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August 30th is Frankenstein Day, in honor of Mary Shelley, the woman who wrote Frankenstein. Born in 1797, Shelley wrote the novel was just 18. The story of a man who creates a monster through scientific experiments, Frankenstein is one of the earliest known sci-fi stories, predating the works of Jules Verne and H.G. Wells by several centuries. Mary Shelly went on to write historical novels and a post-apocalyptic novel called the Last Man, which tells of a future world destroyed by plague. Frankenstein Day in honor of Mary Shelley, born August 30 1797 Toasted Marshmallow Day August 30th National Eat Outside Day - August 31st

National Potato Day! August 19th is National Potato Day. - Potatoes are one of the most common crops in the world. In fact, they're grown in all 50 states and 125 countries worldwide. Potatoes are high in starch, making them function like carbohydrates. They're also a good source of vitamin C and B6, so you become a pirate, you don't need lemons, just bite into a potato to keep the scurvy away. - The largest potato chip ever was 23" wide by 14" - In the past royalty, such as Marie Antoinette, wore potato blossoms in their hair. - Info is conflicting on the largest potato ever. One page i read said 18 pounds, but most other entries are a more conservative 7-8 pounds, which is far more realistic. - French fries date back to the 1600s, and actually originated from Belgium. Thomas Jefferson is credited with introducing them to America when he served them at the White House. - Potato crops date back to 5 to 8000 B.C. when they were discovered by Inc

Jokes from this week's episode! Why did the scarecrow win an award? Because he was outstanding in his field! I needed a password 8 characters long so I chose Snowwhite and the seven dwarves. A ham sandwich walks into a bar and orders a beer. The bartender says "Sorry, we don't serve food here." What do you call a pig that does karate? A pork chop! Why do seagulls fly over the sea? Because if they flew over the bay they'd be bagels! Why does a chicken coop only have two doors? If it had four doors it would be called a chicken sedan. Why did the golfer bring two pairs of pants? In case he got a hole in one. What did the yoga instructor say when her landlord tried to evict her? Namaste How many apples grow on a tree? All of them. Why did the coffee file a police report? It got mugged. How did the hipster burn his tongue? He drank his coffee before it was cool. The oldest known joke was found recorded on a Sumerian tablet dating back to 1900

Apple just recently became the world’s first trillion dollar company. Stacked on top of each other, a trillion dollars in $100 bills would be 631 miles tall. That’s higher than the International Space Station. On August 8th the Columbia space shuttle took off on a secret mission. Space aliens?? Probably… or perhaps just a couple classified satellite launches. They also took a human skull sliced into ten layers. The intent was to study radiation penetration through human bones. Gross. Nagasaki was bombed on August 9, 1945. The atomic bomb was called “Fat Man”. In the Fallout series there’s a gun called the Fat Man that shoots tiny nukes. Until now I had no idea the name had historical connotations. Everyone knows the Declaration of Independence happened on July 4, 1776, when America declared independence from British rule, but in those days word traveled slow. The king didn’t actually learn of the declaration until August 10, over a month later. Parliament refused any kind of r

It’s the first day of August and you know what that means, National Catfish month is here! August 1st - Mountain Climbing Day - so declared in honor of two men who climbed 46 mountains in New York. On August 1st in 1774 Joseph Priestly, an English theologian, author, and chemist discovered oxygen. He did this by focusing sunlight on a lump of mercuric oxide. The gas produced made flames burn brighter and helped a mouse live four times longer than normal. Slavery was abolished throughout the British Empire. August 2nd - Ice cream sandwich day. Yum. August 3rd 1958 - Operation Sunshine - The US atomic submarine USS Nautilus traveled underneath the North Pole. The first time anyone that we know of other than space aliens voyaged under the ice.