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Region: Texas
Good morning Ladies and Gentlemen of Texas!
Today is
National Ferret Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-ferret-day/
National Handmade Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-handmade-day/
National Love Our Children Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-love-our-children-day/
World Autism Awareness Day
https://nationaltoday.com/world-autism-awareness-day/
National Peanut Butter and Jelly Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-peanut-butter-jelly-day/
International Fact-Checking Day
https://nationaltoday.com/international-fact-checking-day/
National Children’s Picture Book Day
https://nationaltoday.com/national-childrens-picture-book-day/
Quotes of the Day
“Write it. Shoot it. Publish it. Crochet it, sauté it, whatever. MAKE.” – Joss Whedon
“Fairy tales are more than true: not because they tell us that dragons exist, but because they tell us that dragons can be beaten.”― Neil Gaiman
Music of the Day
It's Time - Imagine Dragons - Peter Hollens & Tyler Ward
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EUPaShlj9BM
On This Day In History
1513 Explorer Juan Ponce de León claims Florida for Spain as the first known European to reach Florida
1792 The Coinage Act is passed establishing the United States Mint and authorizing the $10 Eagle, $5 half-Eagle & 2.50 quarter-Eagle gold coins & silver dollar, ½ dollar, quarter, dime & half-dime
2019 Lori Lightfoot elected first female African American Mayor of Chicago
2019 NASA states it wants to send astronauts to Mars by 2033, and land on the Moon again in 2024
2020 New study shows western Antarctica once swampy with temperate forests 93-83 million years ago during Cretaceous period, according to Alfred Wegener Institute
2021 New study suggests the asteroid that wiped out the dinosaurs 66 million years ago created South America's tropical rainforests
'Disaster' in Ukraine, Ramadan, NCAA Final Four, Grammys: 5 things to know this weekend
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/2022/04/02/ukraine-disaster-final-four-grammys-5-things-know-weekend/7205520001/
Medical experts answer questions about COVID-19 vaccines for children
https://www.usatoday.com/story/sponsor-story/the-ad-council/2022/02/24/medical-experts-answer-questions-covid-19-vaccines-children/6912579001/
Zelenskyy says retreating Russian forces are boobytrapping Ukrainian streets; US pledges military equipment: Live updates
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2022/04/02/ukraine-russia-invasion-live-updates/7252188001/
Will Smith resigns from the Academy over Chris Rock slap at Oscars: 'I am heartbroken'
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2022/04/01/smith-resigns-academy-following-chris-rock-slap-oscars/7251755001/
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Obama plays Daniel Day-Lewis in hilarious movie spoof
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQ-E08LuuxQ
Walt Disney: Architect of Dreams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQr3X1jV8Hc
What is a Core i3, Core i5, or Core i7 as Fast As Possible
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLSPub4ydiM
Chuck Yeager: America's Supersonic Man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zoqzpfrMGE
How the Doughnut got its Hole - Tasting History with Max Miller
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux5VjS7o2gA
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Texas Scientists BINGO - Round 24 Update
Still waiting for 
Trecdom2 to claim his prize for winning BINGO Round 24.
Texas BINGO – New Round!
Round 25: Texas State Parks BINGO
There are a lot of State Parks in Texas. We should play BINGO with some of our Texas State Parks!
Instructions:
1. Go to https://osric.com/bingo-card-generator/ to generate your own BINGO card based on these settings:
Bingo Card Basics:
Card Title: Texas State Parks Bingo
Word List (separated by commas):
Abilene State Park,
Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park,
Big Bend Ranch State Park,
Caprock Canyons State Park,
Cedar Hill State Park,
Davis Mountains State Park,
Dinosaur Valley State Park,
Eisenhower State Park,
Franklin Mountains State Park,
Galveston Island State Park,
Garner State Park,
Guadalupe River State Park,
Lake Corpus Christi State Park,
Lake Mineral Wells State Park,
Longhorn Cavern State Park,
Lost Maples State Natural Area,
Lyndon B. Johnson State Park and Historic Site,
McKinney Falls State Park,
Mission Tejas State Park,
Mustang Island State Park,
Palmetto State Park,
Pedernales Falls State Park,
Resaca de la Palma State Park,
Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site,
Stephen F. Austin State Park,
Free Space:
Include a free space?: No
Free Space Text: Not applicable, leave blank.
Free Space Description: Not applicable.
Free Space Placement: The default setting is center but do not bother with it as it is not applicable.
Card Size:
Number of Squares Wide: 5
Number of Squares Tall: 5
Printing Options:
Number of cards to create: 1
Press the "Generate Bingo Cards" Button. Take a screenshot of the card and save it onto your computer. We will be using Microsoft Paint to strike out the locations on the card as they are called out.
This is a sample of an acceptable BINGO card for this game:
https://i.imgur.com/yxu3Q3a.png
2. From now on until the end of the game, I will announce a Texas State Park for you to strike out each day.
Rules: Your goal is to cover 5 lines of those squares in a vertical, horizontal, or diagonal row. Each of the 5 lines corresponds to a letter in the word BINGO. When you have a BINGO, then you have won the game.
This is a sample of an acceptable winning card:
https://i.imgur.com/Ln0yRRt.png
To start the game, today's Texas State Park to strike off is: Seminole Canyon State Park and Historic Site,
3. The first person to complete their card should upload it to imgur.com or any other image hosting site and post this message on our Texas RMB: BINGO! and a link to your completed card that you have uploaded to the image hosting site.
Good luck and have an absolutely fantastic, healthy and safe day everyone!
Your Buddy Verner
NewTexas, Yip Man, Quetzalleia, United vinceland, and 1 otherPR In Space
