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Gandalf

"White Elephant"

This is being called 'furniture'. Seems legit.
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And You Thought it Was About Fish

Today in Heritage History, December 28, 1980, Mexico terminates its fishing agreements with the U.S. The move was not political and had more

Iria
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todayinhh

Einstein the LIAR | Today in Heritage History

Today in Heritage History, November 16, 1915, Albert Einstein publishes The General Theory of Relativity. Immediately after Einsteins more

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Hey Rick, is That A Corn Dog or Are You Just Asking For My Vote?

Today in Campaign 2012, Rick Perry of Texas finishes dead last in the Iowa Caucus. Governor Perry said that he was, "very disappointed with more

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theloop21
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Ether You're in Georgia or You're Not

Today in Heritage History, December 27, 1871, Ether is first used in the U.S. during childbirth, in Jefferson, Georgia. Prior to its use more

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The National Women's Party

Today in Heritage History, January 2, 1913, the National Women's Party forms. Along with suffrage rights for women and eventually equal more

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The Geroosterd Rundvlees Revolt of 1731

Today in Heritage History, December 22, 1731, the Dutch people revolt against a Dutch government tax imposed on meat. The tipping point came more

todayinhh

Kindergarten in Texas

Today in Heritage History, January 3, 1876, the first free kindergarten opens in the U.S., at Florence, Massachusetts. That same year, the more

MrGhaz
Amabaie

Insect Infused Cocktail Recipes

Putting insects in alcohol is not a new trend – Tequila anyone? However, many bars all over the world are now jumping on the entomophagy more

gbudavid

NOT SO BRIGHT MOVE #2

Marian Searchwell may have wound up behind bars for domestic violence, but frankly it's hard to blame her for her actions.

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CreativeWriting
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Police seek pink bikini burglar

Know any guys in the Indianapolis area who like to wear girl's swimsuits? If so, maybe you can help police find a man who broke into a day more

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