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Bear hunter, murderess, PBC founders: Colorful characters at West Palm Beach Cemetery
Palm Beach Daily News via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe city of West Palm Beach is offering free tours of its historic cemetery, Woodlawn, once a month...
Cloud control: Humanity’s never-ending quest to control the weather
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 1 month agoAn October 1919 Popular Science story described hail cannons and similar technological efforts to...
Why do we set clocks forward in the spring?
WJZY via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDALLAS (AP) — Once again, most Americans will set their clocks forward by one hour this weekend, losing perhaps a bit of sleep but gaining more glorious...
The Origin Story Of The Humble French Fry
Daily Meal via Yahoo News· 2 months agoBeloved the world over, French fries are the crispy, salty snack that nearly everyone loves. Despite many claims, their true origins are shrouded in...
A first-of-its-kind bomber test 20 years before World War II spelled the beginning of the end of the...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 2 years agoUS sailors watch bombs fall around captured German cruiser Frankfurt during a test off the Virginia...
Peep these 20 new scary movies for Halloween, from 'Saw X' to 'The Exorcist: Believer'
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 9 months agoWhat scares you the most? Demon children? Serial killers? Aliens invading your home? Murderous...
Common, but not ordinary: Why it's hard to imagine a civilization without onions
Salon via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDifferent Types of Onions Getty Images/Renphoto Author and journalist Mark Kurlansky and I have...
Mansions, parties, and fine dining: Vintage photos show how America's wealthiest business tycoons...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMembers of New York high society John S. Milburn, Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt III, Stuyvesant Fish,...
Plant Lovers’ Almanac: An ode to black raspberries, columbines, aspens and apples
Akron Beacon Journal via Yahoo News· 2 years agoIn Colorado last week, my wife and I enjoyed the ponderosa pines, fields of pink pinwheel morning...
Filling a gap in history: WAM acquires works by 19th-century Black artists
Worcester Telegram & Gazette via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor's Note: Worcester Living stories are written far in advance of publication. In the time since...
