electric device which they could press to give themselves a mild shock. two-thirds of the men ended up shocking themselves rather than sit alone with their own thoughts. most of the guys shocked themselves several times. only a quarter of the women did the same. researchers chalk it up to men being more sensation-seeking and more uncomfortable with being bored. and on this day in 1804, explorers lewis and clark kicked off the first fourth fourth celebration west of the mississippi river. they set out just six weeks earlier from the banks of the mississippi. the group of more than two dozen men made good progress and had reached kansas. the story goes the crew stopped at the mouth of the creek and named it independence creek. lewis and clark fired a cannon and ordered up an extra remarks