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Waxing Gibbous
89% of full

Farmers Almanac
The 2013 Farmers Almanac
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The Storm of the Century! PLUS: St. Patrick's Day recipes and uncommon uses for everyday items - March 13th, 2013

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Philosofact
Luck sometimes visits a fool, but it never sits down with him.
March 13th, 2013
Superstorm: The Blizzard of '93

Twenty years ago this week, North America's East Coast was rocked by a blizzard many have called "the storm of the century." Farmers' Almanac looks back.

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Doctors: Who Does What?
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Doctors: Who Does What?Have you ever heard the professional name of a specific kind of doctor and wondered what, exactly, that doctor does? We have the answers!
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St. Patrick's Recipes with a Day Twist! St. Patrick's Recipes with a Day Twist! Forget that same old Irish fare you have every year! Shake up your holiday with these new twists on old traditions!
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Demoted! They Used to Be Planets . . . Demoted! They Used to Be Planets . . . We all know Pluto is no longer a planet, but did you know it's not the only object in our Solar System to get demoted? Learn more!
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Use These As . . . (Uncommon Uses for Everyday Items) Use These As . . . (Uncommon Uses for Everyday Items) Lip balm for your nails? Here's a look at some creative new ways to use items that most of us already have around the house!
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Helpful Hint
Helpful Hint To prevent hair clogs, place a piece of steel wool in the drain.
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Current Moon Phase
Waxing Crescent Moon, 3% of Full Waxing Crescent
3% of Full
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Today's Best Day Tasks

Bake, Cut Firewood, Mow to Increase Growth, Dig Holes
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Gardening Tasks

March 13th - March 15th
Cultivate And Spray, Do General Farm Work, But No Planting.
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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.

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