Can groundhogs really predict the weather?
Every year on February 2, crowds gather around the burrow of a groundhog. Loud music blares, people cheer, and eventually, the sleepy groundhog noses his way out of his burrow.…
Mistletoe: A Christmas legend
Everyone knows what happens if you get stuck standing under a mistletoe around Christmas time. You get a big smooch! But did you know that people have been telling legends of this fascinating…
Where was Paul Bunyan born? Depends who you ask
Paul Bunyan most certainly hailed from Bemidji, Minnesota. That is, unless he came from Bangor, Maine. Both cities have statues of the giant folk hero lumberjack, and both cities claim he was…
Born December 6, 1908, Lester Gillis was named Public Enemy #1 in 1934. Gillis, using the alias George Nelson, was… https://t.co/spIoBBkHK2
(about 2 days ago)December 6, 1907, a mine explosion at Monongah, WV killed 361 miners, the worst coal mining disaster in U.S. histo… https://t.co/svVp21PH18
(about 2 days ago)The Ottawa, also known as the Odawa, are an Algonquian-speaking tribe who originally lived on the East Coast and mi… https://t.co/K15i3e2Nm6
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