Good morning and Happy Sunday Phoenix! Hope you all are enjoying your weekend.
Trivia for Today: The first artifacts from the four-story "unsinkable" ship, Titanic, are recovered by French explorers on this day in 1987. The ship sank in 1912 during her maiden voyage.
Joke of the Day:
Two tourists were driving through Louisiana. As they approached Natchitoches, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town.
They went back and forth until they stopped for lunch. At the counter, one tourist asked the employee, "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are very slowly?"
The guy leaned over the counter and said, "Burrr-gerrr Kiiing."
Two tourists were driving through Louisiana. As they approached Natchitoches, they started arguing about the pronunciation of the town.
They went back and forth until they stopped for lunch. At the counter, one tourist asked the employee, "Before we order, could you please settle an argument for us? Would you please pronounce where we are very slowly?"
The guy leaned over the counter and said, "Burrr-gerrr Kiiing."
Quote of the Day:
Laughing is one of the best exercises; it's like running inside your mind. You can do it almost anywhere and it's even better with a friend.
Laughing is one of the best exercises; it's like running inside your mind. You can do it almost anywhere and it's even better with a friend.
Random Daily Factoid:
The average iceberg weighs 20,000,000 tons.
The average iceberg weighs 20,000,000 tons.
Daily Adrenaline Junkie Rush:
Disclaimer: Yes, MBPhoenix still does not endorse any of these activities, nor will they be held responsible if you try them.
Disclaimer: Yes, MBPhoenix still does not endorse any of these activities, nor will they be held responsible if you try them.
The Iditarod: The Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race is an annual long-distance sled dog race run in early March from Anchorage to Nome. Mushers and a team of 16 dogs, of which at least 6 must be on the towline at the finish line, cover the distance in 9–15 days or more. The Iditarod began in 1973 as an event to test the best sled dog mushers and teams but evolved into today's highly competitive race.
Teams generally race through blizzards causing whiteout conditions, sub-zero temperatures and gale-force winds which can cause the wind chill to reach −100 °F . A ceremonial start occurs in the city of Anchorage and is followed by the official restart in Willow, a city in the south central region of the state. The restart was originally in Wasilla, but because of too little snow, the restart was permanently moved to Willow in 2008. The trail runs from Willow up the Rainy Pass of the Alaska Range into the sparsely populated interior, and then along the shore of the Bering Sea, finally reaching Nome in western Alaska. The trail is through a harsh landscape of tundra and spruce forests, over hills and mountain passes, and across rivers. While the start in Anchorage is in the middle of a large urban center, most of the route passes through widely separated towns and villages, and small Athabaskan and Inupiat settlements. The Iditarod is regarded as a symbolic link to the early history of the state and is connected to many traditions commemorating the legacy of dog mushing. The race is the most popular sporting event in Alaska.
Have a fangtastic day my friends! Brock
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