BANNERS: National CHIP and DIP Day | March 23 (#NationalChipandDipDay)

Chips and dips have sure come a long way since the hummus-dipping days of centuries ago.
Today chips of all kinds such as pretzel chips, tortilla chips, corn chips, bean chips, vegetable chips, plantain chips, pita chips and even popcorn chips can all be dunked into many varieties of your favourite dips.

Chips and dip gained significant popularity in the United States during the 1950s, in part due to a Lipton advertising campaign for their French onion dip recipe, sometimes referred to as "California dip". Specialized trays and serving dishes designed to hold both chips and dip were created during this time. Chips and dip are frequently served during the Super Bowl American football game in the United States.

Happy National Chip and Dip Day!


Source(s): nationaldaycalendar | punchbowl | wikipedia

BANNERS: Near Miss Day! | March 23

On March 23, 1989, a 300-metre asteroid called 4581 Asclepius flew past Earth by about 500,000 miles (804,000 kms). That was a 'near miss' in interstellar terms.

"On the cosmic scale of things, that was a close call," said Dr. Henry Holt, an amateur astronomer from Flagstaff, Ariz., who discovered the asteroid while working on a NASA project.
Bevan French, a scientist with NASA's solar system exploration division, said if the asteroid had collided with Earth the impact would have been equivalent to the explosion of 20,000 hydrogen bombs and would have created a crater at least 5 miles across--or "enough to destroy a good-sized city."
If it had hit an ocean, it would have caused tidal waves that would have swept over coastal regions, French said. - latimes