Saturday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 46. Sunrise is 6:02 and sunset 7:44 for 13h 41m 23s of daytime. The moon is a waxing gibbous with 89.4 percent of its visible disk illuminated.
On this day in 2008, Danica Patrick wins the Indy Japan 300 becoming the first female driver in history to win an Indy car race.
Embed from Getty Images Vinay Menon writes Paying library fines with cat photos? It’s a purr-fect (sorry!) way to encourage literacy: But since even paltry fines may prove too much for some forgetful bookworms, the Worcester Public Library has just purred out a revolutionary idea: now you can pay for overdue, lost or damaged items…
Saturday in Whitewater will see flurries in the morning then cloudy skies with a high of 34. Sunrise is 7:25 and sunset 4:36 for 9h 11m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 27.1% of its visible disk illuminated.
The largest rodent in the world is a Capybara—and they are VERY cute. Native to South America, these semi-aquatic gentle giants are known for their peaceful, sociable personalities. But there’s something special about the Capybaras in Japan’s Izu Shaboten Zoo – here they live a pampered life, drawing crowds of people to see them.
Spending winter days relaxing in their personal onsen (hot bath), eating fruit they relish their time in the warm waters—an activity that has become a tradition in about 20 zoos across Japan since its accidental discovery in 1982. The Izu Shaboten Zoo, where we find ourselves in today’s Great Big Story, is particularly famous for this practice – sit back, relax and get cosy with these cute Capybaras.
Embed from Getty Images Cathy Free reports A Virginia woman was feeling sad. Her doctor prescribed her a cat (‘Her doctor, Earl D. King, said he wrote it down ‘because people sometimes don’t follow your instructions’): Robin Sipe’s eyes filled with tears as soon as her doctor entered the examining room. “My cat had recently…
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be partly sunny with a high of 87. Sunrise is 6:21 AM and sunset 7:27 PM for 13h 05m 50s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 91.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1945, officials of the Japanese Empire sign the Instrument of…
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 82. Sunrise is 6:20 AM and sunset 7:28 PM for 13h 08m 37s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 96.3% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1939, J. Robert Oppenheimer and his student Hartland Snyder publish the…
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be sunny with a high of 77. Sunrise is 6:19 AM and sunset 7:30 PM for 13h 11m 25s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 99.6% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1939, Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz…
Good morning. Monday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy with a high of 79. Sunrise is 5:53 AM and sunset 8:07 PM for 14h 14m 21s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 58.8% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Equal Opportunities Commission meets at 5 PM. On this day in 1947, Thor…
Good morning. Thursday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 80. Sunrise is 5:35 AM and sunset 8:27 PM for 14h 52m 19s of daytime. The moon is a waxing crescent with 7.3% of its visible disk illuminated. Whitewater’s Community Development Authority meets at 5:30 PM. On this day in 1972, an…
Good morning. Friday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny with a high of 78. Sunrise is 5:24 AM and sunset 8:35 PM for 15h 11m 03s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 76.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1832, during the Black Hawk War, General Atkinson leads his…
Good morning. Wednesday in Whitewater will be partly cloudy, with scattered afternoon thundershowers, and a high of 88. Sunrise is 5:23 AM and sunset 8:36 PM for 15h 13m 06s of daytime. The moon is a waning gibbous with 94.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1832, General Atkinson and his troops…
Good morning. Saturday in Whitewater will be mostly sunny in the morning, with afternoon showers, and a high of 80. Sunrise is 6:11 AM and sunset 7:37 PM for 13h 25m 39s of daytime. The moon is a waning crescent with 26.2% of its visible disk illuminated. On this day in 1970, the ill-fated Apollo…