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Teaching Kids the Meaning of Memorial Day
Memorial Day is more than just an excuse for a cookout. Help share the meaning of this important occasion with the kids in your life.
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Coming Up: Three Supermoons!
Full moon lovers will be in for a treat this summer as the coming months bring not just one, but three full supermoons in a row.
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A Mouthwatering Menu for Your Next Picnic
Six effortless, and delicious, recipes perfectly-suited to travel, and hand-picked for you to take to your next picnic. Why not wow your host by bringing them all?
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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.
