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Ever wonder how hurricanes and tropical storms get their names?  According to the National Hurricane Center, the use of short distinctive names is easier to communicate to the public and causes…

Vanilla – more valuable than silver. Vanilla purchases have exploded since the pandemic has started. The island of Madagascar supplies 80% of the world’s vanilla even thought it is not…

Our face-to-face and in-person interactions have been severely reduced to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. It’s been challenging and feels wrong to be separated from other people – humans…

During the pandemic many folks have tackled a project or two around their home, yard, apartment, bedroom, kitchen, closets, etc. For sure, there is no shortage of articles containing suggestions…

Posted 7/10/2020 “Color is just a word to those who cannot see it” “PINGELAP ATOLL, A Micronesian island in the South Pacific, sometimes goes by its other name, the Island…

You guessed it, “We all Scream for Ice Cream!” July is National Ice Cream Month, and you have Kentucky to thank! In 1984, Senator Walter Dee Huddleston of Kentucky introduced…

Posted 6/19/2020 The National Geographic podcast series “Overheard” dives into bizarre, delightful and totally fascinating conversations overheard at National Geographic Headquarters. Smuggled dinosaur bones. Man-made glaciers. An audacious quest to…