Nothing to Declare

Today two celebrations converge, seemingly at odds — it is Jump Out of Bed Month and Festival of Sleep Day. Try managing both of those if you can.

On this date in 1624 William Tucker is born — the first Black child in America. In 1871 today Oleomargarine is patented by Henry Bradley of Binghamton, New York; Marvin C. Stone patents the first wax drinking straw on this date in 1888; the first electric watch is introduced by the Hamilton Watch Company of Lancaster, Pennsylvania today in 1957; twenty years later on this date Apple Computer is incorporated; in 1496 today Leonardo da Vinci unsuccessfully tests a flying machine and in 1938 on this date the atom is first split. Yes, a significant day for many great minds. Speaking of which, Irish playwright Oscar Wilde arrives in the United States today in 1882 and when asked by customs agents if he has anything to declare famously replies — "Nothing but my genius."

This Genius Kids T-Shirt — the full array of Genius wares here — is quite cleverly spelled using periodic table element symbols, found in the Periodic table zone of the absolutely geektastic CafePress.com Superbug shop. As it is also National Chocolate Covered Cherry Day you might want to avail yourself of their sweet periodic table styled chocolate goods.

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