Newsletter 07-01-2015

Plant City Farm & Flea Market Newsletter for July 1, 2015
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Watermelon is grown in over 96 countries worldwide. Over 1,200 varieties of watermelon are grown in the world. There are about 200 varieties of watermelon throughout the US. The watermelon, considered one of America's favorite fruits, is really a vegetable (Citrullus lanatus). Cousin to the cucumber and kin to the gourd, watermelons can range in size from 7 to 100 pounds. However all the watermelons below are much larger than that. The photos show watermelons that broke local, state or regional records for the largest melons grown through the years. They range from 190 pounds to 350 pounds. The current world record for water melon is claimed by Chris Kent of NZ. It rocked the scales at 350.5 pound. CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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I would like to introduce you to Charlie Stevens, 92 years old. Charlie has been coming to the Flea Market for many years, and he almost never misses a Wednesday.

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Did You Know
Of the 3,000 islands in the Bahama chain in the Caribbean, only 20 are inhabited.

Table tennis balls have been known to travel off a paddle at speeds up to 100 mph.

In 1995, KFC sold 11 pieces of chicken for every man, woman and child in the US.

In the United States, a pound of potato chips costs two hundred times more than a pound of potatoes.

Potato chips were invented in Saratoga Springs in 1853 by chef George Crum. They were a mocking response to a patron who complained that his French fries were too thick.

Research show that only 43% of homemade dinners served in the US include vegetables.

The dye used to stamp the grade on meat is edible. It's made from grape skins.

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Music Trivia

Kris Kristofferson said that he got the inspiration for “Help Me Make It Through the Night” from an Esquire magazine interview with Frank Sinatra. When asked what he believed in, Frank had replied, "Booze, broads, or a bible...whatever helps me make it through the night."

Tap dancing originates from Irish clog dancing and what is called the Irish reel and jig.

The harmonica is the world’s best-selling music instrument.

Before they were known as Journey, Steve Perry called his band Golden Gate Rhythm Section.

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Guinness World Records

Tahina palm tree

Discovered accidentally by a picnicking family in a remote hilly wooded area of northwestern Madagascar in 2006, but only recognized to be a dramatically new species and genus following DNA analysis a year later, the Tahina palm tree (Tahina spectabilis) was not officially named and described until January 2008. What makes this species’ belated scientific discovery so surprising is its huge size, standing over 18 m (58 ft 6 in) tall, with fan-like leaves 5 m (16 ft) across, and its bizarre, suicidal life cycle. Taking decades to bloom, when it does it produces an explosion of hundreds of nectar-rich flowers towering above its crown, each of which develops into fruit, but in so doing the tree’s nutrients become so depleted that as soon as it has fruited the tree collapses and dies. CLICK PHOTO TO ENLARGE

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This Day In History July 1st

The following will be about history events that happened on this Flea Market Wed.
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109 Years Ago On July 1, 1906
Estée Lauder, was born in Queens, New York,
Estée Lauder was born [Josephine Esther Mentzer] She was the CEO of (Estée Lauder cosmetics). married businessman Joseph Lauder on Jan. 1, 1930. Died in 2004 at age 97.

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99 Years Ago On July 1, 1916
Coca-Cola brings current coke formula to the market

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86 Years Ago On July 1, 1929 US cartoonist Elzie Segar creates "Popeye"
Popeye the Sailor Man is a cartoon fictional character, created by Elzie Crisler Segar, who has appeared in comic strips and theatrical and television animated cartoons. Although Segar's Thimble Theatre strip was in its tenth year when Popeye made his debut, the sailor quickly became the main focus of the strip and Thimble Theatre soon became one of King Features' most popular properties during the 1930s. Thimble Theatre was continued after Segar's death in 1938 by several writers and artists,

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74 Years Ago On July 1, 1941
Bulova Watch Co pays $9 for 1st ever network TV commercial
Let’s set the scene: The Brooklyn Dodgers are playing the Philadelphia Phillies at Ebbets Field on July 1, 1941, and the game is being aired on WNBT-TV (later to become WNBC). Before the game begins, TV viewers see this: a 10-second advertisement for Bulova clocks and watches. The ad shows a clock and a map of the United States, with a voice-over that says, “America runs on Bulova time.” This little spot (which ran at 2:29 pm, if you’re keeping Bulova time) marked the advent of something much bigger — commercialized television. Earlier in 1941, the FCC had approved a plan to turn TV into big business. When Bulova paid $9 dollars to plug its brand, the plan was actualized.

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52 Years Ago On July 1, 1963
ZIP Codes are introduced for United States mail.
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS) since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly (zipping along), when senders use the code in the postal address. The basic format consists of five decimal numerical digits. It may surprise you to learn that postal zones were instituted in 1943 during WWII. They were necessary because many postal clerks had gone into the service and the new inexperienced postal clerks were having trouble sorting the mail. The zone system was put in place to make things easier.

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20 Years Ago On July 1, 1995
Wolfman Jack, disc jockey (Midnight Special), dies at 57
He was born Robert Weston Smith on Jan. 29 1939 in Brooklyn NY. He died in Belvedere, North Carolina of a massive heart attack. He is buried at his home in NC, about 100 yards from the road. Click Here For More On Wolfman Jack

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Sent to me by an old friend, Joy Trifiletti of San Diego Ca.
Weekly Horoscope: For June 28, 2015 by Georgia Nicols
This is for the week of June 28th thru July 5,
All Signs On Wednesday, July 1, we have a Full Moon in Capricorn. This will create a buildup of tension; however, by the end of the week, this tension will subside. Meanwhile back at the ranch, today (Sunday), Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday brings a dance with Uranus. This means this week is full of surprises, interesting news, opportunities to meet new people, unexpected events, hiccups, detours and stimulating situations that shake up our daily routine. Everyone will feel independent and a need to be liberated. "It's time I started running things!" Ah yes, powah! Power corrupts and absolute power corrupts absolutely - but hey, we all need electricity.

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