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Encyclopedia Britannica plots $1bn stock market listing
The Telegraph via Yahoo Finance· 2 months agoEncyclopædia Britannica is preparing to join the US stock market with a hoped-for $1bn (£850m)...
Wordle clone Quordle acquired by Merriam-Webster
TechCrunch· 1 year agoMerriam-Webster, the Encyclopædia Britannica subsidiary best known for its online dictionary, has acquired a popular Wordle clone called Quordle. Quordle...
I Just Learned Why 7-Eleven Is Called That—and It Blew My Mind
allrecipes via Yahoo News· 12 months agoThe answer is surprisingly simple. 7-Eleven/Allrecipes 7-Eleven is one of those staple stores that...
Juneteenth started as a celebration of freedom. Here's why it's now a national holiday.
AZCentral | The Arizona Republic via Yahoo News· 11 months agoCorrections & Clarifications: A previous version of this article incorrectly described Juneteenth's...
'Poetry chose me': Iowa City’s Dan Campion lets the currents of verse flow in new book
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLightning struck Dan Campion more than a half century ago as he sat in his high school English class...
No One Knows Mrs. Claus' First Name
Snopes via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPierce Archive LLC/Buyenlarge via Getty Images From "Gertrude" to "Jessica," various first names have been given to Santa Claus' wife, Mrs. Claus, in...
Is The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare a true story? Did it inspire James Bond?
What To Watch via Yahoo News· 1 month agoHenry Cavill on a boat in The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare. You might be wondering if The...
Once again, an ‘act of God’ leaves us with more questions than answers
Lexington Herald-Leader McClatchy Articles via AOL· 2 years agoPeriodically a natural disaster hits. Innocent people die. Homes and businesses are destroyed. Our...
Fact Check: No, Trump Did Not Tell a Crowd in New Hampshire that 9/11 Was an 'Inside Job'
Snopes via Yahoo News· 4 months agoChip Somodevilla/Getty Images Claim: Former U.S. President Donald Trump said the 9/11 attacks on the...
How to keep your pet safe and healthy during a heatwave
The Independent via Yahoo News· 2 years agoLearning how to cope in the heat can be a struggle, with the beaming rays of the sun, the...