Here we are in October and we’re talking potentially record breaking heat. Enjoy it while it lasts, this appears to be our last week of Summer Warmth. For today, we could reach as high as 27c , that would tie a record. Tuesday also looks rather warm and another possibility of breaking a record . Even Wednesday stays warm. Then we start to see some typical Fall weather head our way at the end of the week.
1944 Polish resistance fighters capitulate in the Warsaw Uprising, with some 250,000 people killed
1947 New York Yankees catcher Yogi Berra hits the first pinch-hit home run in Baseball World Series history off Ralph Branca in the 7th inning of a 9-8 loss to the Brooklyn Dodgers in Game 3
1957 “The Bridge on the River Kwai”, directed by David Lean and starring William Holden and Alec Guinness, is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1958)
If E.T. is one of your favorite movies of all time, then you’ll be interested to know that someone squished their hands in jelly to make the sound effect for E.T. walking around.
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Iceland grows 5 centimeters per year because of its moving tectonic plates.
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Do you want to know the place that has more caves than any other location on earth? Kentucky. Maybe worth adding to your vacation list.
The Fall Colours are peaking – Enjoy the view!
