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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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Who Knew About These Unique Holidays?!

Today was Who Knew Wednesday and we talked about weird and unique holidays you may not have known existed.

Jess on cakeToday is Star Wars Day (aka May the 4th), so we encouraged you to watch one of the Star Wars films tonight to celebrate. You can also head over here to check out the official Star Wars May the 4th Hub. To celebrate, I thought I’d add a throwback picture from Joe’s birthday where my face on Princess Leia’s body was put on Joe’s cake as part of a WNZR joke.

Tomorrow is Password Day, a holiday created to make sure all of your passwords are secure and up-to-date. You can click herehere for more information on the holiday, and head over here to find a ton of tips on how to make sure you have strong and unique passwords.

This Friday is No Homework Day, a holiday created to give kids a small break from their homework and a chance to relax a little bit as they are hitting the craziness of the end of the school year. Plus, since it’s on a Friday, your kids still have the rest of the weekend to do their assignments.

Next Monday, May 9th, is Lost Sock Memorial Day. This day was created just to mourn the loss of any socks you may have lost over the years, while still celebrating the random leftover socks you still have. You can read more on this holiday over here.

Our trivia question for the day had to do with Lost Sock Memorial Day. We asked how many socks the average person loses each year, and Dallas from Utica called in and correctly guessed that the answer was 15 socks. (The average person actually loses around 1,264 socks during their lifetime! You can read more on that study over here.) Dallas picked up a $5 gift certificate to Troyer’s of Apple Valley.

Our Word of the Day was wisenheimer (WYE-zun-hye-mer), a noun meaning a smart aleck or wiseguy. You can read more on that here.

And don’t forget to get your tickets for Mom’s Night Out, happening THIS Saturday, May 7th. Tickets are FREE, but seating is limited, so head over to Gospel Supply Shop in downtown Mount Vernon, or stop by our studios on the second floor of Founders Hall on the campus of MVNU to pick up your tickets. You can find all the information on Mom’s Night Out by clicking here.

Have an awesome Wednesday evening!

-Jess

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Let’s tell some stories!

Today is the last show Jess and I will do together! We are so grateful to have the opportunity to work for an amazing station and it’s even better to work with friends!

It’s Who Knew Wednesday on the Afternoon Drive and today is Tell A Story Day!  Jess and I shared some stories about ourselves.  Why is Today dedicated to telling stories? Well daysoftheyear.com tells us why.

Tell a Story Day is celebrated in the United States, Scotland and the United Kingdom. The aim of the day to get participants telling, sharing and listening to each others stories. It is a celebration of the art of oral storytelling in all of its many forms, whether it be fiction or non-fiction, a tall tale, or folklore. The stories may be told from memory or from a book. Events can be held in community centres, churches, homes and gardens, hospitals, libraries, schools or more unusual venues!

The origin of the day is unknown, but there is surely a story to tell about it – maybe you can make one up for the next Tell a Story Day!

Share a story with your friends and family! Remissness on the memories you made together!   It will be fun to look back and remember all the great things you’ve done with those you love!

Don’t forget the WORD OF THE DAY! Today’s word is alfresco. It is an adverb that means, out-of-doors; the open air; outdoor.

Have a great Wednesday,
Faith

 

 

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Who knew about allergies?

It’s that time the year when the sniffle and sneezes happen.  Spring allergies have arrived! This is the time we start asking ourselves, Why? How? What?  Who Knew Wednesday was all about allergies on the Afternoon Drive!

WebMD says, “The biggest spring allergy trigger is pollen — tiny grains released into the air by trees, grasses, and weeds for the purpose of fertilizing other plants. When pollen grains get into the nose of someone who’s allergic, they send the immune system into overdrive.”

Do you want to get rid of these pesky allergens?  The Morning Thing found 9 ways to to do just that! Check out this article from today.com.  We can fight the sniffles!

We can’t forget the Word of the Day! Today’s word is hoi polloi. It is a noun and means; the masses.  Now you can sound smarter to your friends!

Have a great Wednesday night!
Faith

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Who Knew It Was Scrabble Day?!

Today is Scrabble Day, a day created to celebrate Scrabble, and since it’s Who Knew Wednesday, we told you a ton of fun fact about Scrabble.

Did you know Scrabble is an actual word? It means to scratch vigorously.

In 1938, American Alfred Mosher Butts created the game as a variation on an earlier word game he invented called Lexiko. He called the game “Criss-Crosswords,” added the 15×15 gameboard and the crossword-style game play. 

n 1948, James Brunot, a resident of Connecticut – and one of the few owners of the original Criss-Crosswords game – bought the rights to manufacture the game in exchange for granting Butts a royalty on every unit sold. Mr. Brunot simplified the rules and also changed the name of the game to “Scrabble”, a real word which means “to scratch frantically”. Scrabble‘s big break came in 1952 when Jack Straus, president of Macy’s, played the game on vacation. Upon returning from vacation, he was surprised to find that his store did not carry the game. He placed a large order and within a year, Scrabble was a household name.

Andrew from Mt. Vernon was our winner of a $5 gift certificate to Pier House coffee shop of Troyer’s of Apple Valley, for correctly answering our trivia question: What was inventor Butts’ day job? Answer: He was an architect.

We shared some Scrabble strategies that you can find by clicking here.

We also told you about how Bingo and Scrabble are connected. When a player uses all 7 of their Scrabble tiles in a single play, it’s called Bingo. Plus, when you get a Bingo, 50 additional points are added to the score of your word!

Our Word of the Day was oxyphenbutazone, which is the highest scoring word possible in a game of Scrabble. Oxyphenbutazone is an anti-inflammatory, and will score you a nice 1,778 points. You can read some of the other highest-scoring words over here.

Have a wonderful Wednesday evening!

-Jess & Joe

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