You've heard the phrase โClose, but no cigar".
But where did it come from?
In the late 1800s and early 1900s, cigars were common prizes at fairground games.
Shoot the target.
Knock over the bottles.
Ring the bell.
Win the game, win a cigar.
Miss by inchesโฆ and the stall keeper would simply shrug and say:
โClose, but no cigar.โ
Christina Koch grew up cutting photographs of astronauts out of magazines. She spent years working in some of Earthโs most remote places, including the South Pole, where temperatures reached -105ยฐF, and served on firefighting and search-and-rescue teams.
In 2013, she was selected as one of eight members of NASAโs newest astronaut class.
In 2019, she set the record for the longest continuous spaceflight by a woman, spending 328 consecutive days aboard the International Space Station.
In 2026, she became the first woman to travel around the Moon. Her crew reached 252,756 miles from Earth, the farthest anyone in history has traveled.
Anything is possible.
Ryan Reynolds comments on โTHE ODYSSEYโ becoming the highest grossing R-Rated film ever, surpassing โDeadpool & Wolverine.โ
โI just love that people are going to the movie theaters. I donโt even care why or for what reason. Just go to the movie theaters. Thereโs no better shared experience.โ
(Via: @Variety)
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