Pineapple Jalapeño Chicken Wings
Appetizers, Recipes, Slider
Memorial Day is quickly approaching and the barbecue season is about to officially begin. Chicken wings are all the rage these days and simple to make. Some like then sweet and some prefer them spicy--but rest assured that no matter how you…
10 Reasons Why Nursery Rhymes Will Make Your Kid Smart
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On May 24, 1830, Sarah J. Hale wrote the Mary Had a Little Lamb—one of our most timeless nursery rhymes. Hale was a writer and editor of Godey’s Ladies Journal, a popular women’s magazine of the era. After her husband’s death, and…
15 Myths About Luck We Want to Believe
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UPDATED: August 1st, 2016
May 23 is Lucky Penny Day. We’re all familiar with this popular myth about luck: Find a penny, pick it up, and all the day you’ll have good luck. However, if the penny is heads down, you’re supposed to leave…
15 Ways You are Applying Sunscreen Incorrectly
Family Health, Health, Slider
May 27 is Sunscreen Protection Day. An annual reminder just before Memorial Day—the unofficial beginning of beach season—that we should all be applying sunscreen on a daily basis. You wouldn’t voluntarily expose your body to harsh chemicals…
16 Reasons to Try Online Banking
Dollars and Sense, Money, Slider
Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker—neither one quite as good looking as the actors who portrayed them—robbed banks in the Depression era and died in a violent shootout on May 23, 1934 in Louisiana. In the course of their crime spree, they…
10 Things to Say to a Waiter that Can Ruin a Date
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May 21 is National Waiter & Waitresses Day. Most of us have worked as servers at one point or another in our lives, so we appreciate this holiday. Restaurant work is really tough, as it involves a delicate balance of customer service,…
15 Reasons You Should Learn to Play Guitar
Empowerment, Health, Slider
UPDATED August 1st, 2016
May 22 is Buy a Musical Instrument Day, a day when we can all appreciate the music and musicians in our lives. Learning to play a musical instrument is incredibly powerful in the development of the brain for children…
8 Kids’ Shows that Would Make Mr. Rogers Proud
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On May 22, 1967 Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood premiered on PBS. The show, and its star, Fred Rogers, would go on to be an entertainment legend and a positive influence on generations of children. The show would ultimately win four Daytime Emmy…
10 Reasons Why Kids (and Adults) Love Unicorns
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On May 22, 1933, the first reported modern sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was written up in the Inverness Courier. Sightings of the creature go back at least 1,500 years. Most recently, the supposed monster was sighted in 2011.
People…