Farmers’ Almanac Blog
Signs of Winter Revisited
February Flower Lore
Hogwash: Different Groundhogs Offer Different Predictions
Punxsutawney Phil may be the most famous, but see what a handful of other groundhogs said about six more weeks of winter.
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Video: Inside Groundhog Day
A few years ago, the Farmers’ Almanac TV crew headed to Punxsutawney, Pa., for the annual Groundhog Day festivities at Gobbler’s Knob. Here’s a behind-the-scenes look at what goes into the oldest and biggest Groundhog Day celebration in North America.
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A Month Ago Today
Happy New Year! It’s 4,710!
Where’s the Snow?
What a weird, but predicted, winter. Do you miss snow? Or is this winter your kind of winter. Read on and be sure to share your thoughts and observations.
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Is today a lucky or unlucky day?
Today is the first of three Friday the 13ths we’ll have in 2012! Learn more about this fear of 13.
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Lightning Fatalities Down
We don’t tend to focus on lightning safety at this time of the year. But, as we look back on 2011, there is some positive news to report.
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.