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Vinegar Pie Actually Originated A Century Before The Great Depression
One of the earliest recipes for vinegar pie appeared in a domestic manual called "The Practical Housekeeper" in 1855, and then again in a Pennsylvania newspaper in 1859. Some pie enthusiasts ...
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Constantine J. Smyth, Councillor-at-law promoted by President Wilson
While investigating the background to Constantine J. Smyth, I ran into another man of the same name, and although just as interesting, I could find no obvious link between the families. All the same, ...
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Half-Dollar Home Run: Check Out This $1.5 Million Coin and 4 More Worth Well Over 50 Cents
The half dollar is one of the most popular U.S. coins to collect. Though many aren’t worth more than their face value, older half dollars often hold value due to the silver in their composition ...
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In 1859, 24 Rabbits ‘Colonized’ A New Continent—A Biologist Tells The Story
In 1859, he requested 24 European wild and domestic rabbits from his family back home. His intention was simple—to establish a local population of game animals for sport. On Christmas Day ...
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The Australian dollar has hit a 5 year low. Sounds bad but don’t panic
Since it was floated in 1983, the Australia dollar has dropped to be worth less than half a US dollar in 2001. But in 2010 the Australian dollar was worth a little more than a US dollar.
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Bob Dylan’s Unfinished Draft Lyrics To ‘Mr Tambourine Man’ Sell For Half A Million Dollars At Auction
Bob Dylan is enjoying yet another wave of recognition with his story of coming to superstardom being told in the film A Complete Unknown. Now, BBC News reports that two pages of old paper ...
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‘Stranger Things’ Creators the Duffer Brothers to Receive Variety’s Showrunner Award at 2025 SCAD TVfest
The Duffer Brothers, creators of Netflix’s hit “Stranger Things,” will receive the Variety Showrunner Award on the opening night of the 13th annual SCAD TVfest. The festival returns in ...
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The strong dollar conundrum facing the Trump administration
This creates a bit of a conundrum for the incoming Trump administration, which has repeatedly expressed a preference for a weaker U.S. dollar to limit imports and address the persistence of large ...
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Dollar, U.S. 10-Year Treasury Yields Rise to 2-Year High After Strong Data Dim Rate-Cut Prospects
The dollar hit fresh highs against several currencies and U.S. 10-year borrowing costs increased in tandem, continuing their rise since Friday’s strong U.S. jobs data put a dampener on prospects ...
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Choosing Seeds From 14,000 Varieties? It Just Got Easier.
By Margaret Roach I’m several hundred heirloom bean varieties deep in the latest seed list I’m browsing, description by description, with no plan to come up for air anytime soon. There are ...
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Taiwan Dollar Set to Replace Yuan as Asia’s Top Funding Currency
The Taiwan dollar is on the verge of overtaking the yuan as Asia’s best carry-trade target given its lower risk of interest-rate and currency volatility. A strategy of borrowing the island’s ...