My parents were very all-American, but there was a weird side where my mom and her whole family worked in carnivals. Some of the carnies looked like characters in my movie. That ended in '77 when a riot broke out- in fact, my brother and I got caught in the middle of it....
These mashers fromthe late 1800s and early 1900s, also known as muddlers, had either plain wooden handles or metal ones. Wire was used for manufacturing a century or more ago and its popularity lasted well into the 1940s. Who created smashed potatoes?
How was ricin created? Ricin is a naturally occurring protein that is part of the leftover "waste mash" createdwhen beans from the castor plant (Ricinus communis) are processed to make castor oil. Exposure occurs if the bean seeds are eaten; otherwise, exposure must be deliberate. Is it il...
“Working with an artist like Barbra is one in a lifetime, and I really thought it was once in a lifetime!” Barry joked about their new collaboration. “Barbra takes a song and does it her way, and there’s no real way to put that into words," he said, adding: “There the ten...
The terracotta army was found just outside of his tomb complex, near modern-day Xi'an. (The mound that contains Qin Shihuangdi's tomb remains unexcavated,) After Qin Shihuangdi's death, there was a power struggle, ultimately leading to a civil war. It was perhaps at this time that so...
This was Sid. He was going to be my conversation partner for the next hour. We introduced ourselves. I said I was a science journalist. He said he worked in a social neuroscience laboratory at Dartmouth College. Sid and I were communicating via the Internet as we lay in separate brain-im...
When main characters of “The Vampire Diaries” weren’t dealing with messy vampire love triangles or saving their town from other supernatural forces, the Mystic Grill was a popular hangout spot over the seasons. If you’re ever in Covington, Georgia, and have a hankering for southern cuisine...
And then even more years passed. Many turkeys met their end, but so did your role as main character in the turkey scene. Turkey platters got passed to the next generation. It was their turn to Butterball, mash, chop, roll, bake and worry. ...
Daylight Saving Time started in the United States during World War 1 as the government looked for ways to conserve the coal used for heating homes. It was unpopular and quickly abolished but brought back in the 1960s. The majority of states observe DST h
Ditta:Billie’s case is different to the usual setup: she’d gained a truly incredible level of popularity and an immense fan base before her debut record dropped, the world already had an idea of who she was and what she was capable of before these 13 songs were released as a whole....