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gizmo \GIZ-moh\, noun:
- A mechanical device or part whose name is forgotten or unknown; a gadget.
Gizmo was originally 1940s U.S. Navy and Marine Corps slang, whose source is unknown.
Double-Chipping
- When a house guest reaches into a bag of chips and eats some. Then licks all over their hands, then reaches into the bag and eats some more chips, Double-Chipping.
Me and a buddy were eating Hot Cheetos but he kept "Double-Chipping"
History
- California: was annexed to the US after a Mexican garrison surrendered; Hawaii was annexed 52 years later (1846, 1898)
- sliced bread: first commercially produced loaf was sold in Chillicothe, Missouri (1928)
- Hoover Dam: work began on the Colorado River project, then known as Boulder Dam (1930)
- Mother Frances Xavier Cabrini: was canonized as the first American saint (1946)
- London bombings: explosions on a bus and in three Underground stations killed 52 (2005)
Birthdays
- Gustav Mahler 1860 - Composer
- Hanns Eisler 1898
- George Cukor 1899
- Satchel Paige 1906
- Robert Heinlein 1907 - author
- Gian Carlo Menotti 1911
- Pinetop Perkins 1913 - Musician
- Ruth Ford 1915
- William Kunstler 1919
- Ezzard Charles 1921
- Pierre Cardin 1922
- Mary Ford 1924
- Charlie Louvin 1927
- Doc Severinsen 1927 - Bandleader
- Vincent Edwards 1928
- David McCullough 1933 - Author
- Ringo Starr 1940 - Musician (Beatles)
- Warren Entner 1944 - Musician (The Grass Roots)
- Joe Spano 1946 - Actor
- Linda Williams 1947 - Country singer
- Shelley Duvall 1949 - Actress ("The Shining")
- David Hodo 1950 - Musician (The Village People)
- Cherry Boone 1954
- Jessica Hahn 1959
- Billy Campbell 1959 - Actor
- Vonda Shepard 1963 - Singer, songwriter ("Ally McBeal")
- Ricky Kinchen 1966 - Musician (Mint Condition)
- Jim Gaffigan 1966 - Actor, comedian
- Jorja Fox 1968 - Actress ("C.S.I.")
- Cree Summer 1970
- Lisa Leslie 1972 - Basketball player
- Kirsten Vangsness 1972 - Actress ("Criminal Minds")
- Michelle Kwan 1980 - Figure skater
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