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Thursday, February 16, 2023 Volume 69 | Number 24
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Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival continues to celebrate history and community and provide fun and excitement for everyone • Nintendo was founded in 1889 as a playing card company. • Garbage collectors in Turkey have filled their own library entirely from books thrown away by residents. Originally destined for landfills, around 6,000 tomes are now safely housed on shelves, waiting to be reread -- or discovered -- by the public. • Gray cats are frequently the result of a diluted black fur gene. • The World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things is a museum in Lucas, Kansas, created by Erika Nelson. It consists of miniatures created from photos of the world’s largest objects. • On May 9, 1945, reports that Nazi Germany had surrendered to the USSR triggered a 22-hour celebration that caused the country to temporarily run out of vodka! • Not only can you be right-handed or left-handed, you can be right or left eared and eyed. • “Tartle” is a Scottish word referring to the feeling of hesitation or panic you experience when unable to recall another person’s name. • There’s a name for three consecutive strikes in bowling: a turkey or sizzling turkey. Any additional strike after that is called a bagger. (c) 2022 King Features Synd., Inc.
By Crystal Harrell
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he Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is a staple of the Coachella Valley, and is scheduled to return for February 17 through 26 at the Riverside County Fairgrounds in Indio. The Date Festival continues the legacy of decades-old desert traditions while celebrating history and community, and of course, providing fun and excitement for everyone. Entries for local recipes, crafts, and artwork will now be on display and awarded prizes. Livestock will also be welcome for Blue Ribbon categories. Agriculture prizes will be awarded for citrus fruits, dates, and vegetables, crafts and hobbies will be represented by clothing, textiles, woodcarving, and horticulture. The 2023 Grandstand Entertainment line-up will present several showstopping spectacles and performances that the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival is known for, such as not one but TWO nights of Monster Trucks on February 21 and 22, musicians, a Freestyle Moto X Team, sea lion shows, corn hole tournaments, and more.
General admission is priced at $10 and good for one entry to the 2023 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. “Fairgrounds are unique because they are the places where we celebrate community. There’s such a variety of talents in this area that people can see on display at the fair. We also get to celebrate the agricultural significance of the date palms in the Coachella Valley—allowing attendees to interact with the people who put those dates in stores and in their homes,” shared Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival organizer, Chris Pickering. A seasonal pass costs 30 dollars and is good for one entry all 10 days of the 2023 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, presented by Fantasy Springs Resort Casino. This pass is only available in advance and not available once the event begins on February 17. Carnival wristbands costs $30 are good for any one day of the 2023 Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival. For more information including fair admission prices, advanced tickets, and hours of operation, please visit datefest.org
Fascinating facts about Dates • The word ‘date’ comes from the Greek word daktylos, meaning finger, because a date looks like the tip of a finger. • Because the tree and its fruit have so many uses — from food to building materials — the date palm is known as the ‘tree of life’ in the Middle East, and it’s the national symbol of Saudi Arabia. • Date palm trees need at least 100 days of 100ºF heat and plenty of water to produce the best quality fruit. • There are more than 200 varieties of dates. Majdool, large and caramel-like, is the hardest to grow, and therefore one of the most expensive to buy.
• In the United States, 95% of the medjool dates are grown in the Coachella Valley. • While they are high in sugar (about 93 grams per cup), many varieties have a low glycaemic index (GI), due to the fact that its fruit sugar is high in dietary fibre.
1. TELEVISION: What was the name of the saloon in the 1960s series “Gunsmoke”? 2. GENERAL KNOWLEDGE: To date, how many people have walked on the moon? 3. GEOGRAPHY: What is the capital of the Canadian province Nova Scotia? 4. MOVIES: How many “Police Academy” movies have been produced? 5. U.S. STATES: Why is Indiana known as “The Hoosier State”? 6. FOOD & DRINK: What percentage of a cucumber is water? 7. HISTORY: Which company published its first mail-order catalog in 1872? 8. ANIMAL KINGDOM: What does the armadillo’s name mean in English? 9. LITERATURE: What is author Mark Twain’s real name?
• Ancient Egyptian hieroglyphics mark years with images of full date palms, as the trees grow 12 new fronds a year.
10. CELEBRITIES: What is one of singer/actor Frank Sinatra’s famous nicknames, based on a physical attribute?
• Medjool dates specifically must be harvested by hand due to how delicate they are, unlike other dates.
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