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Lizzie Borden House Takes An Axe To The Real Estate Market

Lizzie Borden House

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CARTOON 01-10-2021

Astronaut literally translates to "star sailor."

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John Graziano John Graziano — January 10, 2021
1. Colorado has one active volcano: Dotsero. It last erupted when the Great Pyramids were being built in Egypt. 2. Hollywood actress Hedy Lamarr helped invent a covert communication system that laid the groundwork for modern Wi-Fi. 3. The process by which bread toasts is called the Maillard reaction. 4. Astronaut literally translates to "star sailor."
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CARTOON 01-15-2021

1. Some bees sleep in flowers and possibly even dream! 2. Beam Him Up! In 2008, ashes of late "Star Trek" actor James Doohan were smuggled onto the International Space Station! Submitted by Nate Westbury, Minneapolis, MN. 3. An elephant's trunk is both an upper lip and a nose.

CARTOON 01-14-2021

1. Frederick Douglass was the most photographed American in the nineteenth century. 2. In 2017, a Cheeto shaped like Harambe the gorilla sold on EBay for $99,900! 3. Nebraska college student Katy Ayers and farmer Ash Gordon built a working canoe out of mushroom roots!

CARTOON 01-13-2021

1. A sea turtle can weigh as much as a water buffalo! 2. Tasmanian devils glow under fluorescent light! 3. At least one of the colors on the Olympic flag appears on every country's flag.

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