What's the skinny about Giant Pumpkins?
What makes giant pumpkins so huge? Growing giant pumpkins emerged out of the North American agricultural tradition.
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TONI DEE
Oct 62 min read
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here is a little history about how it got started.
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Aug 183 min read
Paralympic Games in Paris 2024
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will host more than 4,000 athletes from around world competing in 549 medal events.
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Aug 84 min read
Olympics Venues for 2024
There are 35 venues for the 2024 Olympics in Paris to showcase 329 events
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Aug 83 min read
OLYMPICS TRIVIA
Some Olympics games trivia to learn and have some fun.
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Jun 13 min read
How did the Rainbow Flag become the symbol for Gay Pride?
Gilbert Baker created a symbol of pride for the Gay community, the Rainbow Flag.He was urged by Harvey Milk in 1978.
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May 122 min read
What is the history of the Memorial Day holiday?
Memorial Day is the commemoration of all American military personnel who died or were wounded in all wars.
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May 112 min read
National Endangered Species Day is May 17.
Friday, May 17 is a special day to raise awareness of endangered species. In 2006, the National Endangered Species Day was created by the...
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Feb 31 min read
Is it BC or BCE? Which is correct?
I've been researching different historical events and keep coming up with these two terms, BC or BCE, so I asked Google... What is the...
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Jan 272 min read
Atmospheric Rivers, what are they?
It is time for winter weather and we tend to get some rain. The big buzzword is "Atmospheric River"... What are they? Atmospheric rivers...
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Jan 202 min read
When was your smoke alarm checked?
When was the last time you tested your Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Detectors? Well, here is what the National Fire Protection...
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Jan 133 min read
Martin Luther King Jr. Day, what does it mean?
We love our Monday holidays and 3 day weekends, but what is Martin Luther King Jr. Da really about? It is a Federal Holiday which means...
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Dec 17, 20232 min read
Winter Solstice
The Winter Solstice is Thursday, Dec 21, 2023, 7:27 PM PST in the Northern Hemisphere. The winter solstice marks the beginning of the...
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Nov 9, 20232 min read
Give a little Gratitude and practice acts of kindness
November 13 is World Kindness Day . In 1998 a group of kindness-focused individuals in the World Kindness Movement started World Kindness...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
Why do we still have a time change? We voted against it.. didn't we?
In 2018, we voted on Proposition 7 to stop messing with the clocks, but we still do, why? Proposition 7 didn't actually change Daylight...
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Oct 27, 20234 min read
History of Halloween and other scary facts.
This Tuesday is Halloween! I love to dress up and stir up some fun. Did you know that: Halloween’s origins can be traced back to the...
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Oct 21, 20233 min read
United Nations Day
October 24, is United Nations Day. On this day we celebrate the 78-year anniversary of the UN Charter of 1945. What makes it so...
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Oct 7, 20232 min read
Indigenous Peoples Day instead of Columbus Day?
Do you wonder if Columbus Day is a real holiday or why is it Indigenous Peoples Day? I did so, I did some research.. Indigenous Peoples'...
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Sep 23, 20232 min read
National Good Neighbor Day
NATIONAL GOOD NEIGHBOR DAY | SEPTEMBER 28 It is a blessing to have a good neighbor, but it is even better to BE a good neighbor. Good...
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Sep 16, 20232 min read
I was thoroughly taken by Sedona.
Wow, it really is one of the most beautiful places I've seen. Sedona, located in northern Arizona, is a picturesque and popular tourist...
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