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Table Tidbits
In 1860, "Godey's Lady's Book" advised U.S. women to cook tomatoes for at least three hours to remove their unpleasant raw taste.

Quotable
by Henry David Thoreau, American author and philosopher (1817-1862)
"How vain it is to sit down to write when you have not stood up to live."

Lore Has It
To dream of a lizard is a sign that you have a secret enemy.

Behind the Magic
Cinderella''s Golden Carousel was built in 1917 as the Liberty Carousel and ran for many decades in New Jersey before being asquired by the Walt Disney Company in 1967.

Name Change
The real name of the notorious English pirate Blackbeard was Edward Teach.

Still on the Books
In Canada, you may not pay for a 50-cent item with only pennies.

So Named
The mackintosh is named after Charles Macintosh, the Scottish chemist who invented and patented the first practical waterproof cloth in 1823.

Cold Truth
A scorpion can survive frozen for up to three weeks.