Did you know that there was a search for two people who were aboard a tug boat that reportedly sank in the Mississippi River near Mud Island Friday?
Did you know that Lt. Rita Walter with the U.S. Coast Guard said they received a report about the 66-foot boat going down at 11:45 a.m. at mile marker 733, three miles south of Mud Island?
Did you know that the Coast Guard identified the vessel in a news release as the Ricky Robinson, owned by Wepfer Marine Inc?
Did you know that the Coast Guard received a notification of a mayday emergency broadcast, the news release said although It wasn't clear whether the people on board the boat made the broadcast or someone else did?
Did you know that Shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, Coast Guard spokesman Petty Officer Third Class Brandon Giles said the search was ongoing?.
Earle Farrell
Did you know that agencies involved in the search included the Coast Guard, as well as the Memphis police, who launched a boat and a police helicopter?
Did you know that the Shelby County Sheriff's Office also joined the search with their water
rescue unit, said Shelby County Sheriff's Office spokesman Earle Farrell?
Did you know that Lee was a Seattle-born son of Chinese immigrants who spent part of his
childhood in public housing and attended Franklin High School?
Did you know that “Mayor Ed Lee has a long history of breaking barriers — he was the
first member of his family to attend college then became the first Asian
American to lead San Francisco?
Gary Locke
Did you know that Lee was mentored
by older student Gary Locke, who went on to become a
Washington
governor?
Did you know that Like Locke, Lee served as class president?
Did you know that a history teacher encouraged Lee to apply to private Bowdowin College
in Maine, setting the young man on a path that led to a law degree from
the University of California at Berkeley?
Did you know that earlier in Lee's career he was dedicated to
renters and civil rights and an introduction to politics?
Did you know that Lee headed San Francisco’s Human Rights Commission, then held several
other roles in the city’s government, including public-works director?
Did you know that in 2011, he was elected San
Francisco mayor?
Did you know that Lee, was a married father of two, grappled with a tech boom
and a housing crisis while defending his city’s sanctuary policies
toward immigrants?
Did you know that Lee's statement to the people was “I am able to make a link to the Asian communities,” he told Northwest Asian Weekly the year he was elected. “Being mayor helps them to know that they no longer are second-class citizens?”
Daredevil climber dies during stunt on 62-story skyscraper in China
A well-known climber who has thousands of followers
on the social network Weibo died while performing a skyscraper stunt in
China.
Did you know that a well-known climber who has thousands of followers on the social
network Weibo died while performing a skyscraper stunt in China, BBC News reports?
Did you know that Wu Yongning, 26, died on Nov. 8 after falling from a 62-story building in the city of Changsha?
Did you know that Yongning was known to post dramatic videos of himself perched on top of tall buildings without the use of safety equipment?
Did you know that according
to Chinese media reports, he was participating in a challenge to win a
substantial amount of money when he recorded the Weibo video?
Wu Yongning posted videos of his climbs to Chinese social platform Weibo.
Weibo / BBC
Did you know that Yongning had martial arts training, and previously took part in some television and film productions?
Did you know that the act of "rooftopping" has become increasingly popular across the world, according to the BBC?
Did you know that 2017 Bugatti Chiron is worth $2.6 million (aboutR34 million)?
Did you know that not only is Bugatti Chiron one of the most expensive cars in the world, the 2017 Bugatti Chiron is also one of the fastest cars currently on the Did
ou market?
Did you know Ferrari Pininfarina Sergio sells for $3 million (about R39 million)?
Did you know that Ferrari Pininfarina
Sergio is the ultimate car for Ferrari fan not only is it probably out of your price range, but only six of these were ever created and it was
available for purchase by invite only?Did you know that the Lamborghini Veneno cost about $4.5 million (about R59 million)?
Did you know that Veneno is one of the most exclusive and expensive cars in the world plus only nine have been made and sold to very wealthy owners?
Did you know that the Koenigsegg CCXR Trevita cost $4.8 million (about R63 million)?
Did you know that boxing champion Floyd "Money" Mayweather owns a CCXR Trevita is a
limited edition with unique, white carbon fibre body work?Did you know that only two of
these expensive cars were produced in 2009?
Did you know Mercedes-Benz Maybach Exelero cost 8 million (about R104 million)?
IDid you know that Maybach Exelero was built
way back in 2004 and only one of these expensive cars have ever been
produced? Did you know that the Maybach Exelero belongs to
Jay-Z’s and can be seen in 2009 Lost One music video?
Did you know that the band confirmed Gentry's death in a post on their Facebook page and stated that details surrounding the crash were unknown?
John Kennedy, Jr. with his wife Bessette-Kennedy
Did you know that 38-year-old John F. Kennedy, Jr. a licensed pilot, on July 16, 1999, with his
33-year-old wife Bessette-Kennedy and her sister Lauren Bessette, 34, took off for Martha's Vineyard from a Fairfield, New Jersey, airport?
Did you know that when their plane didn't arrive on time, it was reported missing. A search began, and eventually, on July 19, what was left of the plane was found in the Atlantic; all three bodies were found on July 21?
Jenni Rivera
Did you know that 43 year old Jenni Rivera , was killed in a plane crash shortly after takeoff on Dec. 9, 2012?
Did you know that Mexican authorities confirmed that the wreckage of the small plane had been found in Nuevo Leon state, and there were no survivors among the seven people believed to be on board?
Did you know that The Learjet carrying the performer lost contact with air traffic controllers after it took off from Monterrey, Mexico, at 3:15 a.m. following Rivera's concert there?
Did you know that Rivera, a native of Long Beach, California, was known as the Diva of Banda with more than 20 million albums sold worldwide and once named one of People En Español‘s 25 most powerful women?
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Did you know that three members of rock group Lynyrd Skynyrd Ronnie Van Zant, the band's lead vocalist, guitar player and vocalist Steve Gaines and his sister, backup singer Cassie Gaines died in an Oct. 20, 1977, plane crash after their aircraft ran out of fuel and went down in Gillsburg, Mississippi?
Did you know that the band's assistant road manager, Dean Kilpatrick, also died. Twenty others, however, survived the crash?
Aaliyah
Did you know that 22-year-old R&B artist Aaliyah and eight other people on board the plane were also killed.died when her plane went down after takeoff on Aug. 25, 2001?
Did you know that she had been traveling from the Bahamas to Miami after filming the music video for her song "Rock the Boat." ?
Cory Lidel
Did you know that 34 years old Cory Lidel was a pitcher for the New York Yankees,when he died after his plane crashed into a New York City apartment building on Oct. 11, 2006?
Did you know that Lidle's flight instructor from whom he had been taking lessons was also killed?
Did you know that 38-year-old Roberto Clemente was an active philanthropist,
Roberto Clemente
who played baseball for the Pittsburgh Pirates, Clemente was traveling to Managua, Nicaragua, to bring aid and supplies to the country after a destructive earthquake?
Did you know that the plane was overloaded with supplies — by 4,200 lbs. — and crashed off the coast of Puerto Rico just after it took off and Clemente body was never recovered?
John Denver
Did you know that Musician John Denver who was also a pilot died when the plane he was piloting crashed in Monterey Bay, California, on Oct. 12, 1997; he was 53?
Did you know that Denver also had a hit tune "Leaving on a Jet Plane" ?
Buddy Holly
Did you know that On Feb. 3, 1959, 22 years old Buddy Holly was killed in a plane
crash in Clear Lake, Iowa, just a few miles away from the airport when he died?
Ritchie Valens and J.P. The Big Bopper
Did you know that fellow musicians Ritchie Valens and J.P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson also died as well?
Did you know that Feb. 3, 1959 was the date of the musicians' deaths has been dubbed "the day music died?"
Glen Miller
Did you know that 40 years old Glen Miller popular bandleader and musician was traveling from England to France in 1944, when his plane disappeared over the English Channel?
Did you know that both Miller and the plane were never found?
STEVIE RAY VAUGH
Did you know that 35 years old Guitarist Vaughn died early Aug. 26, 1990, when
his helicopter crashed into a ski hill?
Did you know that Vaughn was heading to Chicago after performing in East Troy, Wisconsin, with Eric Clapton?
Kathleen Kennedy "Kuck "
Did you know that 28-year-old Kathleen Cavendish, Marchioness of Hartington, born Kathleen Kennedy and nicknamed Kick, was the sister of President John F.
Kennedy who died on May 13, 1948, when her plane crash on the way from Paris to the French Riviera?
Did you know that adult film star who starred in almost 290 movies has died at the age of 23?
Did you know that August Ames, who was from Nova Scotia in Canada, reportedly died in Camarillo, California on Tuesday morning?
Did you know that the exact cause of death currently remains unknown but police have said there is no indication of foul play, according to the Evening Standard?
Did you know that the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office confirmed Ames, whose
real
name is Mercedes Grabowski, had passed away but did not give a
cause?
Did you know that Ames may have taken her own life?
Did you know that her husband, was Kevin Moore?
Did you know that Ames' death took place just days after she came under heavy criticism
for saying she refused to work with men who have also appeared in gay
pornography, someone she described as a “crossover” performer?
Did you know that Arizona
Republican Rep. Trent Franks announced in a statement Thursday night he
will resign from Congress at the end of January, after the House Ethics
Committee said it would investigate allegations against him of sexual
harassment?
Did you know that The House
Ethics Committee announced earlier Thursday that it will investigate
Franks to determine if he engaged in "conduct that constitutes sexual
harassment and/or retaliation for opposing sexual harassment?"
Did you know that Franks acknowledged he made staffers "uncomfortable" and
that he discussed fertility issues and surrogacy with two female
staffers, but denied having ever "physically intimidated, coerced, or
had, or attempted to have, any sexual contact with any member of my
congressional staff?"
Did you know that the House
Speaker Paul Ryan's office released a statement saying that Ryan was
briefed on "credible claims of misconduct" last week and that Franks did
not deny the allegations when he was confronted with them.?
Did you know that The
Wisconsin Republican said he accepted the letter of resignation,
Did you know that the average human brain contains approximately 86 billion neurons? These remarkable cells form intricate networks, allowing us to think, feel, and experience the world around us. Each neuron communicates with others through electrical impulses, creating a symphony of thoughts, memories, and emotions. So next time you ponder life’s mysteries, remember that your brain is orchestrating a cosmic dance of neurons!
