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Aug 26
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Happy Birthday To:
* 1469 – Ferdinand II of Naples (d. 1496)
* 1540 – King Magnus of Livonia (d. 1583)
* 1676 – Robert Walpole, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. 1745)
* 1728 – Johann Heinrich Lambert, German scientist (d. 1777)
* 1736 – Jean-Baptiste L. Romé de l’Isle, French chemist (d. 1790)
* 1740 – Joseph Montgolfier, French inventor (d. 1810)
* 1743 – Antoine Lavoisier, French chemist (d. 1794)
* 1775 – William Joseph Behr, German writer (d. 1851)
* 1789 – Abbas Mirza, Prince of Persia (d. 1833)
* 1792 – Manuel Oribe, Uruguayan political figure (d. 1857)
* 1819 – Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Prince Consort of the United Kingdom (d. 1861)
* 1826 – Princess Alexandra of Bavaria (d. 1875)
* 1850 – Charles Richet, French physiologist, Nobel Prize laureate (d. 1935)
* 1854 – Arnold Fothergill, England cricketer (d. 1932)
* 1862 – Herbert Booth, American son of William and Catherine Booth (d. 1926)
* 1864 – Anna Ulyanova, older sister of Vladimir Lenin (d. 1935)
* 1865 – Arthur James Arnot, Scottish inventor (d. 1946)
* 1873 – Lee DeForest, American inventor (d. 1961)
* 1874 – Zona Gale, American novelist (d. 1938)
* 1880 – Guillaume Apollinaire, French poet and art critic (d. 1918)
* 1882 – James Franck, German-born physicist, Nobel laureate (d. 1964)
* 1885 – Jules Romains, French author (d. 1972)
* 1890 – Tommy Andrews, Australian cricketer (d. 1970)
* 1894 – Sparky Adams, Baseball player (d. 1989)
* 1897 – Yoon Boseon, President of South Korea (d. 1990)
* 1898 – Peggy Guggenheim, American art collector (d. 1979)
* 1899 – Rufino Tamayo, Mexican painter (d. 1991)
* 1900 – Hellmuth Walter, German engineer and inventor (d. 1980)
* 1901 – Hans Kammler, German engineer and SS officer (disappeared in 1945)
* 1901 – Chen Yi, Chinese politician (d. 1972)
* 1904 – Christopher Isherwood, English-born writer (d. 1986)
* 1906 – Albert Sabin, American polio researcher (d. 1993)
* 1908 – W. B. Henning, Prussian-born Iranist (d. 1967)
* 1908 – Aubrey Schenck, film producer (d. 1999)
* 1908 – Bill Hunt, Australian cricketer (d. 1983)
* 1909 – Jim Davis, American actor (d. 1981)
* 1909 – Gene Moore, baseball player (d. 1978)
* 1909 – Eric Davies, South African cricketer (d. 1976)
* 1910 – Mother Teresa, Nobel Peace Prize winning Christian missionary (d. 1997)
* 1914 – Julio Cortázar, Argentine writer (d. 1984)
* 1920 – Brant Parker, American cartoonist (d. 2007)
* 1921 – Benjamin Bradlee, American journalist
* 1922 – Irving R. Levine, American journalist (d. 2009)
* 1923 – Wolfgang Sawallisch, German conductor and pianist
* 1924 – Alex Kellner, baseball player (d. 1996)
* 1925 – Jack Hirshleifer, American economist (d. 2005)
* 1925 – Alain Peyrefitte, French politician and writer (d. 1999)
* 1925 – Sangharakshita, Buddhist Philosopher, Founder of the Western Buddhist Order
* 1927 – B. V. Doshi, Indian architect
* 1928 – Peter Appleyard, Canadian jazz vibraphonist
* 1928 – Naïm Kattan, Canadian novelist and essayist
* 1930 – Joe Solomon, West Indian cricketer
* 1932 – Luis Salvadores, Chilean basketball player
* 1934 – Tom Heinsohn, American basketball player and commentator
* 1935 – Geraldine Ferraro, U.S. Vice Presidential candidate
* 1936 – Yvette Vickers, American actress
* 1938 – Jet Black, English Drummer, one of the founder members of The Stranglers
* 1940 – Don LaFontaine, American voice actor (d. 2008)
* 1941 – Barbet Schroeder, Swiss film director
* 1941 – Akiko Wakabayashi, Japanese actress
* 1941 – Chris Curtis, English singer and drummer (The Searchers) (d. 2005)
* 1942 – Vic Dana, American singer
* 1942 – Dennis Turner, British politician
* 1944 – Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester, British prince
* 1944 – Stephen Greif, English actor
* 1944 – Maureen Tucker, American musician (The Velvet Underground)
* 1945 – Jo Freeman, American feminist scholar
* 1945 – Tom Ridge, first United States Secretary of Homeland Security
* 1946 – Valerie Simpson, American singer
* 1946 – Mark Snow, American composer
* 1946 – Zhou Ji, Education Minister of the People’s Republic of China
* 1946 – Chantal Renaud, Quebec singer and actress
* 1947 – Emiliano Díez, Cuban actor
* 1950 – Benjamin Hendrickson, American actor (d. 2006)
* 1952 – Bryon Baltimore, Canadian ice hockey player
* 1952 – Michael Jeter, American actor (d. 2003)
* 1952 – Will Shortz, American crossword editor
* 1953 – Pat Sharkey, Irish footballer
* 1954 – Efren Reyes, Filipino pool player
* 1956 – Mark Mangino, American football coach
* 1957 – Dr. Alban, Nigerian-Swedish singer
* 1957 – Rick Hansen, Canadian paraplegic athlete
* 1958 – Jan Nevens, Belgian cyclist
* 1959 – Stan Van Gundy, American basketball coach
* 1960 – Branford Marsalis, American saxophonist and bandleader
* 1960 – Nancy Martinez, Canadian-born singer
* 1960 – Wanda De Jesus, American actress
* 1961 – Daniel Lévi, French singer-songwriter, composer and pianist
* 1961 – Jeff Parrett, American baseball player
* 1962 – Bob Mionske, American cyclist and attorney
* 1963 – David Byas, England cricketer
* 1965 – Chris Burke, American actor
* 1965 – Bobby Duncum, Jr., wrestler (d. 2000)
* 1965 – Jon Hensley, American actor
* 1966 – Jacques Brinkman, Dutch field hockey player
* 1966 – Shirley Manson, Scottish singer
* 1966 – Avner Ben-Gal, Israeli artist and painter
* 1968 – Byron Lawson, Canadian actor
* 1970 – Olimpiada Ivanova, Russian athlete
* 1970 – Brett Schultz, South African cricketer
* 1971 – Thalía, Mexican singer
* 1974 – Eric D. Snider, American humor columnist/movie reviewer
* 1975 – Morgan Ensberg, American baseball player
* 1976 – Amaia Montero, Spanish singer (La Oreja de Van Gogh)
* 1976 – Zemfira, Russian singer
* 1977 – Saeko Chiba, Japanese seiyū
* 1977 – Morris Peterson, American basketball player
* 1977 – Liam Botham, Hampshire cricketer and rugby league player
* 1978 – Raja Kashif, Pakistani singer
* 1979 – Jamal Lewis, American football player
* 1979 – Cristian Mora, Ecuadorian footballer
* 1979 – Rubén Pazos, Spanish footballer
* 1979 – Yağmur Sarıgül, Turkish Musician (maNga)
* 1980 – Macaulay Culkin, American actor
* 1980 – Brendan Harris, American baseball player
* 1980 – Chris Pine, American actor
* 1981 – Jesse Martin, Australian yachtsman
* 1981 – Petey Williams, Canadian professional wrestler
* 1981 – Demetria McKinney, American actress
* 1981 – Tino Best, West Indian cricketer
* 1982 – David Long, New Zealand musician
* 1982 – Noah Welch, American ice hockey player
* 1983 – Félix Porteiro, Spanish racing driver
* 1986 – Cassie, American singer
* 1988 – Danielle Savre, American actress
* 1988 – Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
* 1988 – Elvis Andrus Major League Baseball player
* 1992 – Yang Yilin, Chinese gymnast
* 1993 – Keke Palmer, American actress (Jump In!, Akeelah And The Bee)
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/August_26
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Aug 26
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That’s So Raven – Five Fingers Discount
Part 1:
[pro-player] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=paP3BYOZvmM [/pro-player]
Part 2:
[pro-player] http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42mMmwSXhqA [/pro-player]
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Aug 26
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Gorillas are endangered species that are constantly under threat from disease and commercial hunting. Their importance is further enhanced by the fact that they are close relatives to humans, sharing around 98% of the same DNA. Learn more by reading our list of gorilla facts.
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There are only about 700 mountain gorillas and they live high in the mountains in two protected parks in Africa. Lowland gorillas live in central Africa.
- You may have seen baby gorillas being carried on the back of their mothers, but for the first few months after birth the mother holds the baby gorilla to her chest.
- An adult male gorilla is called a silverback because of the distinctive silvery fur growing on their back and hips. Each gorilla family has a silverback as leader who scares away other animals by standing on their back legs and beating their chest!
- Young male gorillas usually leave their family group when they are about 11 years old and have their own family group by the age of 15 years old. Young female gorillas join a new group at about 8 years old.
- Gorillas are herbivores. They spend most of their day foraging for food and eating bamboo, leafy plants and sometimes small insects. Adult gorillas can eat up to 30 kilograms of food each day.
- An adult gorilla is about 1 meter tall to their shoulders when walking on all fours using their arms and their legs.
- A gorilla can live for 40 – 50 years.
- Gorillas are considered to be very intelligent animals. They are known for their use of tools and their varied communication. Some gorillas in captivity at a zoo have been taught to use sign language.
- Gorillas are endangered animals. Their habitat is destroyed when people use the land for farming and the trees for fuel. Gorillas are also killed by poachers and sometimes get caught in poacher’s snares meant for other animals.
Source: http://sciencekids.co.nz/sciencefacts/animals/gorilla.html
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Aug 26
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•No touching knives or the stove
•Do not touch any appliances without adult supervision.
•Always wash your hands before handling food.
Makes: 6 pops
Freeze: 4 hours
Ingredients
- 2 cups low-fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 cup assorted berries (raspberries, blueberries, blackberries, chopped strawberries)
- 5 pretzel rods, halved, or 10 baked snack stick crackers
Directions
1. In a large bowl gently stir together the yogurt and fruit. Spoon into 4-ounce ice-pop molds or 3-ounce paper cups. Cover molds or cups with foil; use a sharp knife to cut a small hole in the foil and insert cut side of pretzel rod or snack stick. Freeze until firm. Remove foil and mold or cup before serving.
2. Store for up to a month. Makes 6 pops.
Source: http://www.parents.com/recipe/ice-cream/confetti-yogurt-pops
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