Winter Is For Hobbies
When the days are short and dark, you have to make the most of your time inside and find plenty of things to do. Lots of Alaskans are self-taught break bakers, artists, knitters, or even musicians.
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The More You Know
- In 1993, San Francisco held a referendum over whether a police officer called Bob Geary was allowed to patrol while carrying a ventriloquist’s dummy called Brendan O’Smarty. He was.
- It costs the U.S. Mint almost twice as much to mint each penny and nickel as the coins are actually worth. Taxpayers lost over $100 million in 2013 just through the coins being made.
- Donkeys and dolphins are sometimes used as guard animals.
- The longest place name on the planet is 85 letters long.