Wednesday, June 6, 2012

bosh \bosh\, noun:

• Absurd or foolish talk; nonsense.

Bosh stems from the Turkish word bos meaning "empty". It was popularized in English by the British writer James J. Morier.

last name

• Arnold Schwarzenegger has a big one, Michael J. Fox has a small one, Cher and Madonna don't have one, and the Pope has one but doesn't use it.

Everyone always spells my last name wrong.
Trivia

What is a brown crimini mushroom known as when it is fully matured and opened?

• A portobello mushroom. Brown criminis are juvenile portobellos.

History

• YMCA: was founded in London (1844)

• drive-in movie: opened in Camden, NJ (1933)
• SEC: commission was established to protect investors (1934)
• D-Day: Allied invasion of France marked a turning point in WWII (1944)
• James Meredith: the first African-American to attend the University of Mississippi was shot and wounded on a highway during his March Against Fear (1966)
• Eastern Mediterranean Event: asteroid exploded in the air over the sea between Libya and Crete (2002)
• Phylicia Rashad: became the first African-American actress to win a Best Actress Tony for her leading role in A Raisin in the Sun (2004)

Birthdays

• Pierre Corneille 1606 - Dramatist
• Nathan Hale 1755 - Soldier for Continental Army during American Revolutionary War, considered to be America's first spy, known for his famous quote "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country."
• John Trumbull 1756 - Artist during the American Revolutionary War period
• Alexander Pushkin (Aleksandr Sergeyevich Pushkin) 1799 - Russian author and poet
• Thomas Mann 1875 - German novelist, short story writer, social critic
• Ted Lewis (Theodore Leopold Friedman) 1892 - Musician, bandleader, singer
• Walter Abel 1898 - Actor
• Aram Khachaturian 1903 - Composer
• Tom Ryan 1926 - Writer, artist
• David Scott (David Randolph Scott) 1932 - NASA astronaut and engineer
• Billie Whitelaw (Billie Honor Whitelaw) 1932 - Actress
• Roy Innis 1934 - Civil rights activist
• Levi Stubbs 1936 - Musician (Four Tops)
• Gary U.S. Bonds (Gary Levone Anderson) 1939 - Singer
• Joe Stampley 1943 - Country singer
• Monty Alexander (Montgomery Bernard Alexander) 1944 - Musician
• Peter Albin 1944 - Musician (Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• David Dukes 1945 - Actor
• Ada Kok 1947 - Swimmer
• Robert Englund (Robert Barton Englund) 1948 - Actor, best known for player the character of Freddy Krueger
• Harvey Fierstein 1954 - Actor, playwright
• Sandra Bernhard 1955 - Comedian, singer, actress
• Bjorn Borg 1956 - Tennis player
• Jimmy Jam (James Samuel "Jimmy Jam" Harris III) 1959 - Songwriter, producer (Jimmy Jam and Terry Lewis)
• Amanda Pays 1959 - Actress
• Steve Vai 1960 - Guitarist, songwriter, vocalist, actor
• Sean Yseult 1966 - Musician (White Zombie)
• Max Casella 1967 - Actor ("The Sopranos," "Doogie Howser, M.D.")
• Damion Hall 1968 - Musician (Guy), also known as "Crazy Legs"
• Cristina Adriana Chiara Scabbia 1972 smokin' hot singer of Lacuna Coil
• Staci Keenan 1975 - Actress