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Q: What do you get when you cross Captain America with the Incredible Hulk? A: The Star-Spangled Banner! Q: How come there's no Knock Knock joke about America?A: Because Freedom Rings! Q: What protest by a group of dogs occurred in 1772? A: The Boston Flea Party!

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Come along with Tidbits as we consider the atmosphere!

ATMOSPHERE FACTS•Theword“atmosphere”comesfromtheGreekwords“atmos”

meaning“vapor”and“sphaira”meaning“sphere.”•50%oftheatmosphericpressureisfoundinthefirst4miles

(6km)aboveground.99%ofthepressureisinthefirst60miles(100km).Anyonecrossingthisrangeisanastronaut.•78%of air is nitrogen.Without nitrogen, living creatures

cannotmanufacture proteins.Without proteins, they cannotmanufactureenzymes.Withoutenzymes,thereisnolife.•21%ofairisoxygen.Halfcomesfromplantsandhalffrom

microbes.Withoutoxygen,animalscannotexist.Humanscannotfunctioninanenvironmentwithlessthan17%oxygen.•1%ofairismadeupofargon,carbondioxide,neon,helium,

methane,krypton,hydrogen,nitrousoxide,xenon,ozone,iodine,carbonmonoxide,andammonia.•Theearth’sairweighsabout500trilliontons.Theatmosphere

issospreadoutthatwebarelynoticeit,yetitsweightisequaltoalayerofwatermorethan34feet(10m)deepcoveringthe

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Big Stone City Branch LibraryLibraryisopen,byappointmentonly.Wearamaskintothelibrary.Emailbsclibrary12@hotmail.comorcall/texttomakeanappt.Ifyouprefernottocomein,curbsidepickupcanbearranged.

Summer Reading Program is currently going on by social distancing.Childrenpreschool through4thgrade receivepacketsof4weeksofactivitiesandreadingtimesheets.ThisfreelibraryProgramendsJuly15.Childrenwillcomewithfamiliesbyappointmenttopickouttheirprizesaccordingtohowmuchreadingandactivitieswasdone.

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entireplanet.Theweightofitdrivesnitrogenandoxygenintothesoilandwater.

ATMOSPHEREIC LAYERS•The atmosphere is divided intofive layers, and those

layersaresplitintofurtherlayers.•Themain layer closest to the ground is called the

troposphere, from theGreek “tropos”meaning “turning”denotinghow turbulent it is.The troposphereextends fortenmiles(16km)aboveEarth.80%oftheatmosphereiscomposedofthetroposphere.Thislayeristhewarmestanddensest.AlmostalloftheEarth’sweathertakesplaceinthislayer.Thehigheryougo, the lower the temperature.Thetemperaturedrops3.3°Fforevery1,000feetupyougoinelevation(6°Cper1,000m).•Attheverytopofthetropospherethere’salayerofair

thatmovesveryquicklywithlittleturbulence.It’scalledthejetstream,andthisiswhereplanesfly.Theairisthinhere

sothere’slessresistance,andthereisnoweatherhereandnoclouds.Theplanesgetaboostfromthewindsthatblowreliablyinasingledirection.•Abovethetroposphereisthestratosphere,fromtheGreek

“strato”meaning“level”or“layer.”Itextendsabout30miles(48km)up.Theozonelayerislocatedinthestratosphere.Theword“ozone”comesfromtheGreek“ozein”meaning“tosmell”becauseofozone’spungentodor.OzoneisagasthatactslikeashieldagainstexcessiveultravioletlightcomingfromtheSun.•Abovethestratosphereisthemesosphere,fromtheGreek

wordmeaning“middle.”Itextends50miles(80km)high.Thislayerhasthecoldesttemperatures,dippingaslowas-184°F (-120°C).This is the layerwheremeteorsflameoutbeforereachingthesurfaceoftheEarth.It’stheleast-understoodpartoftheatmospherebecauseit’stoohighforaircraftandweatherballoons,buttoolowforspacecraft.Theonlywaytoreachitissoundingrocketswhichcollectdataduringsub-orbitalflights.•Theionosphereisatthetopofthemesosphere.Theword

“ion”comesfromtheGreekwordmeaning“togo”becausetheyalwaysmovetowardsanoppositeelectricalcharge.Thisiswheretheaurorasoccur,litupwhenstreamsofionsflowinfromtheSun.

•Radiowavesbounceofftheionosphere.Theionosphereisbrokendownintoseverallayers,whichvaryaccordingtotheseason,latitude,andtimeofday.Atnight,thebottomtwolayersoftheionospheredisappear.Thismakesiteasierforradiowavestobecarriedlongdistances,explainingwhyyoucanoftenhearAMradiostationsfromhundredsofmilesawayatnightbutnotduringtheday.•Abovethemesosphereisthethermosphere,namedforthe

Greekwordforheat.Itextends500miles(800km)high.Thisisthethickestlayerintheatmosphere,butonlythelightestgases—mostlyoxygen,helium,andhydrogen—arefoundhere.Temperaturescanriseto2,732°F(1,500°C).Thoughthetemperatureisveryhigh,thereisnotmuchheat.Heatiscreatedwhenmoleculesgetexcitedandtransferenergyfromonemoleculetoanother.Sincethereisverylittlepressureinthethermosphere,thereislittleheattransfer.Ifyouwereinthethermosphereunprotectedbyaspacesuit,yourbloodwouldboilwhileyourhandfeltnoheatatall.•TheHubbleSpaceTelescopeandtheInternationalSpace

Station(ISS)orbittheEarthinthethermosphere.Satellitesthatoperateherearein“low-Earthorbit.”•Thetoplayeroftheatmosphereistheexosphere,fromthe

Greekwordmeaning“outside”or“beyond.”Ifyouweretogetintoyourspacecaranddrivefromsealeveltothebottomoftheexosphere,thetripof300miles(482km)wouldbeaboutthesameasdrivingfromPhiladelphiatoBoston.Theexosphereisabout6,200miles(10,000km)thickwhichisalmostaswideasEarthitself.•Hydrogenandhelium,thelightestgasses,aretheonly

gasses found in the exosphere.The temperature variesdrastically,rangingfrom1000°Finthedaytojustafewdegreesaboveabsolutezeroatnight.Thisiswheresatellitesorbit.Beyondtheexosphereisouterspace.

AIRBORNE•Besides gasses, the atmosphere is full ofwindblown

bacteria,spores,pollen,anddust.•Bacteriaarethesmallestairborneitems,whilepollens

aregiantsbycomparison.•The average cubic yard of atmosphere carries up to

10,000airbornebacteria.Viablebacteriahavebeenfoundfloating35miles(56km)upintheatmosphere.•WhenCharles andAnneLindbergh flew across the

AtlanticfromMainetoDemarkin1934,theycarriedwiththema set of sticky oil-coatedmicroscope slides,whichtheyexposed to theatmosphereat intervalsatanaltitudeofabout3,000feet(914m).Theslideswerestudiedtoseewhatsortsofsporestheypickedupfloatingthroughtheairatsomeoftheremotestspotsontheplanet.Everylocationshowedlargenumbersofspores.•Sporesofthecommonpenicillinmoldhavebeenfound

floatingat50miles(80km).•WindstormsoverAfricakickuphugeloadsoffinesand

fromtheSaharaDesertandcarryitaloftovertheAtlanticOcean.IttakesbetweenfiveandtendaysfordustfromtheSaharadeserttocrosstheseatolandinBrazil.Thisrainofdustovertheeonssincethelasticeagehasmadetherainforests possible by bringing calcium, iron, nitrogen, andpotassium to nourish soils that are routinely stripped ofnutrientsbyrelentlessrain.•Dust falling into the ocean nourishes plankton by

providingmorethanhalfoftheocean’sphosphorus.

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•Duringthe GreatFireofNewOrleans in

1788,priestsrefusedtoallowchurch bells to be rung asfire alarms because it wasGoodFriday.Asaresult,856buildings burned during theconflagration.•AncientEgyptiansbelieved

thatmenmenstruatedtooandthatbloodinmen’surineandstoolwas a positive sign offertility.Littledidtheyknowthatparasiticwormswerethelikelycause.•Itwouldtakelessthansix

monthstogettothemoonbycarat60mph.• It’s not every day that a

maninlovedemonstrateshisaffectionbyholdingafuneral,butfuturepresidentUlyssesS.Grantwasn’teveryman.Whenhis future wife Julia’s petcanarydied,hepainstakinglyfashionedasmallcoffinforit,whichhepaintedyellow,thensummonedeightofhisfellowmilitary officers to Julia’shouse,whereheconductedaserviceforthebird.•BabeRuthonce said he knewhe didn’t swinghard

enoughif“alittlepoopdidn’tcomeout.”•AugustRodin’swork “TheAge ofBronze”was so

realisticthatsomepeoplethoughthe’dactuallysacrificedarealpersoninsidethecast.•EnglishpoetLordByronwasastudentatCambridge

Universitywhenhetookissuewiththebanonkeepingdogsaspets,sohecameupwithauniquewayofgettingbackattheschool:Sincetherewasnoprohibitioninthefineprintagainstbearsoncampus(probablybecausethey’dneverhadapupilquitelikeByronbefore),henotonlyfounda

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1. ASTRONOMY: How often does the Sun rotate on its axis?

2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the state capital of Delaware?

3. GOVERNMENT: Which amend-ment to the U.S. Constitution limits presidents to two terms in office?

4. HISTORY: What was the highest social class in the early Roman empire?

5. ENTERTAINERS: Which 20th-century actress was born with the name Lucille LeSueur?

6. TELEVISION: What were the names of Elly May’s two pet chimpan-zees in “The Beverly Hillbillies”?

7. ART: Which artist painted “The Persistence of Memory”?

8. MOVIES: What kind of gun did Clint Eastwood carry in the “Dirty Harry” series?

9. MUSIC: Which singer-songwrit-er’s nickname was “The Lizard King”?

10. FOOD & DRINK: What is the most expensive spice on earth?

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beartokeepasapet,butalsotookitforwalksaroundthegroundsonaleash.•DespitebeingraisedandidentifyingasJewish,singer-

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Irondoorstopsbecameahotcollectiblewithrisingpricesabout 1990.A1985bookpicturingdoorstops and severalauctions, which included rare doorstops, sent collectorssearching for examples of the 1930s and ‘40s collectible.They became so popular that thousands of copies were

made, many from the original molds.Brightnewpaintidentifiesmanyrecentdoorstops,butsome,withartificialwearand tear, are good enough to fool col-lectorstoday.Itisalmostimpossibletobreakanironfigure,somanyirondoor-stopsstillareavailablewithlittledam-age. Top prices are paid for doorstopsin great condition with almost all oftheoriginalpaint.And,ofcourse,rarityaddsvalue.ThisoriginalUncleSamdoorstophas

thewords“For theOpenDoor”on thebase.Thewords “For theOpenDoor”hadapoliticalmeaning,anditwasnotjustastatementabouthowthedoorstopwasused.Acomplicated“OpenDoor”policywaspromotedbytheU.S.in1899.Itsuggestedthatallcountriesshouldal-lowChina andother countries to trade

withno tariffs,nospecialharborcharges,andwithno in-terferenceorattempts todivideChina.TherewasanotherOpen Door political discussion in 1922, and this discus-sionprobablyistheonementionedonthedoorstop.Chinaopenedspecialinvestmentzonesin1928.Thereweremoreinternational discussions and changes in 1978 concernedwithChina’sindustry,tradeandforeigninvestment.

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TheUncle Samdoorstop is rare and desirable, and thisone, with great paint, sold several years ago at a BertoiaAuctionfor$21,240.The1985valuewas$250.

•••Q:MysisterwasgivenablackCourocservingtraywith

37presidentialcoinsinit.ThecoinrepresentingPresidentGeraldR.Fordisinthecenter.It’s18by121/2inches.Whatcanyoutellmeaboutit?A: The Couroc Co. was founded inMonterey, Califor-

nia,byGuthrieCourvoisier in1948.Thename isderivedfromthefirstfourlettersofhislastname,“Cour,”with“oc”added tomake it sound like“rock.” Most Couroc itemsweremadeofblackresinandembeddedwithcoins,wood,metalorobjectsfromnature.Courvoisierdiedin1963andthe company closed in the1990s.Thevalueofyourtrayisabout$30.

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DEAR DR. ROACH:After givingmyselfallergyshotsathomeforyears,myallergydoctor’sgrouphasdecidedthatit’stoodangerousforpatientstodothisanymore.Theallergypracticewillnolongersendavialunlessyoucanprovetheshotwillbegiveninamedicalfacility.Evenifyouareanurseordoctoryourself,youstillmustprovethattheshotwillbegiveninamedicalfacility!Ofcourse,thereisachargepershotifyoudriveacrosstowntohavetheallergypractice’snursegiveit.Not long after getting this notice, I read an article

aboutalocalchildwhohasimprovedaninsulininjectiondevice.Afterthealteration,severalmoredosescouldbeextracted.Thearticlealsomentionedchildrenbeingabletogivethemselvesinsulinshotsatschool!Thisissuchanobviousmoneygrab.Howcanitbesafe

forchildrentogivethemselvesinsulinatschoolbuttoodangerousforadultstogivethemselvesshotsathome?Doyouknowanyreasonforthischangeofpolicyfor

givingshotsotherthandocswhocan’tgetmorepatients,sotheybleedtheonestheyhavedry?--P.S.

ANSWER:Insulintherapyisverydifferentfromallergyshots.Insulinisroutinelygivenathome,workandschool,andisverysafe.Thedifferencewithanallergyshotisthatyouaregetting

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Memorable MoviesAIRPLANE!

•The1957film“ZeroHour!”wasacomedythatparodiedairline travel.Years later, thefilmmaking teamofDavidZucker,JimAbrahams,andJerryZuckerboughttherightstothatfilm,andremadeitas“Airplane!”•Thesamepersonwhowrotethescriptfor“ZeroHour”

alsowrotethescriptforthefirstofaseriesofairlinedisasterflickscalled“Airport”thatwereahitinthe1970s.Atthesametime,otherdisasterflickssuchas“PoseidonAdventure”and“ToweringInferno”werepopular.Zucker,Abrahams,andZuckerparodiedthesedisasterflicks.•Theyhiredasmanyactorsfromdisasterfilmsaspossible.

HelenReddyplayed thenunSisterRuth in the“Airport”flicks,butUniversalforbadherfromactingin“Airplane!”ThepartofnunSisterAngelinawenttoMaureenMcGoverninstead,becauseshesangthethemesongsforboth“PoseidonAdventure”and“ToweringInferno.”•LeslieNielsen,whohad

playedthecaptainoftheshipin “PoseidonAdventure”gotthepartofDr.Rumack.Itwashisveryfirstcomedyroleandlaunchedhiscareerinslap-stick.•Otherpartswenttoactors

notedfortheirseriousroles,including Robert Stack,Lloyd Bridges, RobertHays,andPeterGraves.Thedirectorsthoughtitwouldhaveimpacttoseetheirdeadpandeliverycontrasted to theseriousnatureof theirpreviousroles.

•Inonescene,asoldiercominghomefromwarissaidtobesufferingfromthedelusionthatheisEthelMerman.Ofcourse,therolewasactuallyplayedbyEthelMerman,anditwasthelastfilmsheappearedinbeforeherdeathin1984.Shebroughtalongherownhairdresserandcouldonlyfilmin

theafternoonsbecauseittookallmorningforherhairdressertofinishherhair-do.• JonathanBanks,who

laterplayedMikein“BreakingBad”and“BetterCallSaul”plays air traffic controllerGunderson.• Theco-pilotroleplayed

by basketball star KareemAbdul-Jabbarwasanodtoasimilarroleplayedbyfootball

starElroy“Crazylegs”Hirschin“ZeroHour!”ThestudioofferedAbdul-Jabbar $30,000 for the part, but his agenttalkedhisfeeupto$35,000,thepriceofanOrientalrugtheLakersstarwantedtobuy.•Nielsenwas given awhoopee cushion for a gag, and

hecouldn’tresistusingitoverandover,evenhandingoutwhoopeecushionstocrewmembers.Heusedittopunctuateeveryotherwordintheline“Mr.Striker,canyoulandthisplane?”Heeventookitalongwithhimonmediainterviewspromotingthefilm.•AlWhiteandNormanAlexanderGibbsplayedthetwo

blackpassengers.Theywereinstructedtotalk“jive”whichtheymade up. In thefilm,whenever they speak regularEnglish,thesceneissubtitledinJive.•TheDirectorsGuildofAmericasaidthatthefilmcould

not be creditedwith having three directors.Thereforethe teamcameupwith thefictitiousname“AbrahamsN.Zuckers”whichwas also ruledout.Finally theDirectorsGuild relented and issued one-time rights for the threedirectorstosharecredit.•Thefilmtookonly34daystoshoot.Onabudgetof$3.5

million,itendedupmakingover$83.4millionintheUnitedStatesalone.Itrecoupeditsentirecostinthefirsttwodays.Itwasthe4thbiggestfilmof1980andwasthehighest-grossingcomedyinhistoryuntil“Ghostbusters.”Thefilmspawneda1982sequelfeaturingmanyofthesameactors.Zucker,Abraham,andZuckerwentontoproducethe“NakedGun”and“ScaryMovie”franchises,bothfeaturingLeslieNielsen.Nielsendiedin2010,andtheepitaphonhistombstonereads,“Let‘errip!”


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1. ASTRONOMY: How often does the Sun rotate on its axis?

2. GEOGRAPHY: What is the state capital of Delaware?

3. GOVERNMENT: Which amend-ment to the U.S. Constitution limits presidents to two terms in office?

4. HISTORY: What was the highest social class in the early Roman empire?

5. ENTERTAINERS: Which 20th-century actress was born with the name Lucille LeSueur?

6. TELEVISION: What were the names of Elly May’s two pet chimpan-zees in “The Beverly Hillbillies”?

7. ART: Which artist painted “The Persistence of Memory”?

8. MOVIES: What kind of gun did Clint Eastwood carry in the “Dirty Harry” series?

9. MUSIC: Which singer-songwrit-er’s nickname was “The Lizard King”?

10. FOOD & DRINK: What is the most expensive spice on earth?

Answers1. On average, every 27 days2. Dover3. 22nd4. Patricians5. Joan Crawford6. Skipper and Bessie7. Salvador Dali8. .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson

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“word scavengerhunt” in thedailynewspaper.Youcanhavethemsearchforwordsrelatingtoaparticularsubject,orhaveacontesttoseewhocanfindthemostunusualorcomplexwords.Itgetsthemreadingandlooking!Preschool-agekidscanuseamagazinetodoascavengerhuntforcertainitems,likecolors,animals,kitchenitems,etc.•Markareusablewaterbottlewithtimemeasurements

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July 3rdFireworksinGoodwin,SD.(seeShera’sPop-A-TopadonPage1)July 3rdWatertown’sIndependenceDayFireworksDisplayatAnzaSoccerComplex.July 4thWatertownFourthofJulyParadeinDown-townWatertownwiththeparadeat2:00p.m.Theparaderoutebeginsat4thStreetandEastKempAveandcontinueswesttotheWatertownStadium.July 4thFireworksatFarleyPark,Milbank,SD.

•TheonlytwosignersoftheDeclarationofIndepen-dencewholaterservedasPresidentoftheUnitedStateswereJohnAdamsandThomasJefferson.•ThestarsontheoriginalAmericanflagwereinacirclesoalltheColonieswouldappearequal.•ThefirstIndependenceDaycelebrationtookplaceinPhiladelphiaonJuly8,1776.ThiswasalsothedaythattheDeclarationofIndependencewasfirstreadinpublicafterpeopleweresummonedbytheringingoftheLibertyBell.•BenjaminFranklinproposedtheturkeyasthenationalbirdbutwasoverruledbyJohnAdamsandThomasJef-

Serves8

2 x pastry for 9-in. pie (youcanmakeitallinone batch, doubling the ingredients, then justdividingthedoughintotwodisks)*,chilledFlour, for dusting3 lbs. Golden Delicious apples, peeled, cored,and sliced thin1/3 c. granulated sugar1/3 c. light brown sugar3 Tbsp. cornstarch1 Tbsp. lemon juice1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon1/4 tsp. ground ginger1/8 tsp. ground allspicePinch of salt1 Tbsp. butter1 Tbsp. half and half or heavy cream1 Tbsp. granulated sugar

1. Preheat oven to 425°F. Place a sm. rimmedbaking sheet on the rack in the middle of theoven.Lightlyflourworksurfaceandroll1diskofdoughinto12-in.circle.

2. Transfer dough to9-in.pieplate.Trimex-cessdoughoff,leaving1/2in.rimofdough.3.Refrigeratepieshell30minutiesminimum.4.InLargebowl,com-bineapples,granulatedsugar, brown sugar,cornstarch,lemonjuice,cinnamon,ginger,allspice,andsalt.5.Placeappleslicesinthepieshellinamound.Pourthesyrupatthebottomofthebowlovertheapples.Dottopoffillingwithbits of remaining tablespoon butter. Working quickly, repeatrollingofremainingdiskofdoughinto12-in.circleonflouredworksurface.Drapedoughoverpiefilling.Trimexcessdoughfromedge.Pinchtopandbottomcrustedgestogetherandtuckunder.Crimpordecorateasdesired.6.Cutat5-6slitsintopcrust.Refrigerateuntilthetopcrustisjustfirm,approximately29minutes.7.Brushthetopcrustwithhalf-and-half;sprinkleevenlywithsugar.Placethepieontheheatedbakingsheetintheoven.Bakefor25min.Reduceheatto375°F.Bakeanother30to35min.oruntildeepgoldenbrown.Ifcrustedgebrownstooquickly,coverwithaluminumfoilstrips.8.Coolonwirerack(about2hrs.).Piecanbecooledandstoredatroomtemperatureupto2days.Canbeservedwithicecreamwhippedcreamoricecream.

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