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Category: Why is This a Thing?

Guinness World Records: More than a best-selling book

August 8, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

Guinness World Records has long been the authority on record- breaking achievements, but its origins are just as fascinating as…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: al blaschke skydive, guinness world records, john corcoran

The Farmers’ Almanac

May 16, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

Sometimes, we might feel like the world is just too digital, too fast, or even too modern. If Spring 2020…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: caleb weatherbee, farmers almanac, peter geiger, sandi duncan

Why is this a thing? Daylight Savings Time

March 2, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

We know it’s going to happen twice every year, but we still can’t seem to grasp the time change when…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: benjamin franklin, check smoke detectors, daylight savings time, george hudson, spring ahead

“Romance” Foods

January 31, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

Chocolate-dipped strawberries have been done so often in the movies, they are almost too cliché. But, consider the vitamin C…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: aphrodisiac food, date food, oysters

Why is this a thing? Weighted Blankets

January 3, 2020 AnnMarie Kennon 1 Comment

Ever feel a sense of comfort when the dentist puts that lead blanket over your body to take x-rays of…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: heavy blanket, polymer pellets, weighted blankets

Salvation Army Bell Ringers

December 2, 2019 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

In December 1891, Salvation Army Captain Joseph McFee resolved to provide Christmas dinner to San Francisco’s poor, but the question…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: andy webb, christmas bell ringers, fred brent, laura spradlin, salvation army, salvation army kettles, wayne nero

Why is this a thing? • Giving Circles

November 5, 2019 Contributing Author Leave a comment

Some Background The idea of giving circles dates back hundreds of years. In the United States, their precursors were “Fraternal…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: fraternal societies, giving circles, non-profits, philanthropy

why is this a thing? PUMPKIN SPICE

October 2, 2019 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

It has become the Elvis of flavors. Love it or hate it, people just can’t stop talking about it.  We…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: pumpkin spice, pumpkin trends

CBD Oil • why is this a thing?

August 30, 2019 AnnMarie Kennon Leave a comment

If you know a half-dozen people who are suddenly selling, using, or talking about Cannabidiol (CBD) oil, you are not…

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Posted in: Columns, Why is This a Thing? Filed under: cannabinol, cbd oil, epilepsy, isolate cbd

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