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Tuesday Trivia: It's National Pizza Month

About 3 billion pizzas are sold annually in the U.S.

Oct 8, 2019 at 8:15 PM
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Rosh Hashanah ends at sundown today

If you want to wish people a happy new year, you can say “Shanah Tovah,” which means “Have a good year” in Hebrew. The period between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur is called “The Ten Days of Repentance,” during which people have the opportunity to atone for their sins.

Oct 1, 2019 at 6:00 PM
Fall colors line both sides of an East Tennessee roadway in this 2018 file photo.
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What causes leaves to change color?

Wondering when we’ll have peak fall foliage in our region? Here’s a prediction from the Farmers’ Almanac.

Sep 24, 2019 at 2:58 PM
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Viewfinders help colorblind visitors see glory of fall foliage

Tennessee Department of Tourist Development began installing viewfinders at certain roadway overlooks in 2017. Today they number 12. 

Sep 17, 2019 at 2:00 PM
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Tuesday Trivia: "best days explained"

Did you know the stages of the moon and the moon’s position to signs of the zodiac also are used by some to decide which day is the best for other activities — from cutting your hair (to encourage growth) or mowing the lawn, to when to get married or wax the floor?

Sep 3, 2019 at 2:30 PM
15-month-old Hayden was not a fan of the record snowfall that hit Kingsport last December. According to the Farmers’ Almanac, little Hayden is not going to like this winter at all.
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Farmers’ Almanac predicts a 'Polar Coaster' winter

 If you didn’t like last winter, you may want to stop reading right now. The 2020 Farmers’ Almanac’s extended weather forecast is calling for a “Polar Coaster Winter” — with plenty of frigid temperatures and snow.

Updated Aug 27, 2019 at 11:10 AM
Art director Antonio Alcalá designed the stamp, which features features an image of a dove along with the words “3 Days of Peace and Music,” evoking the original promotional poster for the festival. In the iconic 1969 poster, designed by graphic artist Arnold Skolnick, the dove was perched on the neck of a guitar. In the stamp art, the words are stacked in the background in brilliant colors along with the year 1969, USA, and Forever. The white dove stands in the foreground.
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Tuesday Trivia: “Three Days of Peace and Music," the 50th anniversary of Woodstock Festival

Promoted as “Three Days of Peace and Music,” the Woodstock festival came to symbolize a generation. Performances began on August 15, 1969.

Aug 13, 2019 at 9:30 AM
In this file photo, ‘Howie-U’ the clown, middle, and fellow Shriners wave to spectators from an antique fire truck during the Shriners’ Imperial Parade, in San Antonio, Texas. National Clown Week begins on Aug. 1
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Have no fear: It’s almost National Clown Week

If you suffer from coulrophobia, you might have a rough week beginning Thursday. President Richard Nixon issued the original proclamation making August 1-7 National Clown Week.

Jul 30, 2019 at 3:15 PM
This Luna moth has just emerged from a coccoon and is drying its wings prior to an initial nocturnal flight. Moth species greatly outnumber butterflies and, despite their drab reputations, many are just as colorful.
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Tuesday Trivia: It's National Moth Week

Moths’ vital role as nature’s often unheralded nighttime pollinators is the focus of the 8th Annual National Moth Week, July 20-28.

Jul 23, 2019 at 5:30 PM
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Tuesday Trivia: 50 years ago today, Apollo 11 blasted off for the moon

The prime mission objective of Apollo 11 is stated simply: "Perform a manned lunar landing and return."

Jul 16, 2019 at 1:23 PM
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Tuesday Trivia: Fun facts about Fun Fest

Next year Fun Fest will hit the big 4-0!

Jul 9, 2019 at 1:00 PM
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Hot dogs! Get your hot dogs!

On Thursday, Americans will eat an estimated 150 million hot dogs as they celebrate Independence Day, according to the National Hot Dog and Sausage Council. That’s enough to stretch from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles more than five times.

Jul 2, 2019 at 1:28 PM
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TVA offers tips to help you stay cool, save money

Summer temperatures are on the rise, but that doesn't mean your electric bill has to go up, according to the Tennessee Valley Authority, which offers tips to keep your AC running and your bill under control.

Jun 25, 2019 at 1:08 PM
In this June 19, 2017, file photo, T.J. with the Bandan Koro African Dance Ensemble leads children dancing during a Juneteenth celebration at Fair Park in Dallas. Juneteenth celebration started with the freed slaves of Galveston, Texas. Although the Emancipation Proclamation freed the slaves in the South in 1863, it could not be enforced in many places until after the end of the Civil War in 1865.
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Tuesday Trivia: What is Juneteenth?

Tomorrow is Juneteenth, the oldest known celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in the United States. Many states have recognized it as a state holiday, but its popularity and reach have fluctuated over the years.

Jun 18, 2019 at 3:15 PM
FILE - In this June 8, 1944, file photo, under heavy German machine gun fire, American infantrymen wade ashore off the ramp of a Coast Guard landing craft during the invasion of the French coast of Normandy in World War II. June 6, 2019, marks the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the assault that began the liberation of France and Europe from German occupation, leading to the end World War II. (U.S. Coast Guard via AP, File)
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Tuesday Trivia - Normandy Invasion

More than 155,000 Allied troops landed at Normandy on June 6, 1944. Many of the soldiers who were killed are buried under white crosses and Stars of David in a U.S. military cemetery on a bluff above Omaha beach.

Jun 4, 2019 at 8:00 AM
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