Welcome to the Mine of Useless Information on Saturday 23 September 2023

A random quote from our archives...

"I cried on my 18th birthday. I thought 17 was such a nice age. You're young enough to get away with things, but you're old enough, too."
Liv Tyler

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A random fact...

Monterey Bay Aquarium in northern California houses the Mysteries of the Deep exhibit, the world's largest living exhibit of deep sea animals, featuring catsharks, predatory tunicates, ratfish, and other species from the mile-deep Monterey Canyon.

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Five random people born today...

• Stanley Kramer, Argentinian Director (1913)
• Gerard W Taylor, South African/British surgeon (1920)
• Marianne Straub, weaver (1909)
• Red, Los Angeles, California, rapper, Another Bad Creation (1979)
• Ronald Bushy, Washington D.C., rock drummer, Iron Butterfly (1945)

Five random people who died on this day...

• Paul E Garber, 1st curator (Natl Air and Space Museum), dies at 93 (1992)
• Aboe a-Taia-H al-Moetanabbi, Arabic royal poet (Diwan), murdered (965)
• Alec Dickson, founder of VSO, dies at 80 (1994)
• Carl Frank, actor (Uncle Gunnar-Mama), dies at 63 (1972)
• Robert Bloch, screenwriter (Psycho), dies of cancer at 77 (1994)

Five random things that happened on this day...

• 36th Emmy Awards: Hill St. Blue, Cheers, John Ritter and Tyne Daly (1984)
• Proclamation sets fineness and weight of silver and bronze coins of Canada (1907)
• Richard Rhodes invented a hearing aid called the Audiophone (1879)
• Los Angeles Dodger Maury Wills steals record setting #97 on his way to 104 (1962)
• "That'll Be Day" by Buddy Holly and Crickets reaches #1 (1957)

Number One Single this time last year...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single five years ago...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single ten years ago...

UK: -
US: Charts not yet in existence
Australia: Charts not yet in existence

Number One Single 25 years ago...

UK: Melanie B. featuring Missy 'Misdemeanor' Elliott - I Want You Back
US: Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
Australia: Aerosmith - I Don't Want To Miss A Thing

Number One Single 50 years ago...

UK: Simon Park Orchestra - Eye Level
US: Grand Funk - We're An American Band
Australia: Shirley Bassey - Never Never Never

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