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Saturday, March 18, 2023

Mind Your Manners...Do Not to Fart, Scratch Flea Bites or Pick Your Nose

Uncooked food including raw vegetables was thought to cause disease during the Middle Ages. To kick off the meal, intricate sugar displays would be brought out. These sugar sculptures could be shaped like castles, faces, ships, or fairytales. The more detailed, the more it showed off the host's... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 16, 2023

A Popular Childhood Tale Has a New Twist...The Right to Bear Arms

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Wednesday, March 15, 2023

These Extremely Romantic Couples Remain Best Friends for Life

The most romantic of all birds are known as the "birds of Shakespeare." The folklore surrounding turtle doves takes a small jump from spring to love, a time attributed to birth and beginnings. The lifelong, monogamous bonds between turtle doves inspired myths about their faithfulness. The turtle... Sign in to see full entry.

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Sunday, March 12, 2023

It's Normally Some of the Best Advice That You Will Ever Hear...

That old school knowledge is some of the best that I have ever received. Sign in to see full entry.

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Saturday, March 11, 2023

This is the Place That Waylon and Willie and the Boys Sung About

The town is small, but the music scene is legendary. Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Kris Kristofferson, and Waylon Jennings have all performed in Luckenbach. Waylon Jennings' 1977 hit "Luckenbach, Texas turned the ghost town from a Texas hideaway into a country music bucket list stop. To this day,... Sign in to see full entry.

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Friday, March 10, 2023

She Wasn't Just an Amazing Country Singer, She Loved Cooking as Well

Known for standing by her man, she was also the first lady of country music, and she had a deep love for southern cooking, so after gathering all of her favorite recipes, in 1990, Tammy Wynette published a cookbook packed full of her most beloved Southern dishes. The book featured an aptly named... Sign in to see full entry.

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Thursday, March 9, 2023

The Famous and Mysterious Cat Who Disappeared During the Summer Months

Room 8 was a neighborhood cat who wandered into a classroom in 1952 at Elysian Heights Elementary School in Echo Park, California. He lived in the school during the school year and then disappeared for the summer, returning when classes started again. This pattern continued without interruption... Sign in to see full entry.

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Wednesday, March 8, 2023

The Lack of Parking Spaces is Not a New Thing

For as long as there have been automobiles, there have been parking issues. This photo was taken in Delaware in 1925 in the historic section of downtown Dover. Now a part of the First State National Historical Park, The Green is located in old downtown Dover near the Courthouse and the State House.... Sign in to see full entry.

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Tuesday, March 7, 2023

The Creepy Guy Who Lived in Her Attic Was Her Husband's Killer

Truth is oftentimes stranger than fiction, and in the case of one creepy "Spider-Man," it doesn't get much more bazaar than this true story... In October 1941, Theodore Coneys broke into the home of Philip and Helen Peters in Denver, Colorado. When Philip confronted the trespasser, who was raiding... Sign in to see full entry.

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Monday, March 6, 2023

For Those Who Have Family Members That Served During the Vietnam War

I don't remember my birth father, but I do know that he served in the Vietnam War. He died at the young age of 36. The Vietnam Memorial was designed by a 21-year-old architecture student for a class project. She got a B+ despite winning the national competition. The artist, Maya Lin, was an... Sign in to see full entry.

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