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It’s unseasonably warm
My cat melted.
Kissin’ Kuzzins Short
On this day in 1988, Toni Morrison won the Pulitzer prize for her first of three novels about love and African-American history.
Move Your Vowels Minijuego
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the Smoking Ban in New York City bars and restaurants. A year into the ban, the city began providing free nicotine replacement therapy to smokers who wanted to quit.
Move Your Vowels Mini
Man O' War, often considered the greatest racehorse of the 20th century, was foaled on this day in 1917. In his career, he won 20 of 21 races and $249,465 ($3,374,000 today) in purses.
Today in Shoelace History
On this day in 1790, English inventor Harvey Kennedy patented the modern shoelace. It had aglets, the small sheaths found at each end of the lace (strings with aglets have actually been around for thousands of years).
National Spinach Day
It's National Spinach Day. The leafy green veggie originated in ancient Persia over 2000 years ago. It was introduced to India and China in the 600s and brought to Sicily in the 800s.