On July 1, 1963 the US Postal Service instituted the ZIP code system. Know what it stands for? Zone Improvement Plan
And what did it cost to mail a letter?
On July 1, 1867, Canada became a self-governing dominion of Great Britain as the British North America Act took effect. Here's wishing our Canadian neighbors a Happy Canada Day!
On July 1, 1972, the final episode of "Bewitched" was aired. Remember eccentric Aunt Clara? Do you remember what she collected?
LOL...doorknobs!
"Doorknobs are all very well, but they're not family. I count them when I'm lonely, but somehow today, you know they didn't seem to do the trick." (Aunt Clara on Bewitched)
But the real trivia is the fact that Marion Lorne, the actress who played Aunt Clara, was a doorknob collector in real life. Many of the doorknobs that Aunt Clara had on the show were from her personal collection!
"The more we learn the more we realize how little we know." - R. Buckminster Fuller (1895-1983).
4 comments:
Great trivia feature Mingo! Happy Canada Day!
Great trivia!
i remember when stamps were 25 cents....wow that seems like a long time ago
Love the trivia!
Thanks for the well wishes for Canada Day! I wish you the same for the 4th :)
That lovely haiku you posted on Little Dickens Designs should be entered on my Silly Haiku Wednesday post! Don't keep it to yourself ;) Curious readers want to know!
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