In the UK, if you own or manage a pub or inn, then you’re a publican.

The world’s oldest termite mounds, which are located in South Africa, were already ancient when woolly mammoths still roamed the Earth.

A new documentary reveals that when David Bowie wrote “Heroes” he was inspired by Clare Shenstone, a model/actor/artist who had a relationship with him in the mid-1970s.

In 1962, The Jetsons became the first color TV show to air in prime time on ABC-TV.

We’re not supposed to wear white after Labor Day because rich city folk in the late 19th century who vacationed in the country during summer months and wore white to stay cooler didn’t want their white clothes to get dirty when they returned to the city.

This article appears in September 13 • 2024.

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