101.5 KNUE Country Radio » Random Facts http://knue.com Sat, 25 May 2013 16:37:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Westboro Baptist Petition is the Most Popular Petition of the White House Initiative [POLL] http://knue.com/westboro-baptist-petition-most-popular-petition-of-the-white-house-initiative-poll/ http://knue.com/westboro-baptist-petition-most-popular-petition-of-the-white-house-initiative-poll/#comments Thu, 27 Dec 2012 20:09:01 +0000 Nora Schreiber http://knue.com/?p=181924 When the Westboro Baptist Church announced that they planned to protest the funerals of those lost during the Sandy Hooks Elementary shooting, the world set forth to shut them down. The efforts to have this "church" recognized by the government as a legal hate group has blown up the internet with response. 

]]> http://knue.com/westboro-baptist-petition-most-popular-petition-of-the-white-house-initiative-poll/feed/ 0 Keep Pesky Colds Away With Beer — No, Really http://knue.com/keep-colds-away-with-beer/ http://knue.com/keep-colds-away-with-beer/#comments Tue, 11 Dec 2012 22:11:13 +0000 Fish http://96xrocks.com/?p=176879 Well, the day has come where beer drinkers can have a good health benefit about our favorite frothy beverage, beer. And the article is from Time Magazine's "health" section, so it's gotta be true.

]]> http://knue.com/keep-colds-away-with-beer/feed/ 0 Flickr Strange Texas Attractions You Have to See http://knue.com/strange-texas-attractions-you-have-to-see/ http://knue.com/strange-texas-attractions-you-have-to-see/#comments Tue, 18 Sep 2012 20:25:50 +0000 Leslie Reynolds http://knue.com/?p=159180 For those of us who have lived in Texas our entire lives, it may seem that there isn't anything here that we haven't seen. Maybe you're running out of neat places to take the family on vacation, and need something new. There are some really interesting and even some strange places in Texas that you probably didn't know existed. From dinosaurs to pirate ships - all of these places are in reach and you didn't even know it.

]]> http://knue.com/strange-texas-attractions-you-have-to-see/feed/ 0 Dinosaur Valley State Park Authorities Confirm Hunting for Bigfoot in Texas is Legal — Seriously http://knue.com/authorities-confirm-hunting-for-bigfoot-in-texas-is-legal-seriously/ http://knue.com/authorities-confirm-hunting-for-bigfoot-in-texas-is-legal-seriously/#comments Thu, 10 May 2012 13:00:36 +0000 Chris Cobb http://96xrocks.com/?p=122245 John Lloyd Scharf, a Bigfoot fan from Oregon, emailed the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department last week about hunting unknown creatures, and according to Texas law, apparently it is legal to kill Bigfoot in the state of Texas — if, in fact, it does exist.

]]> http://knue.com/authorities-confirm-hunting-for-bigfoot-in-texas-is-legal-seriously/feed/ 0 YouTube Strange Court Cases Straight From East Texas — Our Top 4 http://knue.com/strange-court-cases-straight-from-east-texas/ http://knue.com/strange-court-cases-straight-from-east-texas/#comments Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:10:15 +0000 Leslie Reynolds http://knue.com/?p=72856 You hear about weird court cases on the news about stupid people who do stupid things to end up in jail. You hear these stories and you think, "How stupid can someone be?." Well, you'd be surprised. Her

]]> http://knue.com/strange-court-cases-straight-from-east-texas/feed/ 0 December 7th – A Day That Will Live In 'World History'? http://knue.com/december-7th-a-day-that-will-live-in-world-history/ http://knue.com/december-7th-a-day-that-will-live-in-world-history/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 22:57:45 +0000 Danny Merrell http://knue.com/?p=59801 As we mark the remembrance of this, the 70th anniversary of the bombing of Pearl Harbor, there are images that stay with us, such as the vision of the USS Arizona engulfed in flames.

There are words as well, such as 'A day that will live in infamy'.

However, how close were we to never hearing those words? 

]]> http://knue.com/december-7th-a-day-that-will-live-in-world-history/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive/Getty Images The Biggest Songs in Texas — TRRR Top10 http://knue.com/the-biggest-songs-in-texas-trrr-top10/ http://knue.com/the-biggest-songs-in-texas-trrr-top10/#comments Wed, 23 Nov 2011 23:28:11 +0000 Buddy Logan http://knue.com/?p=52896

The latest compilation of the biggest songs in Texas is out, did Jason Boland remain at the top for another week? Or did Cody Canada, Kevin Fowler or Aaron Watson take over the #1 top spot in Texas? The biggest movers this week included: Wade Bowen +182 spins, Cody Canada +174,  Jon Wolfe +141,  Cody Johnson +120 and Kevin Fowler +110.  Click through to see who comes in at number 1 this week and check out the rest of the Top 10 according to the Texas Regional Radio Report.

]]> http://knue.com/the-biggest-songs-in-texas-trrr-top10/feed/ 0 Facebook.com\TheDeparted This Day in History for November 9 – Berlin Wall Opens and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-9-berlin-wall-opens-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-9-berlin-wall-opens-and-more/#comments Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:00:15 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=59242 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1620 – Pilgrims aboard the Mayflower sight land at Cape Cod, Massachusetts (More info)

1906 – Theodore Roosevelt

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-9-berlin-wall-opens-and-more/feed/ 0 Wikimedia Commons This Day in History for November 7 – Magic Johnson's HIV Announcement and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-7-magic-johnsons-hiv-announcement-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-7-magic-johnsons-hiv-announcement-and-more/#comments Mon, 07 Nov 2011 19:00:29 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58710 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1908 – Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid are reportedly killed in San Vicente, Bolivia (More info)

1916 – Jeannette Rankin becomes the first woman elected to the United States Congress (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-7-magic-johnsons-hiv-announcement-and-more/feed/ 0 CNN This Day in History for November 6 – Abraham Lincoln Elected and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-6-abraham-lincoln-elected-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-6-abraham-lincoln-elected-and-more/#comments Sun, 06 Nov 2011 03:00:27 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58698 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1860 – Abraham Lincoln is elected the 16th president of the United States (More info)

1913 – Mohandas Gandhi is arrested while leading a march of Indian miners in South Africa (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-6-abraham-lincoln-elected-and-more/feed/ 0 Hulton Archive, Getty Images This Day in History for November 5 – Writers Guild Strikes and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-5-writers-guild-strikes-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-5-writers-guild-strikes-and-more/#comments Sat, 05 Nov 2011 03:00:43 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58672 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1872 – In defiance of the law, suffragist Susan B. Anthony votes for the first time and is later fined $100 (More info)

1895 – George B. Selden is granted the first US patent for a gas-powered automobile (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-5-writers-guild-strikes-and-more/feed/ 0 Charley Gallay, Getty Images This Day in History for November 4 – Iran Hostage Crisis Begins and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-4-iran-hostage-crisis-begins-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-4-iran-hostage-crisis-begins-and-more/#comments Fri, 04 Nov 2011 03:00:33 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=58543 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1921 – Japanese Prime Minister Hara Takashi is assassinated in Tokyo (More info)

1924 – Nellie Tayloe Ross of Wyoming is elected the first female governor in the United States (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-november-4-iran-hostage-crisis-begins-and-more/feed/ 0 Encyclopædia Britannica Online This Day in History for October 31 – Mount Rushmore Completed and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-31-mount-rushmore-completed-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-31-mount-rushmore-completed-and-more/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:00:39 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=57434 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1864 – Nevada is admitted as the 36th state in the US (More info)

1926 – Magician Harry Houdini dies of gangrene and peritonitis that develop after his appendix ruptures (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-31-mount-rushmore-completed-and-more/feed/ 0 Wikimedia Commons This Day in History for October 30 – Mussolini Rises to Power and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-30-mussolini-rises-to-power-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-30-mussolini-rises-to-power-and-more/#comments Mon, 31 Oct 2011 03:00:27 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=57330 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1534 – The English parliament passes the Act of Supremacy, making King Henry VIII head of the English church (More info)

1922 – Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-30-mussolini-rises-to-power-and-more/feed/ 0 Topical Press Agency, Getty Images This Day in History for October 29 – Great Depression Begins and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-29-great-depression-begins-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-29-great-depression-begins-and-more/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 20:00:06 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=57314 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1929 – The New York Stock Exchange crashes in what will be called the Crash of ’29 or “Black Tuesday,” ending the Great Bull Market of the 1920s and beginning the Great Depression (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-29-great-depression-begins-and-more/feed/ 0 Library of Congress This Day in History for October 28 – Statue of Liberty Dedicated and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-28-statue-of-liberty-dedicated-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-28-statue-of-liberty-dedicated-and-more/#comments Sat, 29 Oct 2011 00:00:23 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=57146 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1886 – In New York Harbor, President Grover Cleveland dedicates the Statue of Liberty (More info)

1919 – The US Congress passes the Volstead Act over President Woodrow Wilson’s veto, paving the way for Prohibition to begin the following January (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-28-statue-of-liberty-dedicated-and-more/feed/ 0 Spencer Platt, Getty Images This Day in History for October 27 – New York Subway Opens and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-27-new-york-subway-opens-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-27-new-york-subway-opens-and-more/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 19:00:39 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56731 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1787 – The first of the Federalist Papers, which called for the ratification of the US Constitution, is published (More info)

1904 – The first underground New York City Subway line opens (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-27-new-york-subway-opens-and-more/feed/ 0 mtl_shag, Flickr This Day in History for October 25 – Kamikaze Bombings Begin and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-25-kamikaze-bombings-begin-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-25-kamikaze-bombings-begin-and-more/#comments Tue, 25 Oct 2011 16:30:08 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56373 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1854 – The Charge of the Light Brigade takes place at Balaklava during the Crimean War (More info)

1944 – The Japanese deploy kamikaze suicide bombers against American warships for the first time (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-25-kamikaze-bombings-begin-and-more/feed/ 0 US Navy This Day in History for October 23 – First UN General Assembly and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-23-first-un-general-assembly-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-23-first-un-general-assembly-and-more/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 17:00:51 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56029 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

42 BC – Marcus Junius Brutus, a leading conspirator in the assassination of Julius Caesar, commits suicide after his defeat at the second battle of Philippi (More info)

1850 – The first National Women’s Rights Convention begins in Worcester, Massachusetts (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-23-first-un-general-assembly-and-more/feed/ 0 gruban, Flickr This Day in History for October 24 – Last Concorde Flights and More http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-24-last-concorde-flights-and-more/ http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-24-last-concorde-flights-and-more/#comments Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:00:33 +0000 Shauna Wright http://tsminteractive.com/?p=56142 Here’s a look at some interesting events that took place on this day in history:

1901 – Annie Edson Taylor becomes the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel (More info)

1929 – “Black Thursday” stock market crash occurs on the New York Stock Exchange (More info)

]]> http://knue.com/this-day-in-history-for-october-24-last-concorde-flights-and-more/feed/ 0 james_gordon_los_angeles, Flickr