Kentucky on this Day in History

 

This day in history: Kentucky is admitted as the 15th state of the United States on this day in 1792, though technically it is a Commonwealth. 

Did you know: The song “Happy Birthday to You” was penned by two Louisville sisters.

Post-its were invented in Kentucky.

Waverly Hills Sanatorium is in Kentucky and is considered to be the most haunted hospital in the world.

There are more bourbon barrels than people in Kentucky. Despite this, Kentuck still has DRY counties.

Owensboro Kentucky bills itself as “The BBQ Capital of the World.”

Kentucky is known as the horse capital of the world.

More than half of all U.S. troops killed in the War of 1812 were Kentuckians.

Colonel Sanders developed his “secret recipe” for fried chicken in Corbin, KY.

Cumberland Falls in the Daniel Boone National Forest is one of the few places on earth you might be able to see a moonbow.

The McCoys from the Hatfields and McCoys feud were Kentucky boys. 

Kaelin's restaurant in Louisville claims to have invented the cheeseburger in 1934, although a Denver drive-in called Humpty Dumpty's patented it a year later.

Kentucky has haunted carriage rides. 

Kentucky is bordered by a whopping seven other states: Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, Indiana, Ohio, Illinois and Missouri.

"The state’s signature sandwich, the hot brown, isn’t the healthiest choice, but it’s undeniably delicious. This open-faced delicacy consists of bread piled with turkey, ham, bacon, and sliced tomato, drowned in a rich cheddar sauce and then broiled. The sandwich originated at Louisville’s Brown Hotel in 1923." Source

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The Most Expensive Pig on This Day in History

 

This day in history: On this date [February 24] in 1979, swine breeder Russ Braize of Stamford sold a pig named Glacier for the highest price ever recorded at the time: $42,500. At least this what the internet has to say. On closer examination I found a Yorkshire Boar that sold for $270,000 in 2014.

A Holstein cow named Missy was auctioned in 2009 for $1.2 million, making her the most expensive cow to be sold in the world.

A bull named SAV America sold for $1.51 million at an auction in 2019. 

"The most expensive sheep is Sportsmans Double Diamond (UK), a pedigree Texel ram lamb which sold for £367,500 ($490,473 / €411,307) at auction, in Lanark, Scotland, UK, on 27 August 2020." Source

The most expensive goat was an Angora buck, which sold for £46,200 (NZ $140,000), bred by Waitangi Angoras in New Zealand #OTD in 1985.

I couldn't find an expensive donkey, however, donkey cheese will cost you $600 a pound. It is produced by only one farm in the world, in Serbia.

In 1983, a colt named Snaafi Dancer sold for $10.2 million to Sheikh Mohammed, a buyer from the United Arab Emirates.

The most expensive cat breed in the world is the Ashera. These massive house cats can fetch a price ranging from $100,000-150,000. The Ashera is a mixture of the African Serval and a Asian Leopard Cat and a domestic house cat.

The most expensive dog breed in the world is the Samoyed, which can cost up to $14,000.

As far as snakes go, the Lavender Albino Ball Python can cost you $40,000.

A Colombian Lesserback Tarantula will fetch up to $600.

The world’s most expensive pet monkey is De Brazza’s Monkey. This pet’s price is around $10,000 to $12,000. 

A 3 inch Stag Beetle once sold for $89000.

The Hyacinth Macaw (the biggest flying parrot) will cost you $14,000.

In 2019, a racing pigeon named Armando sold to a Chinese businessman for a grand total of $1.4 million. 

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The Strange Death of Frank Hayes on This Day in History

 

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This Day in History: Horse jockey Frank Hayes, died on this day in 1923. Hayes was a 22-year-old jockey of Elmont, New York, who died of a heart attack while racing and collapsed on the horse, which nonetheless crossed the finish line first, still carrying his body. The horse (Sweet Kiss) never raced again. It was claimed that Sweet Kiss was nicknamed "Sweet Kiss of Death" for the rest of her life.

That's not the only strange death involving horses. In the year 882, Louis III, king of West Francia, whilst mounting his horse to pursue a girl, hit his head on a beam and fractured his skull. 

Sigurd the Mighty, a ninth-century Norse earl of Orkney, was killed by an enemy he had beheaded several hours earlier. He'd tied the man's head to his horse's saddle, but while riding home one of its protruding teeth grazed his leg. He died from the infection. 

In 1131, Crown Prince Philip of France died while riding through Paris because his horse tripped over a black pig running out of a dung heap. 

In 2012, Erica Marshall, a 28-year-old British veterinarian in Ocala, Florida, died when the horse she was treating in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber kicked the wall, released a spark from its horseshoes, and triggered an explosion.