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On The Go Again!

Fact: Question: A Thanksgiving turkey mix-up inspired what popular meal trend? Answer: Frozen TV dinners In 1953, a Swanson employee accidentally ordered a colossal shipment of Thanksgiving turkeys (260 tons, to be exact). To deal with the excess, salesman Gerry … Continue reading

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Another Busy Saturday!

Fact:  Liza Weil originally auditioned for the part of Rory.  Even though she didn’t get the role, the producers liked her so much they wrote a part for her: Rory’s arch-nemesis turned friend, Paris Gellar. It’s a birthday day!  Cassandra, … Continue reading

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Happy Vetrans Day!

Fact: There’s no apostrophe in Veterans Day.  The lack of an apostrophe in “Veterans Day” implies that the occasion doesn’t belong to veterans.  Rather, it’s a day that honors all soldiers who once served their country, both dead and alive. … Continue reading

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Thursday; Traveling The Freeways!

Fact:  Water makes different sounds depending on its temperature!  If you’ve listened to boiled water being poured, you’ll discover it makes a different sound to cold water as its energy molecules move around much faster.  Cold water has a lower-pitched tone … Continue reading

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Monday And All Is Well!

Fact: On Venus and other moons and planets, rain is made of sulfuric acid or methane. Even stranger: On a world 5,000 light years away, scientists found raindrops made of iron rather than water. Monday was slow, and that was … Continue reading

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Moving Mountains Again!

Fact:  Tablespoon of soil has more organisms in it than there are people on earth The day began early as we readied for the guys to move the seventeen yards of soil in our driveway. The rolling started early, and … Continue reading

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Boo; It Is Halloween!

Fact: The dancing skeletons you’re so used to seeing at Halloween may not seem so scary – they’re often downright friendly, but things get a little darker when you start to think about that imagery.  Halloween has roots in the … Continue reading

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Friday Morning; Where Am I?

Fact: Total Number of All U.S. Hospitals is 6,093 I had an OK night at the Hospital, sleeping on and off.  The alarm went off on my phone, and I knew Mary was up and about at 6 AM. I … Continue reading

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Tuesday And We Are Sitting Low

Fact: Although it may sound counterintuitive, your small intestine is actually the largest (internal) organ in your body. There appears to be a post-surgery complication; nothing serious but discomforting by any stretch of the imagination.  So we stayed inside and watched … Continue reading

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Fact: Vegetables have excellent medicinal properties.  Because they are so widespread and come in many different varieties, they can cure us of many Illnesses and remedies.  Our ancestors saw those benefits and included vegetables and their ingredients in medicine from … Continue reading

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