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Back To School Wednesday

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Several students are heading back to school this week, so we today we gave some tips for saving money on back to school shopping.  You can find the full list HERE.  We also asked a trivia question about the average amount of money people spend on shopping for school supplies. Marian correctly guessed that it was between 150-200$ and won our gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day was dunnage,  a noun which means loose materials used to support and protect cargo in a ship’s hold; also : padding in a shipping container.

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“Who Knew” at the Hartford Fair

IMG_20160810_174325422_HDRToday, our Big Blue Crew went On The Road to the Hartford Fair for a special edition of Who Knew Wednesday. Joe deemed this event “Dudes’ Night Out” since he’s there with Eddie and Dan.

You can find out everything you need to know about the Hartford Fair by clicking here.

We gave away a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley to the winner of our trivia question for the day. Since we’re in the middle of the Olympics, I asked how many gold medals Michael Phelps has won so far in Rio. Dan from Howard called in and correctly answered that he has won 3.

Make sure to visit us tomorrow thru Sunday in downtown Mount Vernon at the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew: August Events Edition

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Today Jess and Eddie discussed some various events going on around Knox county this August, including first Friday, the film screening of “Uncommon Brilliance”, and the Dan Emmett Music & Arts Festival.  You can see when all of the events are happening at visitknoxohio.org.

We also discussed the upcoming Tax Holiday, which happens this weekend.  You can read more about it at tax.ohio.gov.

Our Word of the Day is Amity which means friendship; especially : friendly relations between nations.

Also check out or new video about Troyer’s of Apple Valley HERE!

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Who Knew?- Fair edition

IMG_20160726_135413052_HDRWNZR’S Kelsey Bryte with Case Armstrong at the Fair!

Today Knox County Fair week brought a Who Knew Wednesday trivia question:

In what month and in what year was the first Knox County Fair?

The answer was October, 1849 – 167 years ago, making 2016 the 168th annual Knox County Fair.

Here’s a little more information from the Knox County Historical Society’s website:
In the winter of 1846-47, a group of farmers formed the Morris (Township) Agricultural Club, and in November of 1847 they held a one-day fair on the farm of William Bonar, displaying grains, fruit and livestock. From this simple beginning came the organization now known as The Knox County Agricultural Society, which held its first county-wide fair on October 23 and 24, 1849. From its earliest days, the Society was dedicated to “encouraging the improvements of farm products, including farm stock of all kinds, and the products of domestic industry and skill – in short, all that pertains to rural comfort, convenience, and elegance, as well as the products of the skilled artisan and mechanic.” 

Congratulations to Mia from Mount Vernon who won the $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day is doff (DAHF), which is a verb meaning to take off a garment of clothing, or to remove your hat as a salute or tribute to someone.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

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Who Knew: the Moon landing

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Buzz Aldrin walks down the ladder from the Eagle to the moon’s surface. Neil Armstrong took this photo (courtesy NASA).

Today marks the 47th anniversary of the Apollo 11 Moon landing.  Ohio’s own Neil Armstrong, along with Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins, left Earth on July 16, 1969 to embark on this historic mission. They returned on July 24, splashing down near Hawaii.

We’ve got all kinds of WHO KNEW trivia tidbits, or Moon rocks, for you today…

NASA’s archive, including pictures, videos and stories from Apollo 11 can be found at this link.

Author Craig Nelson wrote Rocket Men back in 2009 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Moon landing.  He shares some interesting information in this article from Popular Science magazine.

Finally, you can test your Apollo 11 knowledge with this quiz from the National Geographic website.

Today’s Word of the Day is aeronautics, a noun for the science or practice of travel through the air.

Thanks for listening!

-Joe

 

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National French Fry Day!

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Today for Who Knew Wednesday Jess and Eddie celebrated National French Fry day by discussing the history of the french fry and some fun facts about fun the legendary potato product.  Here is an info graphic on french fry seasoning and condiments-

French Fry Graphic Also if you want to know what your favorite fry says about you, check out this article.

Congratulations to Logan of Mount Vernon who won our gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our word of the day is Natant, which is an adjective that means swimming or floating in water.

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Who Knew About These Free Summer Activities In Knox County?!

centerburgToday was Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive, and we highlighted a lot of fun summer activities for you and your family to enjoy in Knox County, and everything on our list just so happened to be FREE!

Here’s the list of everything we talked about (click on each for more information):

 

You can click here to see a complete calendar of events happening in Knox County.

Our Word of the Day was onomatopoeia (on-uh-mat-uh-pee-uh), a noun meaning the formation of a word, as cuckoo, meow, honk, or boom, by imitation of a sound made by or associated with its referent. Head over here to read more on that.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Who Knew So Much About Ice Cream?!

utica ice cream festival 2016-01We all scream for ice cream on the Afternoon Drive!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday, and we decided to talk all about the delicious frozen dessert since we are getting ready for the Utica Ice Cream Festival this weekend. Click here for all the information on the festival and parade.

First, we shared the history of ice cream, which you can find over here, along with several other fun facts.

We also took the Ice Cream Identity Quiz to find out which flavor of ice cream we are. Eddie got vanilla and I got anything with cookies. Click here to take the quiz for yourself, and let us know what you get!

We shared some more fun facts from this website.

Our Troyer’s Trivia Question was “what day of the week most ice cream is purchased on?”. Erica from Mount Vernon called in and correctly guessed that it’s Sunday, so she picks up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was hypnagogic (hip-nuh-goh-jik), an adjective meaning of or relating to drowsiness.You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

 

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Who Knew These Things Could Save People?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday on the show, and we shared lots of stories of people who had their lives saved by things you wouldn’t necessarily expect to save someone.

Here’s a list of all the stories we shared, you can click on each for the whole article.

Our Word of the Day was nomenclature (NOH-mun-klay-cher), a noun meaning a name or designation, or the act of naming something. You can read more on that here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

 

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