> > > July 28th, 1981. The first thing on those "stuff that happened on your birthday" card things is almost INVARIABLY this lovely factoid -
> > >
> > > "First potato arrives in Britain."
> >
> > Heh. Mine is "anniversary of the announcement of the discovery of gold in California in 1848, which led to the gold rush of 1849." I think that's a bit of a stretch just to come up with a fun "birthday fact." :-}
>
> Huh. Mine is the anniversary of the Three Wise Men arriving to see the baby Jesus.
>
> -Faux "I couldn't find any potato-related happenings on that date. Sorry." Pas

Cleopatra supposedly killed herself on my birthday. Morbid, but cool.

illy"Nov. 30th"andra