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7 winter essentials mom made us wear growing up
Mom was convinced we’d catch pneumonia if we weren’t bundled up like the Michelin Man.
November 14, 2019
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How the Postal Service got us to change the way we address letters
Unlike the campaign to adopt the metric system, this actually worked.
November 5, 2019
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November 1979: 13 things that happened 40 years ago this month
The Greensboro massacre, the hostage crisis and a false alarm that almost led to nuclear war.
November 2, 2019
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The unconventional method that brought relief to my chronic pain
Even just one treatment can result in long-lasting benefits.
October 25, 2019
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The all-female spacewalk and NASA’s cringe-worthy history of women-in-space
We still have a ways to go.
October 19, 2019
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12 words about to reach retirement age (that remain essential)
These words first came on the scene in 1955 and will soon turn 65.
October 16, 2019
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October 1969: 14 things that happened 50 years ago this month
A look back at the world 50 years ago.
October 9, 2019
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October 1979: 14 things that happened 40 years ago this month
How many of these news stories do you remember?
October 1, 2019
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September 1979: 12 things that happened 40 years ago this month
How many of these do you remember?
September 6, 2019
