
Kleenex tissues were originally intended for gas masks.
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Chicago’s nickname “The Windy City” was coined by 19th-century journalists who were referring to the fact that its residents were “windbags” and “full of hot air.”
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John Chapman, aka Johnny Appleseed, planted thousands of apple trees on U.S. soil. But the apples on those trees were much more bitter than the ones you’d find in the supermarket today. He didn’t expect his fruits to be eaten whole, but rather made into hard apple cider.
Saturday Siren
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