Wednesday, August 16, 2023

Rum and roller coasters for a double national day celebration

Happy National Rum Day and National Roller Coaster Day! I begin today's double celebration with National Day Calendar's National Rum Day | August 16.

Join National Rum Day on August 16th as blended beverages and cocktails create a delicious celebration. Rum is a distilled clear alcoholic beverage which is a byproduct of sugar production. It can also be made directly from sugar cane juice. After the fermentation and distillation process, most rum ages in wooden oak barrels.

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RUM FACT: In 1764, the British Crown placed a tax on sugar, molasses and rum on the American colonies. This tax was called The Sugar Act of 1764. It was instrumental in the unrest that finally became the American Revolution.
That was a fun and short history lesson. I'll return to the part about rum runners after sharing 8SA's National Roller Coaster Day (August 16) - Activities and How to Observe.

What is National Roller Coaster Day (August 16)[?]

August 16 marks National Roller Coaster Day. It is the perfect time for thrill seekers to enjoy the excitement that amusement parks have to offer. The unofficial holiday commemorates the first vertical loop roller coaster which was patented by Edwin Prescott on this day in 1898.
This kind of holiday video is the reason I subscribed to 8SA. Too bad the woman behind the account stopped producing those shortly after making the video I embedded in The Puerto Rico Status Act returns on National PiƱa Colada Day 2023. She's moved on to more psychological topics since then. If I want psychological information, I'll ask my wife.

Finally, Twinlakes Park in the United Kingdom has a Rum Runner rollercoaster, which combines the themes of both days. Watch Twinlakes Park's Rum Runner Spinning Roller Coaster.

Take a spin on one of our newest rides to the park the Rum Runner, located in the Buccaneers zone of the park.
On the one hand, whee! On the other, just watching this makes me dizzy.

Stay tuned to see if I resume my awards show coverage tomorrow, or return to celebrating National Nonprofit Day, which I skipped last year.

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