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Then I'll nitpick again - Cabot is thought to have set foot on the island of Newfoundland, or possibly Cape Breton Island, and not the mainland. ;)
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In 1493 Columbus set foot on what is now the US territory of Puerto Rico.
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If few people know that purple means "no trespassing", how can it be effective? Do they teach it to kids in those states where it is a law?
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There is one one hit for "Canadian marble fox" on Google Scholar, which tells me it's not a scientifically recognized subspecies. That one hit is to https://pethelpful.com/exotic-pets/Russian-Pet-Domesticated-Foxes which says "This is nothing more than a domesticated red fox that has a "marble" fur coloration. They descend from the fur trade. Someone made up the "Canadian" part of the word (although some foxes do descend from fur farms in Canada) and its mythological status, claiming an art doll is the animal in question. Who knows why."
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The residence hall I lived in had an enclosed passageway to the neighboring hall. Every year during move in week, at least one vehicle would crash into it. One year I was brushing my teeth and felt a thud through the building. A Ryder truck had slammed into the arch, breaking off part of the roof. Checking now with Google Street View, I see they've put in sacrificial barriers since I left.
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Back around 2005, some Jägerettes came to the bar we were at, handing out free shots. After they left, the German woman in our group commented that back in Germany this was the type of drink old women use "for medicinal reasons", just like the video said. That likely wasn't quite the sort of marketing Jägermeister wanted.
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We toured Italy for our honeymoon. My travel agent (that tells you it was a while ago) recommended Bolanzo, which was a great suggestion. While there we walked by the South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology .. with Ötzi on display! I jumped at the chance to see him.
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Yeah, that Slow Mo Guys one put me off getting a tattoo due to the depth. Glad to know the real one isn't so deep. The Smarter Every Day one wasn't as bad to squeamish ole me.
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Confession of a 52 year old man. I type on my laptop, on my belly, propped up by my elbows or (more often) using a pillow, as Carrie Bradshaw does in this image.
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Totally made my day - thanks Miss Cellania!
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TIL the phrase "triple tautonyms". Others are Bison bison bison, the plains bison; Bufo bufo bufo, the European toad; and Lynx lynx lynx, the Northern European lynx.
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Here's the recipe and full/uncropped source image for Ham Buffet Mold, from "Famous Brands Meat Cookbook - Volume 4", Brand Name Publishing Corp, 1985. The recipe is identical to the one in the 1969 "Campbell's Great Restaurants Cookbook, U.S.A", though updated to specify 'Campbell's Condensed Tomato Soup' instead of merely 'condensed tomato soup'.
I love archive.org!
I love archive.org!
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I tried Miami, because I'm from one and have visited a few others. It said that in Santa Fe County, "Miami" probably meant "Miami, NM". Having lived in Santa Fe County, I know "Miami" by default means the one in Florida.I also tried Springfield, because Simpsons. I didn't know there was one in Florida. It says that people in Leon County (another place I lived) would likely know about it over the ones in the Midwest.Still, it's pretty good given the simple model used.
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It was an era when Courage and Character were more important than training and preparation.
When I moved to Sweden, one of my Swedish classes covered Örnen and Andrée's expedition. It's how I learned the Swedish word for trichinosis - "trikinos".
When I moved to Sweden, one of my Swedish classes covered Örnen and Andrée's expedition. It's how I learned the Swedish word for trichinosis - "trikinos".
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That mix-up may explain why the overview for Florida is wrong. The real Florida State Route 29 (76 miles, from Carnestown to Palmdale) is in southwest Florida, from west of Lake Okeechobee to nearly Everglades City. That's also what the text says. But the overview map of each state’s loneliest road shows it as an east-west panhandle route, just south of Georgia. The real US 29 does go to Pensacola, but it quickly enters Alabama on its way to Maryland, and does not take the route shown.