PM: July 16, 2019
The first set of laws was the Law Code of Hammurabi, who was a ruler in ancient Babylonia, back in the time of the Old Testament. It was a set of laws to say what the penalty for stealing was,…
AM: July 16, 2019
You may have noticed some ideas we repeat a lot on stripedpantalones–one of them is how big God is. Considering that He is the LORD Almighty, it makes sense that we talk about that often. One thing that God is…
PM: July 15, 2019
If you had to count up how many toys you have, how long would it take you? Think about counting every stuffed animal, car, doll–I’m guessing it would be quite a job. Today is National Give Something Away Day. Do…
PM: July 14, 2019
Sorry–we’ve had some technical difficulties the last two days, so some posts are missing. We think we solved the problem, but sometimes, things are out of your control and you just gotta roll with it. We think we are in…
AM: July 13, 2019
Okay, okay–I know we’ve had a lot of the National Day of’s lately, but this one is too big to ignore–today is National French Fry Day. Any excuse to eat fries is a big deal, right? According to legends, French…
PM: July 11, 2019
In Nara, Japan, there’s a story that an ancient god rode a deer into the town to protect it. So deer are very special to them, and the deer can go anywhere in the town freely. There is a park…
AM: July 11, 2019
So today is one of the favorite days of the year…besides Christmas of course… you know it? National 7-11 Day! So the rumor is that 7-11 gives out free Slurpees today–but–you have to sign up for their rewards program and…
PM: July 10, 2019
Fun fact for the day: Mosquitoes are attracted by smelly feet… gross. In fact, they are drawn to lactic acid (in sweat) and carbon dioxide, which is what we breathe out. And they are more active during full moons. But…
AM: July 10, 2019
Did you know the Ancient Egyptians worshipped many gods, kind of like the Greeks and Romans did? They had the main ones, like the sun god, Ra, but lots of more specific ones. A curious one is Bes–he’s a dwarf…
AM: July 9, 2019
Today is National Sugar Cookie Day: According to this website, cookies are traced back to the 7th century in the Middle East, and sugar cookies more like we know them started showing up in Europe and America in the 1700’s.…