mid-1700s, was known for stealing spice nuts, known as peppers, from Dutch trade ships and planting them in his garden. � e Guinness Book of World Records states that the English language’s most di� cult tongue twister is, “� e sixth sick sheikh’s sixth sheep’s sick.”

• November 8th is also X-Ray Day, commemorating the day in 1895 when German physicist Wilhelm Roentgen accidentally discovered the X-ray in his laboratory. While experimenting with passing high-voltage current through a glass gas tube, Roentgen observed that the beam turned a screen 9 feet (2.7 m) away a strange greenish � uorescent color, even though the tube was covered in heavy black cardboard. Realizing that objects could be penetrated by the rays, he made an X-ray of his wife’s hand that clearly showed its bones. Roentgen was awarded the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1901 for his discovery.

• November 19 is also Rocky & Bullwinkle Day, to commemorate the original premiere day of Rocky & His Friends (later known as � e Bullwinkle Show) on that day in 1959. � e animated series, which featured Bullwinkle the moose and his � ying squirrel friend Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky for short), aired from 1959 to 1964.

• Bullwinkle received his name from the name of a Berkeley, California car dealership called Bullwinkel Motors. � e duo lived in the � ctional Frostbite Falls, Minnesota, which was loosely based on the real city of International Falls, Minnesota. � ey battled the Russian-esque spies Boris Badenov and Natasha Fatale.

• Happy Area Code Day! In the early 1950s, the Bell Telephone System used human operators to direct long-distance calls to their destinations. However, a change was on the on the way when the North American Numbering Plan was devised, a plan that assigned area codes across the continent. New Jersey received the � rst area code, 201, followed by the District of Columbia, which was assigned 202. � e � rst customer-dialed telephone call using area codes was made on November 10, 1951, from Englewood, New Jersey, to Alameda, California.

• You probably didn’t know that November 15 is National Bundt Pan Day, a day set aside to honor this ring-shaped, � uted cake pan. Inspired by the European fruit cake known as Gugelhupf, the pan was invented by David Dalquist, founder of the Nordic Ware Company, in 1950. He � rst called it a “bund” pan, from the German word for “gathering,” but added a “t” at the end for trademark protection. � ere wasn’t much enthusiasm about the tube pan until the 1960s, when Texas housewife Ella Helfrich concocted a recipe for the Tunnel of Fudge cake using her Bundt pan, and was awarded second place in the annual Pillsbury Bake-o� Contest, taking home a $5,000 prize. Since then, more than 60 million Bundt pans have been sold.

NOTEWORTHY INVENTORS:

ELISHA OTIS� e name of Otis conjures up a vision of elevators for most folks, but there was much more to this inventor than just that apparatus. Here are the facts on American industrialist and inventor Elisha Otis.

• As a young married man in Vermont, Elisha Otis designed and built his own gristmill, grinding

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the hoisting cable were to fail. �e machine featured toothed wooden guide rails that �t into opposite sides of the elevator shaft. He then �tted a spring to the top of the elevator with the hoisting cables running through it.

• Otis’ elevator was guided by the cables, but if they broke, the spring mechanism was thrown outward into the notches, keeping the cab from falling. When it appeared to be successful, he and his sons founded the Union Elevator Works, and he sold his �rst safety elevator in 1853.

• It wasn’t until the 1854 New York World’s Fair that Otis’ contraption gained notoriety. In a daring demonstration at the Crystal Palace exhibition building, Otis stood on a platform high in the air, and ordered the rope cut. �e platform fell just a few inches before Otis’ safety device stopped its descent. Orders for his elevator began pouring in, with the numbers doubling every year. Otis perfected a three-way steam valve engine, which could switch the elevator between up and down as well as stop the cab rapidly. In 1857, the �rst safety elevator for passenger service was installed in a New York City department store.

• Otis’ other patents included railroad car trucks and brakes, an oscillating steam engine, a steam plow, and a baking oven. His success was cut short when he contracted diphtheria in 1861 and perished from the disease at age 49 in 1861. Sadly, he didn’t live to see one of his safety elevators installed in Paris’ Ei�el Tower for the 1889 World’s Fair. �e Otis Elevator Company gained further notoriety when their elevators were installed in the Chrysler Building in 1930, at the time the world’s tallest building, and the Empire State Building in 1931, which grabbed the title from Chrysler.

grains into �our. When it failed to earn a pro�t, he converted the operation into a sawmill. Unfortunately, the sawmill was a bust as well, and Otis started building wagons and carriages. Tragically, his young wife passed away, leaving him with an infant and an eight-year-old.

• At 34, Otis had remarried and moved to Albany, New York, where he worked as a doll maker. He tired quickly of the job, and took a position making bedsteads for four-poster beds. While working for that company in Albany, Otis set to work inventing a machine that could turn bedsteads four times faster than doing it manually. Production skyrocketed to 50 units per day. Otis was paid a $500 bonus, enabling him to start up his own business. In the meantime, he was also devising plans for a safety brake for trains and an automatic bread baking oven.

• Tasked with converting a former sawmill into a bedstead factory of his own, Otis was discouraged with the amount of garbage and rubble he had to clean up. Much of it had to be moved to the upper �oors of the factory. Otis and his sons went to work devising a safety elevator for the project. His invention wasn’t the elevator, but rather a safety device that prevented the elevator from falling if

1. MOVIES: What kind of �sh is Dory in “Finding Nemo”?2. U.S. PRESIDENTS: Which U.S. president served the shortest term?3. HISTORY: What is the earliest written system of laws known to us?4. FAMOUS QUOTATIONS: What 20th-century comedian once said, “Politics is the art of look-ing for trouble, �nding it everywhere, diagnos-ing it incorrectly and applying the wrong rem-edies”?5. GEOGRAPHY: What is the largest country in South America?6. LANGUAGE: What does it mean when some-one “bloviates”? 7. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: How long is the Tour de France bicycle race?8. FIRSTS: Who was the �rst woman appointed to the U.S. Supreme Court?9. U.S. STATES: Which state is known as “�e Pine Tree” state?10. TELEVISION: Which Muppet character lives in a garbage can on “Sesame Street”?

Answers1. Blue tang2. William Henry Harrison served only one month in o�ce.3. �e Code of Hammurabi (Babylonian) was inscribed around 1750 B.C.4. Groucho Marx 5. Brazil6. Speaks pompously at length7. 23 days covering about 2,200 miles8. Sandra Day O’Connor9. Maine10. Oscar the Grouch(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

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* Experts say to always crack your egg on a �at surface, rather than using the edge of a counter or bowl. More egg-tastic advice is to crack eggs into a small bowl instead of directly to ingre-dients. If you have a sneaky “bad egg” in your dozen, it’s better to �nd out before you ruin your baking.

* Attention salad eaters: Got a thick dressing that’s high in fat? Rinse lettuce before dressing your salad. Wet or moist lettuce traps less dress-ing. If your dressing is light, give salad greens an extra spin. Drier lettuce holds on to dressing, making lightly dressed salad more �avorful.

* Another great use for baking soda: Add a cup or two to your toilet bowl. Swish and let sit for 1-2 hours. Flush for odor control and shine.

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PLAN YOUR EPITAPHOne of the more unusual November observances takes place on November 2. Plan Your Own Epitaph Day is the day set aside for you to determine what your tombstone should say about your life. Take a look at how some folks chose to be remembered.

• � e word “epitaph” has its origins in the Greek and Latin meaning “a funeral oration” or “over tomb.” Some epitaphs testify of the deceased’s character, whether good or bad, while others are designed to make the reader smile or contemplate his own mortality.

• Merv Gri� n, host of a popular talk show for 23 years, passed away in 2007 at age 82. His humorous tombstone contradicted the phrase he had uttered thousands of the times over the years, with the epitaph reading, “I will NOT be right back after this message.”

• Often referred to as “the man with 1,000 voices,” Mel Blanc, the voice behind our favorite cartoon characters including Bugs Bunny, Da� y Duck, Sylvester the Cat, and Yosemite Sam, chose a line popularized by another of his characters, Porky Pig, as his � nal sign-o� . � e engraving on his tombstone appropriately reads, “� at’s all folks.”

• Some epitaphs speak of the reason behind the entombed’s death, such as “First a cough carried me o� . � en a co� n they carried me o� in,” or “She always said her feet were killing her, but nobody believed her,” and the classic, “I told you I was sick.”

• Some folks allowed their next-of-kin to pen their epitaph, and may not have liked the results. Consider what one husband had engraved on his wife’s tombstone: “To follow you I’m not content. How do I know which way you went?” Another husband declared, “Here lies my wife. I bid her goodbye. She rests in peace and now so do I.”

• � e mother of outlaw Jesse James chose the epitaph for her 34-year-old son’s grave, “Murdered by a traitor and a coward whose name is not worthy to appear here.” She was referring to an unarmed Jesse being shot in the back of the head by a member of James’ own gang. � e name she considered unworthy was Bob Ford.

• Tombstone, Arizona’s Boot Hill Cemetery contains the remains of another outlaw, whose clever inscription reads, “Here lies Lester Moore, shot 4 times with a .44, No Les No More.” Another Boot Hill grave has the epitaph, “Here lies George Johnson, hanged by mistake 1882. He was right, we was wrong, but we strung him up and now he’s gone.”

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• How about a play on words on a surname or occupation? A British lawyer named John Strange chose his inscription to read, “Here lies an honest lawyer, and that is Strange.” A dentist opted for “Stranger! Approach this spot with gravity! John Brown is � lling his last cavity!” Johnny Yeast, a Ruidoso, New Mexico, gentleman’s gravestone is etched, “Here Lies Johnny Yeast. Pardon me for not rising.”

• One young lady took advantage of an opportunity to advertise: “Sacred to the memory of my husband John Barnes who died January 3, 1803. His comely young widow, age 23, has many quali� cations of a good wife, and yearns to be comforted.”

• A tombstone in Scotland reminds us all of the inevitable: “Consider, friend, as you pass by: As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, you too shall be. Prepare, therefore, to follow me.”

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A traditional fall dish for sauerkraut lovers!

2 (14 1/2-ounce) cans Frank’s Bavarian-style sauerkraut, undrained*1/4 cup water3/4 cup Bisquick Reduced-Fat Baking Mix1 teaspoon baking powder1/3 cup fat-free milk

1. In a medium saucepan, combine undrained sauerkraut and water. Bring mixture to a boil.2. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine baking mix, baking powder and milk. Drop dough by tablespoonful into saucepan to form 4 dump-lings. Cover and cook over medium heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until dumplings are done.3. For each serving, place 1 dumpling on a plate and spoon 1 cup sauerkraut over top. Serve at once. Serves 4.

*If you can’t �nd Bavarian sauerkraut, use regu-lar sauerkraut, 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds and 1 teaspoon Brown Sugar Twin.

* Each serving equals: 105 calories, 1g fat, 2g protein, 22g carb., 530mg sodium, 2g �ber. Dia-betic Exchanges: 2 Vegetables, 1 Starch.(c) 2015 King Features Synd., Inc.

Do Charity Events Really Help Pets?

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seen social gatherings without any real pur-pose. -- Dan in Long Beach, California

DEAR DAN: Charity events can do a tremen-dous amount of good for pets in need. Besides

donations of food, blankets and other items, most shelters and nonpro�ts need cold hard

cash in order to function. �ese events can raise quite a bit of money.

Many pet owners join in walks like these just for fun, and I think that’s �ne. �ey’re proud of their pet and want to show it o�, and it’s a great

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how e�ciently donations are used.If you’re still skeptical, save those funds and do-

nate them directly to your local shelter, where you can ask someone how that money is used,

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* Ancient Aztecs believed that when a warrior died, he became a hummingbird.

* In 1974, fast-food giant Kentucky Fried Chicken launched a new marketing campaign in their Japanese stores. Called “Kentucky for Christmas,” it has had a lasting impact on the habits of the Japanese. More than 40 years later, the special fried chicken meal, which comes complete with cake and sparkling wine, is o� ered every Christ-mas. It’s so popular that those who fail to order theirs months in advance end up waiting in line for hours on Christmas Day to get their traditional holiday meal.

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