Here's some random facts about the 1st day of April.
- In 1997, the Baltimore Orioles postponed their opening day-game against the Kansas City Royals because of cold weather and high winds. This was the second time in a row that the Orioles home opener was postponed. Orioles opening day was canceled only one other time, in 1972 at Memorial Stadium. - Courtesy The Weather Notebook
- The world's first weather satellite, Tiros 1, was launched on this date in 1960. It sent back nearly 20,000 images during its short life span of only 79 days.
- This one isn't weather related, but it's a great April Fool's joke...
In 1998, Burger King ran a newspaper ad, saying that the left-handed population could now get a burger made just for them...The Left-handed Whopper. It was advertised as a burger designed so that condiments would drip out of the right side -- although it looked exactly the same as the "old" Whopper. Not only did customers order the new burgers, but some specifically requested the "old", right-handed burger. Kudos to Burger King...
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