Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

When the first forks appeared they caused a sensation, but getting people to use them for eating was not easy. They were introduced in Italy during the 11th century, but they were considered to be, "artificial hands," and were looked at as blasphemous. Besides these early opinions of forks, not only... Sign in to see full entry.

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Even though the expression, "draw a blank" originated back in the mid-1500s, during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, who set up the first national lottery that included two lottery pots, it is an idiom that is still widely used today. The idiom derives from game play that included two lottery pots.... Sign in to see full entry.

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May 12th is "Limerick Day," a day that celebrates the birthday of Writer Edward Lear...1812-1888. The day is meant for celebrating Limerick poems. Limericks were popularized by Lear in 1846 in his Book of Nonsense." A Limerick is a humorous verse or poem. It is five lines longs. It's name come from... Sign in to see full entry.

Warning...Break out the tissues before reading Englebert's story. The tiny shelter dog that nobody else wanted sat in a cage waiting out his fate. Abused by his previous owner and dumped; Englebert, whose hind paws weren’t moving due to neurological problems had very little hope of being adopted,... Sign in to see full entry.

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