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Dietribes: Lima Beans
• Though we have come to pronounce them differently, Lima beans were indeed named for the capital of Peru where they have been growing for over 7,500 years. Through trading and cultivation, limas...
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Messing with Mother Nature: Snakeheads
Fish normally occur in three places: in the wild water, in aquariums, and on our dinner plates. But fish can move from one of these worlds to another. Fish imported to eat or to keep as pets sometimes...
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Plane Carrying Proposal Banner Crashes
Mike Flynn hired a plane to carry a banner sating “Will you marry me?” over the beach in Rhode Island where his girlfriend Michelle would see it. Ten minutes into the flight, pilot Mark Simmons noticed...
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Exploiting the Fine Print
Lawyer and financial planner Joseph Caramadre has made a career out of reading the fine print and exploiting loopholes. He’s under fire now for a scheme in which he sold variable annuities with life...
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10 Peculiar Things Public Schools Have Banned
We’ve all heard stories about schools banning books or gang-affiliated clothing, but there are many less-publicized bans in effect. Here are ten of the more interesting cases. 1. Pogs Remember Pogs?...
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Hungry Hungry Hippos: The Movie
(YouTube link) Oh sure, you’ve heard the joke quite a few times after the game Battleship was made into a feature film. The trailer here is a joke, from Film School Rejects. But the Hungry Hungry...
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Cthulhu Jack-O’-Lantern
When the Roger Williams Park Zoo in Providence, Rhode Island, say that it’s hosting a Jack-O’-Lantern Spectacular, they’re not kidding. These carved pumpkins sure are spectacular! My favorite is the...
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Pumpkin Carvings Inspired By Hollywood Movies
Bringing characters and images from the big screen to the side of a pumpkin is no small feat, but these sublimely detailed carvings from the Jack-O-Lantern Spectacular in Providence, Rhode Island...
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The Great New England Vampire Panic
Although European vampire panics died out in the 1700s, America had its share of scares in the 1800s, particularly in New England, and particularly during outbreaks of tuberculosis. Some of the dead...
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13 Vintage Photos Of Hurricanes And Their Aftermath
As Hurricane Sandy makes landfall on the East Coast, here’s a look back at other dramatic hurricanes in American history. Galveston, Texas Hurricane, September 1900 This hurricane was the deadliest in...
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