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On Thor’s Day Anecdote – April 29

On Thor’s Day – April 29, 1913 U.S. Patent 1,060,378 for the “Separable Fastener” also known as the Zipper was granted. Origins of the first zipper can be traced back as far as 1851. It wasn’t until 1913 that Gideon Sundback a Swedish-American inventor and engineer invented and patented the idea. He called it the “Separable Fastener”, however the name… (more…)

On Thor’s Day – An Anecdote for April 8th

Here’s a short baseball anecdote about a sore spot for Mets fans. On Thor’s Day April 8, 1975, the possible beginnings of the Yankees winning yet another World Series commenced. It was the birthday of Timo Pérez, who is infamously known by Mets fans across the nation for jogging into home plate and being tagged out for thinking that Todd… (more…)

On Thor’s Day – March 11

An anecdote about a birthday.  You know we love poker here at etaBlog, right? Well in 1966 one of our favorite players, Joe Hachem, a Lebanese-born Australian poker player celebrates his birthday on March 11th.  We wonder if it will be as nice as winning over $10 Million by claiming 1st place in the 2005 World Series of Poker Main… (more…)

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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