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Summer Solstice 2025
June 20 at 7:41pm pst is the summer solstice, in the Northern Hemisphere. It marks the beginning of summer. It is not an official date, but a long-held tradition recognized around the world for centuries.
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Jun 133 min read
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Food for thought this holiday season?
Food for thought this holiday season. Some interesting things to think about as the year comes to an end.
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Dec 22, 20242 min read
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The history of the Christmas tree.
This history of the Christmas tree goes back to medieval times.
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Dec 22, 20242 min read
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Winter Solstice
The winter solstice marks the beginning of the season of winter.
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Dec 15, 20242 min read
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The history of Halloween
Halloween’s origins can be traced back to the Celtic festival of Samhain. Samhain marked the end of the harvest season, the midpoint between
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Oct 31, 20244 min read
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What's the skinny about Giant Pumpkins?
What makes giant pumpkins so huge? Growing giant pumpkins emerged out of the North American agricultural tradition.
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Oct 19, 20242 min read
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Breast Cancer Awareness Month
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Here is a little history about how it got started.
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Oct 6, 20242 min read
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Paralympic Games in Paris 2024
The Paris 2024 Paralympic Games will host more than 4,000 athletes from around world competing in 549 medal events.
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Aug 18, 20243 min read
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Olympics Venues for 2024
There are 35 venues for the 2024 Olympics in Paris to showcase 329 events
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Aug 8, 20244 min read
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OLYMPICS TRIVIA
Some Olympics games trivia to learn and have some fun.
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Aug 8, 20243 min read
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How did the Rainbow Flag become the symbol for Gay Pride?
Gilbert Baker created a symbol of pride for the Gay community, the Rainbow Flag.He was urged by Harvey Milk in 1978.
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Jun 1, 20243 min read
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What is the history of the Memorial Day holiday?
Memorial Day is the commemoration of all American military personnel who died or were wounded in all wars.
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May 12, 20242 min read
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National Endangered Species Day is May 17.
Friday, May 17 is a special day to raise awareness of endangered species. In 2006, the National Endangered Species Day was created by the...
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May 11, 20242 min read
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Earth Day, what are you doing to stop plastics use?
This year's theme, “Conserving Every Ecosystem, Caring for Every Creature,” highlights the intersection of conservation....
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Apr 22, 20243 min read
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Is it BC or BCE? Which is correct?
I've been researching different historical events and keep coming up with these two terms, BC or BCE, so I asked Google... What is the...
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Feb 3, 20241 min read
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Atmospheric Rivers, what are they?
It is time for winter weather and we tend to get some rain. The big buzzword is "Atmospheric River"... What are they? Atmospheric rivers...
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Jan 27, 20242 min read
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When was your smoke alarm checked?
When was the last time you tested your Smoke Alarm and Carbon Monoxide Detectors? Well, here is what the National Fire Protection...
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Jan 20, 20242 min read
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Martin Luther King Jr. Day, what does it mean?
We love our Monday holidays and 3 day weekends, but what is Martin Luther King Jr. Da really about? It is a Federal Holiday which means...
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Jan 13, 20243 min read
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Give a little Gratitude and practice acts of kindness
November 13 is World Kindness Day . In 1998 a group of kindness-focused individuals in the World Kindness Movement started World Kindness...
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Nov 9, 20232 min read
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Why do we still have a time change? We voted against it.. didn't we?
In 2018, we voted on Proposition 7 to stop messing with the clocks, but we still do, why? Proposition 7 didn't actually change Daylight...
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Nov 3, 20232 min read
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