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July 17 has been designated Disneyland Day, commemorating Opening Day of the original theme park on that day in 1955. In honor of the occasion, Tidbits studies up on this famous attraction in Anaheim, California.

• A simple carousel was the inspiration for Walt Disney’s dream of Disneyland. Every Sunday, Disney took his two daughters to play at Los Angeles’ Griffith Park, and he sat on the park bench and watched. As he sat, he noted that most parents had nothing to do, and envisioned a place where both children and their parents could have fun together.

• Disney’s ambition was for an eight-acre park called Mickey Mouse Park, located near his studios in Burbank. He planned themed areas throughout the park, and as his vision grew, he soon saw that eight acres was not nearly large enough. In 1953, Disney hired the Stanford Research Institute to search for a 100-acre site within the Los Angeles metropolitan area that was accessible by freeway. The company soon located a 160-acre orange grove in semi-rural Orange County near Anaheim.

• Walt borrowed against his life insurance, sold his second house, and along with his brother Roy mortgaged everything they owned to raise the funds to build Disneyland.

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• 53-year-old Walt Disney dedicated the park in 4. Who were the two U.S. presidents whose first names were the morning, then got busy with ABC filming a Andrew?

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7. Which three state capitals have • The day was plagued with mishaps, including 3. What part of Disneyland conthe least number of letters in a 7-mile freeway backup. A heat wave caused tains the “Big Thunder Mountheir names? tain Railroad” and “Tom Sawyer temperatures to approach 110 degrees, accompaTRIVIA Island?

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• The Mark Twain riverboat seen in Frontierland sailed for the first time four days before the park opened, carrying guests at a private party celebrating Walt and Lillian Disney’s 30th wedding anniversary. On Opening Day, with the mad rush of uninvited guests, the ride became overcrowded and nearly capsized. It seems that no had established its maximum safe passenger capacity.

• Since Disneyland’s opening day, folks have been getting motion sickness at the Mad Tea Party, a ride featuring 18 spinning tea cups.

The inspiration for this attraction came from a scene in Disney’s 1951 animated film, Alice in Wonderland, when the Mad Hatter and friends celebrated with an Unbirthday Party. During the first two years after opening, the tea cups had no brakes or clutches, and there was no limit on how fast they could spin. ...continued

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• Although the flying Dumbo elephants are a longtime favorite at Disneyland, they weren’t there on Opening Day. The original 10 elephants, based on Disney’s 1941 film Dumbo, didn’t debut until three months after the park opened.

When former U.S. President Harry S. Truman visited Disneyland in 1957, he declined a ride on the revolving pachyderms. It wasn’t due to motion sickness – the Democrat didn’t want to associate with an elephant, the symbol of the Republican Party. One of the original Dumbo’s can be viewed at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History.

• The Matterhorn bobsleds were also not an original Disneyland feature. The steel roller coaster ride opened on June 14, 1959, the same day the Monorail and the Submarine Voyage made their debut. Walt Disney conceived the idea while in the Alps of Switzerland filming Third Man on the Mountain. Inspired by the beauty of the Matterhorn, he sent a postcard of the mountain to his Disneyland architect Vic Greene with the words, “Vic, build this. Walt.” The park’s mountain was built to 1/100th scale of the original, 147 feet versus the 14,700 feet of the original.

• The Submarine Voyage was open from 1959 until 1998, and simulated an undersea voyage through coral reefs, mysterious caves, and a graveyard of sunken ships. A portion of the ride imitated the 1958 voyage of the nuclear submarine, the USS Nautilus as it sailed under the Arctic Ocean’s polar ice cap. From 1965 to 1967, female employees dressed in mermaid costumes sunbathed and performed synchronized swimming stunts in the lagoon surrounding the attraction, receiving $1.65 per hour for their efforts.

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Let’s get hopping by taking a look at the kangaroo, the most common member of the marsupial group.

• Marsupials are distinctive in that they carry their young around in pouches. Besides kangaroos, the group includes Tasmanian devils, wallabies, and pademelos. Although kangaroos give live birth, the gestation period is very short, only 21 to 38 days, but as soon as the offspring is born (up to four at one time), they climb from the birth canal into the pouch where the mother’s mammary glands are located. There they will continue to develop for several months. At birth, the tiny hairless kangaroo is smaller than a bee, ranging from 0.2 to 0.9 inches in size.

• The four different species of kangaroos all reside in Australia – the red kangaroo, the eastern, the western gray, and the antilopine kangaroo. The red kangaroo is the largest, as well as the largest of all marsupials. Its length from head to rump is between 3.25 and 5.25 feet, with the tail adding another 40 inches or so. Its weight can reach 200 lbs. The musky-rat kangaroo measures just 8 inches long, weighing just 12 oz. Its tail contributes another 6 inches.

• Of course, the most familiar characteristic is their method of transportation – hopping! They are the only large animals that do so. One hop usually measures a distance of 15 feet and kangaroos have the ability to jump up to three times their height, yet the red kangaroo can leap an amazing 25 feet up to 10 feet in the air.

• The kangaroo’s top speed can reach close to 40 mph, with normal “cruising” speed about 15 mph.

In addition to their strong hind legs, they also use their muscular tail as a means of pushing off the ground.

• Oddly enough, kangaroos can only move their back legs together at the same time and are incapable of moving them individually. In fact, if one leg is seriously injured, the kangaroo will probably die because it cannot move about freely. However, when a kangaroo is swimming, it can kick each leg independently.

• The habitat of kangaroos varies by species. The tiny musky-rat kangaroo beds down in little nests in Queensland’s rainforests. Gray kangaroos like Australian and Tasmanian forests, while the antilopine likes the eucalyptus woodlands. Their diet consists of grasses, flowers, leaves, ferns, moss, and the occasional insect. Their digestive system is like that of a cow, regurgitating their food and re-chewing it before digesting it.

• Kangaroos don’t live very long in the wild, only about four to six years. In captivity, their lifespan increases to upwards of 20 years. They have poor eyesight, with a large number hopping about completely blind.

• Do you know your kangaroo lingo? The adult male can be called by three names, a buck, boomer, or jack. The females are known as does, flyers, or jills.

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5 COMMON MYTHS ABOUT WEST NILE VIRUS Myth #1: There’s not much I can do about WNV.

Myth #4: Repellents containing DEET are not safe.

Truth: There is a lot that you, personally, can do to reduce your chance of getting West Nile virus infection.

• Make it a habit to apply mosquito repellent with DEET when you’re spending time outdoors. This will reduce the number of mosquito bites you get.

• Mosquitoes are usually most active from dusk to dawn. Pay close attention to protection during these hours, or avoid being outdoors if possible.

• Reduce mosquito breeding habitat around your house. The species of mosquito most common for transmitting WNV generally stays close to the habitat that it hatched from.

• Eliminate any standing water that remains longer than 7 days. Inspect your yard once a week: get rid of containers that aren’t being used, empty water from flower pots, change water in bird baths and maintain clean gutters.

Truth: Repellents containing DEET are very safe when used according to directions.

• Because DEET is so widely used, a great deal of testing has been done.

When manufacturers seek registration with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for products such as DEET, laboratory testing regarding both short-term and long-term health effects must be carried out.

• There are products with different strengths (percentage of DEET) available. The longer the protection you need the higher percent of DEET needed.

• Repellent with DEET can be used for both adults and children, according to directions.

Myth #5: As long as my area has a mosquito control program, I don’t have to worry about using repellent.

Myth #2: Kids are at the most danger of getting sick from West Nile Virus.

Truth: People over 60 are at the highest risk for developing severe West Nile disease.

• Relatively few children have been reported with severe West Nile Virus disease. By contrast, most of the deaths due to WNV were among people over 60 years old.

• It is always a good idea for children to avoid mosquito bites, but it’s also important for adults - especially older adults - to take steps to avoid mosquito bites.

Myth #3: It’s only people who are already in poor health who have to worry about West Nile virus.

Truth: Healthy, active older adults who spend time working and exercising outdoors have been affected by severe West Nile virus infection.

• Being over 60 is a risk factor for developing severe West Nile disease if infected with the virus. There is a risk of getting mosquito bites while leading an active life outdoors.

This doesn’t mean you have to stay inside - it does mean that it’s important to use repellent when you go outside.

Truth: Mosquito control activities don’t eliminate every mosquito, so personal protection is still important.

• Grand Forks Health Department maintains a proactive mosquito control program designed to reduce mosquito populations and mosquito-borne diseases.

However, this program cannot eliminate all mosquitoes.

Personal protection, such as using repellent, keeping window screens in good condition, and control of household breeding sites are important steps for the public.

• Grand Forks currently has a very low population of nuisance mosquitoes. This gives a false impression about the risk of WNV. Even though there are very few mosquitoes in our community, the risk of WNV is still elevated. Please take the necessary precautions to avoid mosquito bites.

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• On July 31, 1715, a hurricane strikes the east coast of Florida, sinking 10 Spanish treasure ships and killing nearly 1,000 sailors. Although much of the gold and silver was salvaged, coins and other artifacts occasionally wash up on Florida beaches.

• On July 25, 1898, during the Spanish-American War, U.S. forces launch an invasion of Puerto Rico. With only seven deaths, U.S. troops under Gen. Nelson Miles were able to secure the island by mid-August.

• On July 26, 1908, the FBI is born when U.S. Attorney General Charles Bonaparte orders a group of 10 newly hired federal investigators to report to the Department of Justice. Notorious gangsters such as George "Machine Gun" Kelly and John Dillinger met their end at the hands of the FBI. • On July 27, 1953, after three years of bloody war, the United States, the People's Republic of China, North Korea and South Korea agree to an armistice, bringing the Korean War to an end. The war cost the lives of more than 50,000 Americans.

• On July 29, 1976, the "Son of Sam" fires five shots in the first in a series of shootings that would terrorize New York City over the course of the next year. Shooter David Berkowitz claimed that "Sam" was his neighbor Sam Carr, who transmitted his kill orders through his pet black Labrador.

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• Sleeping Beauty Castle is based on Bavaria, Germany’s 19th-century Neuschwanstein Castle.

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• It was beloved 20th-century American dancer, singer and actor Fred Astaire who made the following sage observation: "The higher up you go, the more mistakes you are allowed. Right at the top, if you make enough of them, it's considered to be your style."

• If you're of a certain age, you may remember the popular cartoon "Far Side," by Gary Larson. You may not realize, however, that this daily chuckle influenced science as well as humor. In a 1982 drawing, Larson dubbed the spikes at the end of a stegosaurus's tail the "thagomizer" -- which is what paleontologists call the spikes today.

• If you write the word "suns" upside down, it still says "suns."

• This election season might be a good time to resurrect the word "flapdoodler." During Victorian times, any annoyingly boastful or self-righteous person was considered to be a flapdoodler.

• In Britain in the early 2000s, dead hedgehogs started turning up with their heads stuck in McFlurry cups. It seems that the little creatures would stick their heads in to get to the remains of the discarded treat, then they'd be unable to get out and would starve to death. In response, in 2006 McDonald's changed the design of the McFlurry cups to be more hedgehog-friendly.

• If you're planning a road trip to the Pacific Northwest, keep in mind that in Oregon it's against the law to test your endurance while driving a car.

*** Thought for the Day: "I want people to talk to one another no matter what their difference of opinion might be."

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• Main Street, U.S.A. featured Merlin’s Magic Shop from Opening Day until 1983. A 15-year-old teen named Steve Martin got his first job there in 1960, where he remained for three years. The comedian credits his employment there as helping him developing his performance skills.

• The term “animatronics” was coined in 1963 when Disneyland’s Polynesian-themed Enchanted Tiki Room opened, filled with 225 robotic singing, talking, and dancing birds.

• Since May of 1966, visitors to Disneyland’s Fantasyland have been taking a boat ride through “It’s a Small World,” an attraction with a world-brotherhood theme and a song that most have trouble getting out of their brain. Singing and dancing dolls are dressed in native garb of each nation. The attraction had its debut on April 22, 1964 at the 1964 World’s Fair in New York, and was shipped to Disneyland at the Fair’s conclusion.

• Walt Disney kept his chain-smoking habit out of the public eye, never allowing himself to be photographed with a cigarette. He also never smoked around children. After feeling poorly for several months, in November of 1966, he entered the hospital for leg and neck pain. It was a busy time for Disney, with construction for Florida’s Walt Disney World having already begun. Disney was quickly diagnosed with lung cancer, and passed away just six weeks later at age 65. It would be nearly five more years until the Florida theme park was completed.

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