Weird Fact of the Day:
The first American astronaut in space was Alan B. Shepard Jr.

Weird Fact of the Day:
Thomas Edison, the inventor of the light bulb was afraid of the dark.

Hi Larry!

Just some personel informatio:

NAME: Alan B. Shepard, Jr. (Rear Admiral, USN, Ret.)
NASA Astronaut (Deceased)

PERSONAL DATA: Born November 18, 1923, in East Derry, New Hampshire. Died on July 21, 1998. His wife, Louise, died on August 25, 1998. They are survived by daughters Julie, Laura and Alice, and six grandchildren.

 

Thomas Alva Edison

Contrary to popular belief, Thomas Edison was not born into poverty  in a backwater mid-western  town. Actually, he was born -on Feb. 11, 1847 - to middle-class parents in the bustling port of Milan, Ohio, a community that - next to Odessa, Russia - was the largest wheat shipping center in the world. In 1854, his family moved to the vibrant city of Port Huron, Michigan, which ultimately surpassed the commercial preeminence of both Milan and Odessa....

No wonder he invented the light bulb!  If he wouldn't have, I would have had to step up to the plate.  I'm afraid of the dark too.