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Exploring Sweethearts: A Valentine’s Day Favorite
Sweethearts for Valentine’s Day Valentine’s Day has its traditions and treats. Remember paper Valentines shared with our classmates? And the candy? There is one candy treat I never enjoyed eating, but I loved to get. Can you guess what it was? What started as a wafer to cure coughs, over decades of innovations, would become…
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Thanksgiving Meaning: Celebrating Gratitude and Togetherness
I had to chuckle when I spotted this holiday. We’re celebrating Clean Out Your Refrigerator on November 15th. Great idea before Thanksgiving! Can you guess who suggested this one? Whirlpool Home appliances created this National Holiday in 1999. They even had a toll-free number! Then I started to think of refrigerators and owners I have known……
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Celebrating World Smile Day: History and Impact
Who was behind this holiday? It wasn’t a dentist. To my delight it was a commercial artist in the USA. As a creator myself this got my attention. Discovered his creation has morphed into the popular smiling emoji and still brings smiles around the world. Want to know more? The ‘smiley’ was created in 1963…
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