The Good Old Days, Wanderlust & Happy Thoughts

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Thursday, April 21, 2022

I Thought That I Was the Only One Who Felt This Way About Being Alone

“You'll never be alone if you’ve got a book.” Al Pacino Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Women Have Done Some Outrageous Things for the Sake of Being Beautiful

Belladonna is considered one of the most poisonous plants on the planet. However, that didn’t stop women from using it in their beauty routine. During the Victorian Era and the Italian Renaissance, it was desirable to have big, watery eyes. In order to achieve this look, women used drops with... Sign in to see full entry.

Tuesday, April 19, 2022

This Creature Was Created by Natural Resources

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I Had No Idea That It Was That Big

I have seen a few, but none have been as huge as this. Living next door to a marina, boats and their anchors are a daily sight, but never have I ever seen chains this big or the anchor that comes equipped with this massive amount of steel. It's been well over a century since the Titanic sunk on... Sign in to see full entry.

Monday, April 18, 2022

Nature is Filled with Many Secrets, and This One is Incredibly Human

One of the most bizarre flowers is none other than the Snapdragon. It is a flower that when the petals die resembles miniature human skulls. The spooky logic behind the appearance and name of these flowers once they have died is that they develop “in the afterlife, turning the seed pod turns into a... Sign in to see full entry.

Sunday, April 17, 2022

Reserved For the Upper Class, the $1,700 Bedroom Suite That Was Sunk

This lovely bedroom suite was a part of the package for the wealthy who traveled on the Titanic back in 1912. A first-class ticket on the Titanic would have cost $1,700 today. Sadly, all of the beauty of the ship were sunk into a watery grave on April 15, 1912. The Titanic | Smithsonian Institution... Sign in to see full entry.

Saturday, April 16, 2022

When You Really Want to Find Those Easter Eggs in Today's Mucked Up World

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Friday, April 15, 2022

There Are Plenty of Easter Traditions, but This One is All About Eating

Each year on Easter Monday in the southern French town of Haux, a giant omelet is served up in the town's main square. The omelet uses 15,000 eggs and feeds up to 1,000 people. I think that it would be fascinating to watch the crew successfully flip it. Legend has it, when Napoleon and his army were... Sign in to see full entry.

Thursday, April 14, 2022

This Birthday Girl Has Her Own Haunted Estate That is Packed Full of Ghosts

Born on April 14, 1932, the country music legend, Loretta Lynn had a poor but loving beginning where she was born and raised in the small Kentucky coal-mining town of Butcher Hollow. Her daddy worked long hours at the coal mine, dying young from black lung at the age of 52. Loretta found her way out... Sign in to see full entry.

Wednesday, April 13, 2022

Two Mournful and Unique Graves from Another Century

Established in 1822 on the bluffs high above the Mississippi River, the graveyard's occupants’ stories reveal the history, grandeur, mystery, and tragedy that tell the story of Natchez. At the time of her death in 1871, Florence was just 10 years old. Since the young girl was always scared by... Sign in to see full entry.

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