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The town of Newmarket, New Hampshire’s recreation department is known for its wacky thinking. In 2003, they merited a Guinness World Record for creating the…
Slackers
“Now let me give you a nickel’s worth of free advice, young man.” —Mr. Strickland to Marty McFly in 1985 Stanford S. “Gerald” Strickland, a.k.a.,…
Sailing the Doldrums
According to Google AI, “‘doldrums’ refers to a low-pressure area near the equator known as the Intertropical Convergence Zone (ITCZ)… a region of calm or…
What’s Up with That?
Name an absurd Saturday Night Live sketch with a ridiculously catchy song that also manages to descend into more and more ridiculousness with each new…
Spargelzeit!
When the snow starts to melt and winter fades, springtime also heralds the arrival of Spargelzeit, or “asparagus time” in Germany. White asparagus (or “white…
And So It Goes
“And So It Goes” holds an indescribably special place in QI’s heart. It’s our favorite, and we say that with respect to all songs ever…
Big Housing Figures and Chicagoland Risks
The Amoskeag Manufacturing Company was founded in Manchester, New Hampshire in 1810. From modest beginnings, it grew throughout the 19th century into the largest cotton…
From Coast to Coast
On May 10, 1869, Central Pacific Railroad President Leland Stanford used a silver hammer to drive a ceremonial golden rail spike that completed the 1,912-mile-long…
Brewing Before the BoC
Conjure up “Canada” and “beer” in conjunction and the McKenzie Brothers come to mind. This said, it’s no surprise that the history of Canadian lager…
Mrs. de Winter
“I want you to get rid of all these things.” “But these are Mrs. de Winter’s things.” “I am Mrs. de Winter now.” …
The Yellow Light: Wait or Don’t Wait?
In the early 1920s, Garrett Morgan was driving with his two sons in their car and witnessed a horrifying accident between a car and a…
Echo..Echo…Echo…
“An American artist might extract from such scenery as Echo Canyon, a system of architecture as original and as national as Egypt ever borrowed from…
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