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Hockey History: The First Stanley Cup

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On March 22, 1894, the first championship series for Lord Stanley’s Cup was played in Montreal, Canada. The Stanley Cup was the creation of...
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Ice-Cream Headache (Brain Freeze)

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An ice-cream headache, also known as brain freeze, cold-stimulus headache,or its given scientific name sphenopalatine ganglioneuralgia (meaning “nerve pain of the sphenopalatine ganglion“), is a form of...
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Spring (Vernal) Equinox

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In the Northern Hemisphere spring officially begins at 7:21 p.m. ET on Sunday, March 20, 2011—the vernal equinox, or spring equinox.  An equinox occurs...
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Super Full Moon

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On March 19, 2011, a full Moon of rare size and beauty will rise in the east at sunset. It’s a super “perigee moon”...
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Origin of Raining Cats and Dogs

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There are numerous guesses at the origin of the popular phrase “It’s raining cats and dogs”, none of which can be said to be...
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Luck of the Irish

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The Luck of the Irish may not be what is commonly believed and there is no definitive origin of the well known phrase. Some...
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Agent Orange

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“Agent Orange” was the code name used for a herbicide used by the U.S. Military during the Vietnam War.  The name comes from the...
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Urban Legend: Blue Star Acid

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Urban Legend: a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false. The “Blue Star Acid” story warned of a form of...
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Acronyms: SPAM

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On July 5, 1937 the luncheon meat Spam, was introduced into the market by the Hormel Foods Corporation. The name “Spam” was chosen when the...
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The Priestly Blessing: Origin of Vulcan Salute

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In his autobiography I Am Not Spock, Leonard Nimoy wrote that he based the Vulcan Salute on the Priestly Blessing traditionally performed by Jewish Kohanim (priests) with...
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Acronyms: RSVP

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In the context of social invitations, RSVP is a request for a response from the invited person. It is derived from the French phrase répondez...
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