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Woolies’ selection of Valentine’s Day goodies including heart shaped chocolate lollies, jellybean hearts and adorable key rings. From sexy lingerie to classic Valentine’s mugs, you are sure to find something special for all the loves of your life. The Woolworths Valentine’s rage is available at stores countrywide from mid-January.
Hamster Horder
We have heard of people hording old newspapers and books, rubber bands, plastic bags and even used food containers. But hamsters? That’s a first. Recently an American man finally admitted that his hamster obsession had got a little out of hand when he donated no less than 94 of the little rodents to a local animal shelter, saying that he had run out of space for the furry little critters in his apartment. The hamsters were well looked after, but after five years of hamster cohabitation, this hamster horder is now officially clean.
This Month in History
1582 – Pope Gregory XIII creates the Gregorian calendar (which is still used today) by correcting mistakes on the Julian calendar. This he did by dropping ten days so that in 1582, 4th October was followed by 15th October.
1812 – Writer Charles Dickens is born in Portsmouth, England. He is most well known for his novels Great Expectations, Oliver Twist and A Christmas Carol.
1848 – Socialists Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels publish The Communist Manifesto. It called for the abolition of all private property and an equal division of profit.
1902 – Charles Lindbergh (the first person to fly solo and non-stop from New York to Paris) is born.
1990 – President FW de Klerk ends the 30 year ban on the African National Congress (ANC) and promises to free Nelson Mandela.
1990 – At the age of 71, Nelson Mandela is released from prison after serving 27 years of a life sentence for trying to overthrow the Apartheid government.
Did You Know?
You don’t even have to learn any lines to be able to win an Academy Award. Three actors have won Oscars for roles in which they didn’t utter a single word: Jane Wyman won the award for Best Actress in 1948 for her role as a deaf mute (Johnny Belinda); the 1970 Best Supporting Actor Award went to Sir John Mills for playing a mute in Ryan’s Daughter; and in 1993, Holly Hunter won the award for Best Actress for her role as a mute woman in The Piano.
Jo’s Factoid
Julius Caesar wore a laurel wreath to hide the onset of baldness.
