Today's fact
Hair covers the whole body, with the exception of soles of feet, palms of hands, mucous membranes, and lips.
The lifespan of a human hair is 3 to 7 years in the average.



On this day in history ...
0660 - Traditional founding of Japan by Emperor Jimmu Tenno
1575 - King Frederick of Denmark offers island of Hveen to Tycho Brahe
1650 - Rene Descartes - "I think therefore I am" - dies
1854 - Major streets lit by coal gas for 1st time
1868 - Leon Foucault discovers 1st physical proof of earth's rotation - dies
1929 - Vatican City (world's Smallest Country) is made an enclave of Rome
1936 - Pumping begins to build Treasure Island
1937 - 44-day sit-down strike at General Motors in Flint - Mich. ends
1958 - 1st flight with Negro stewardess - RC Taylor - Ithaca NY
1960 - Jack Paar walks off his show
1968 - Madison Square Garden III closes MSG IV opens
1970 - Japan becomes 4th nation to put a satellite (Osumi) in orbit
1978 - 25th hat trick in Islander history - Denis Potvin
1984 - Tenth Space Shuttle Mission - Challenger 4 returns to Earth