Briefly.
The meteorologist who devised the wind chill factor has died. He was 86… but felt like 75.
Trivia #1: Who is Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco?
Trivia #2: Who was the first professional basketball player to be drafted straight out of high school?
Trivia #3: What two things do Damian Lillard, Jason Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton all have in common?
On this date: June 27, 1358, Republic of Dubrovnik is founded
June 27, 1778, Liberty Bell returns home to Philadelphia after the British departure
June 27, 1864, US Civil War: Atlanta Campaign – Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Georgia: Union General Sherman makes unsuccessful frontal attack on Confederate defense
June 27, 1940, USSR returns to the Gregorian calendar, using Sunday as a rest day, after 6 years using a Russian six-day calendar
June 27, 1950, North Korean troops reach Seoul, causing the UN to ask member states to aid South Korea. Harry Truman orders the US Air Force and Navy into the Korean conflict.
June 27, 1970, Festival Express opens in Toronto, Canada – The Grateful Dead, The Band, Janis Joplin, Flying Burrito Bros, Buddy Guy, Great Speckled Bird, and Delaney & Bonnie & Friends cross Canada together by train, for 5 shows in 3 cities
June 27, 1980, 1st female state police graduates (NJ)
June 27, 1994, Aerosmith is the first major band to let fans download a full new track for free from the internet
Go away: Stephen A. Smith. ESPN re-signed Stephen A. Smith to a five-year, $100 million contract earlier this year. Smith’s role at ESPN was a frequently discussed subplot of the NBA Finals, during which he served as ESPN’s lead pre-game and halftime analyst. His coverage was met with near-universal disapproval from fans, commentators, and former players.
My interest in the current state of the NBA is such that I didn’t even know the recent draft was happening.
Article I’ll skip: John O’Keefe’s family breaks silence after Karen Read’s murder acquittal
This week’s sign of the apocalypse: Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff revealed the software company uses artificial intelligence (AI) technology to perform a good deal of its work. He said that AI “is doing 30% to 50% of the work at Salesforce now.” The company has been using AI to automate in areas such as engineering, coding and customer service tasks.
Skydiving, you’re doing it wrong: A champion wingsuit flyer who featured in a BBC documentary called The Boy Who Can Fly has died after he was critically injured in a jump last weekend. Liam Byrne, 24, was taking part in a high-risk jump at nearly 8,000 feet above sea level in the Swiss Alps on Saturday when tragedy struck. Byrne, of Scotland, was wearing a wingsuit, a specialized webbed-sleeved jumpsuit with membranes between the arms, body and legs which allows a diver to glide flight in the air.
The fan who yelled derogatory comments about Arizona Diamondbacks star Ketel Marte’s late mother during the team’s 4-1 win over the Chicago White Sox at Rate Field Tuesday is banned indefinitely from all MLB ballparks. The 22-year-old fan admitted to taunting Marte. Marte, 31, was left in tears after the fan yelled derogatory comments about his late mother, Elpidia Valdez, who died in a car crash in the Dominican Republic in 2017. Editor’s note: I say to bring back public stoning for this bastard.
Useless information supposed to fire my imagination: New England Patriots’ quarterback Drake Maye got married.
Good news: The Red Sox season is more than half over.
Nutritional fact of the week: Hostess Twinkies, per serving (2 “cakes”), have 9g of fat, 30mg of cholesterol, 360mg of sodium and 31g of sugar. Yummy!
Trivia #1 answer: Who is Lugee Alfredo Giovanni Sacco? – Lugee was known professionally by his stage name Lou Christie, an American pop and soft rock singer-songwriter widely known for hits in the 1960’s.
Trivia #2 answer: Who was the first professional basketball player to be drafted straight out of high school? – Moses Malone in the 1974 ABA draft.
Trivia #3 answer: What two things do Damian Lillard, Jason Tatum and Tyrese Haliburton all have in common? – They all tore their Achilles tendon in this year’s NBA playoffs and they all wear the number “0”.
Don’t give up, don’t ever give up. (About those Red Sox… I’m trying…)
Be careful out there. (It’s a jungle!)
Happy National Onion Day!
I might not be a 10 on the beach, but I’m a solid 8 at Walmart!
“Listen to me, baby, you gotta understand
You’re old enough to know the makings of a man
Listen to me, baby, it’s hard to settle down
Am I asking too much for you to stick around?”
– Lou Christie (Lightning Strikes) – R.I.P.
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