Author Archives: Mark F

Thor’s Day – February 18 – 1979

With all the snow we have seen this year in Washington D.C. I figured this anecdote was somewhat topical and certainly not tropical.  On February 18, 1979 snow fell in the Sahara Desert for the only time in recorded history.

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Thor’s Day January 7

January 7th is the first Thor’s Day of the year. Each week you will find a little anecdote about what happened on the date of the corresponding Thursday when our blog posts are published. On the first Thor’s Day of the year, in 1999, the impeachment trial for President Bill … Anecdote examples

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Yule Log

This ancient anecdote is about how a pagan tradition has been borrowed from the Norse Mythos by some Christians. In ancient times people burned logs to appease the gods and to celebrate their conviction to the powers of the gods. During festivals, Norsemen honored the father of the Gods Odin … Anecdote examples

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Thor’s Day December 31

A few anecdote samples for the day of December 31st. 1978 – Papoose American Rapper is born. 1979 – You think gas prices went up in 2009. On the last day of 1979 oil prices were 88% higher than the first day of that same year. 1999 – Sarah Knauss … Anecdote examples

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