Farmers' Almanac
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Ask Caleb: What Causes an Ice Age?
An ice age occurs when thick sheets of ice build up over much of the surface of the Earth in a process called glaciation. Learn more!
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Zodiac Zone: Meet Pisces
Pisces is the twelfth constellation of the zodiac. Its name is the Latin word meaning “fish.” Learn more!
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Petite Pluto
It may not be a planet anymore, but Pluto is still pretty interesting. Learn more!
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Groundhog Day Trivia
In honor of Groundhog Day this week, here’s some fun trivia about North America’s second favorite weather prognosticator.
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Nebulous Neptune
Neptune is the eighth, and farthest, planet in our Solar System. Learn more about the mysterious “Blue Planet.”
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Unusual Uranus
Uranus may not be as big as Jupiter or as impressively arrayed as Saturn, but look a little closer and you’ll find that there’s more to “Bullseye Planet” than meets the eye.
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Scintillating Saturn
Though remote from the Earth, Saturn’s unique ring system makes it possibly the most instantly recognized planet in our Solar System. Learn more about “the ringed planet.”
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Mysterious Mars
Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun in our Solar System. While it’s not our nearest neighbor or the brightest planet in the night sky, it is perhaps the planet that most inspires our imagination.
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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.
