Thanksgiving is just around the corner and that means Thanksgiving traditions. Do you have traditions this strange? Turducken If you’ve never heard of it, Turducken is a chicken, stuffed inside a duck, stuffed inside a turkey. This combination is truly something for everyone, with chicken being lighter and full of protein, duck as richer and …
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Museums and other archeological collections have a noble mission — preserving our past so that we won’t forget it. Usually, they carry out their task by collecting old objects and artifacts. But as museums themselves get older, their collections begin to fill with all kinds of ancient junk, like a hoarding grandma’s attic. Occasionally, some …
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If you didn’t read Uncommon Halloween Facts For Tomorrow’s Holiday: Part One, follow the link and enjoy! Because this is part two. Pumpkins are typically orange but they can also be green, white, red, and grey, even though we don’t see them very often. Pumpkins are berries. In 2014, the US produced over 594 million …
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Did you know the uncommon Halloween facts like the word witch come from “wyck” and means wise woman and pumpkins originated in Mexico? These are just the first of many Halloween facts to come. Halloween is observed in several countries. Halloween is said to come from the ancient Celtic harvest festivals. The Irish festival of …
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Picture yourself as an archeologist digging through the ruins of an ancient Neolithic city. Then, you find something. Slowly, from beneath sand and soil, you discover a statue. It’s a huge slab of stone carved into the shape of a giant man, more finely detailed than what you would’ve expected from the period. And the …
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Reminder before these dance fun facts that everyone can dance, just not everyone does. Here are all the dance fun facts, well most, because there’s a part two, too. Research proves that dancing reduces stress and tension for the mind and body. Studies by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute show that dancing prevents …
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In 1883, board games were more popular, with conveniences of households and eight hour days. People simply had more time. Also, prices came down and people could afford to buy more. The games tried to reform people or deal with the moral decline by injecting moral truths back into American life through the games. Parker …
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There are hundreds of millions of board games sold every year, with $4 billion in revenue. As common as they are now, they were barely known 150 years ago. 150 years ago they were pretty much unheard of. When it comes to the big players in board games, you have already heard of them. They …
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There are many places in America that everyone around the world knows because of their historical, cultural, or natural significance. We’re talking about places like Gettysburg, Washington, or the Grand Canyon. Then there are places that aren’t that famous — but they should be, if only for the virtue of their names. You see, those …
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How fun are weird riddles? Let me know what you think of these! What did the wig say to the head? I’ve got you covered. What is big and purple and lies in the sea? Grape Britain. What kind of story is the story about the three little pigs? A pigtail (pig tale). What would …