Thanks to a big win over the one of the other Aggies (Utah State) on Saturday, the NMSU Aggies are going to the “Big Dance” –the NCAA playoffs. They play Michigan State this Friday in the opening round.
Today is True Confessions Day, a day to confess to everyone. Or, at least, to your mirror. Today is National Napping Day, a day for employees to lie down and be counted in support of napping in the workplace. National Napping Day is the first Monday following the beginning of daylight savings time. Today is Act Happy Day and the beginning of Act Happy Week, Brain Awareness Week, National Spring Fever Week, and National Wildlife Week.
Today is International Boss's Day Off. On the anniversary of the assassination of Julius Caesar, emperor of Rome, all leaders should stay home today. Beware of assassins! And, of course, if the boss takes the day off, so can you. It’s also called The Ides of March.
The 101 number one song of the day wasn’t supposed to be a hit because it wasn’t supposed to be a single. At the last minute it was included as a flip side and it became known as strictly a radio hit. Producer Ted Templeman remarked later that, “some little radio station started playing it in the South and it just started getting played around the country.” Looking back he thought that it stood out from other songs because of a vocal a cappella in the middle of it. With little or no promotion it arrived at number one on March 15, 1975 for the Doobie Brothers, “Black Water”
The 101 Gold Nugget of Knowledge: Men say they do far more housework than they are given credit for - but women don't notice because men "don't make a fuss". A survey of men said they spent 13 hours a week on household chores including cleaning the bathroom, taking out the garbage and changing the bed linen. But 60% of the 1,000 men questioned said their efforts were unnoticed by the woman in their lives because they did not like to make a fuss. Almost half said they felt women were more prone to showing off about the amount of housework they take on. The task most men said they did was taking out the garbage - with 85% claiming credit. Carrying the shopping bags was the second most popular chore among men, with 80% saying they take the weight. Food shopping came in third place, with 78% saying they are responsible for restocking the fridge each week. The research by beauty brand Dove found men spend 4.7 hours a week on housework, as well as 1.5 hours on DIY and 6.9 hours on childcare.
Animal rights campaigners are demanding that the Spanish practice of napping in the afternoon be declared a protected art form. They are angry about a decision of the conservative regional government in Madrid to include bullfighting on a list of items of "special cultural value" protected by law. Campaigners argue that Madrid is also under obligation to protect the siesta and should consider installing beds in the street. The controversial decision to put bullfighting on the same cultural level as Madrid's most important historical monuments caused outrage amongst animal rights activists. Daniel Dorado, a lawyer who campaigns for the protection of animals, has filed an application arguing that the siesta fulfills the same criteria for protected cultural patrimony as bullfighting.
Researchers at England's University of Warwick unveiled the world's first "sustainable" Formula 3 racecar.It's called "Lola," and it can go up to 135 mph, but most of its materials are made from recycled carrots, potatoes and other garbage.They're developing brake pads for it made from cashews, and it runs on fuel made from waste left over from chocolate factories. Why would a chocolate factory have any waste?
A completely upside-down house is to open as a tourist attraction in Germany. Standing on a pointed roof and supported by steel beams in the attic, the house has an upside-down kitchen, bathroom, living room and bedroom. This bizarre upside-down house was created on the grounds of a zoo in Gettorf, Germany. The roof is reinforced with steel girders, reports the Daily Mail. Local carpenter Gerhard Mordhorst and his colleagues Gesellse Splettstober and Manfred Kolax put the unusual building together. "It was a challenge for us," Mr Mordhorst said. "You had to constantly think of the mirror image." They described the job as the "craziest" one they had been asked to do and found the bathroom the trickiest to put together because of bulky items like the shower. In total they screwed 50 separate pieces into the floor-ceiling, including beds, tables, a microwave and pictures. The heaviest piece of furniture was a 100lb wardrobe with mirror. The men spent months to perfect every little detail and even took to needle and thread to keep the bed linen in place. The 'crazy' house was thought up by Hamburg investor Dirk Oster. He will open it to the public at the end of March.
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