by Eliot Stein BBC Ask most Americans and they’ll tell you that the United States started in Philadelphia on July 4, 1776 when the Founding Fathers signed the Declaration of Independence. But chances are, almost none of those coming realizes that the US’s political and ideological birthplace was once part of a little-known …
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Drunk Raccoon Passed Out In Liquor Store
by Chris Michael The Guardian A liquor store employee in Virginia was startled Nov. 29 to discover smashed whisky bottles on the floor of the shop and, upon entering the bathroom, an apparently drunk, sleeping and spread-eagled raccoon. “He fell through one of the ceiling tiles and went on a full-blown rampage, drinking …
Life-Saving Drugs Made From Corn Husks
by Kevin Burton We just bought a big box of corn from our favorite buy-local small farm. That makes us a candidate to help the young man from our first good-news story today. But as you will see, he’s doing OK! Hope you are having a good Saturday and have room for …
Bread Company Feeds Stranded Motorists
by Kevin Burton Shoutout to Baltimore-based Schmidt Baking Company for feeding hungry motorists stranded on a frozen Virginia highway this week. A truck jackknifed on Interstate 95 between Richmond and Washington DC Monday, blocking traffic, reported WMAR-TV in Baltimore. That triggered a chain reaction as other vehicles lost control according to state police. …
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