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Port Huron Railroad Bridge
Locals of Port Huron, or indeed anyone who has ever been near the Port Huron Yacht Club, are undoubtedly familiar with the large, metal structure at the mouth of the Black River. But, even if you have seen it a million times, you might be wondering, what is it and what is its story?
By Austin Blessing-Nelson (Blessing)4 years ago in FYI
Whatever happened to musician Jim Sullivan?
Jim Sullivan was a musician with a large mustache. And it's no surprise that you probably don't know anything about him. Having listened to numerous blues groups, he became infatuated with music. He was a family man. He was married and followed his guitar wherever it led. In 1968, he relocated himself and his family to Los Angeles.
By Marc Hoover4 years ago in FYI
Who listens anymore?
A small but noisy contingent of truckers and wannabe sympathizers travelled across Canada this past week and settled into Ottawa, our nations' capital. This being the dead of winter, it is not my belief that the participants were headed there to vacation, as Ottawa is noted as one of the coldest capital cities in the world, rivalling Moscow, Helsinki and Ulaan Bator.
By Steven Buehler4 years ago in FYI
The Jiajing Emperor
Did you know that there are at least 21 ways to tie shoelaces? For neckties, there are anywhere between 85 and 177,147 methods. The oldest knot on record dates to about 13,000 BC. Of all the knots you’ve ever tied in your life — have you ever tied one that won’t tighten? I have. It’s kind of a pain, too, when it happens. You think you’ve got it right, go to draw it tight, and are met with a mess that takes a while to untangle so you can try again.
By J.A. Hernandez4 years ago in FYI
Let's talk about the sperm
Foto Nadezhda Moryak från Pexels In this article, I will write about the human seed or the sperm. As a male embryologist, I still am quite fascinated by human development particularly the sperm. I have worked as an embryologist for about 20 year's and I still am very fascinated with human fertilization and how we can become a fully working humans from those two small tiny cells that you can't see without a microscope. Even though the egg cell, or oocyte, is the largest cell in a human.
By Lassepetter4 years ago in FYI
Why Chocolate is the Typical Valentine's Day Gift. Top Story - February 2022.
Chocolate is one of the most commonly given gifts when it comes to Valentine's day. In fact, Valentine's day falls behind only easter and Christmas when it comes to chocolate and candy sales in the UK (and the USA for that matter). Of course, the idea of giving simple or ornate chocolates as a gift is older than all of these holidays, having roots in pre-Christian South America.
By S. A. Crawford4 years ago in FYI
Thomas Bowdler, Political Correctness and Scrabble. Top Story - February 2022.
Our son came to visit back in 2018 and, as is our wont, we played many a game of Scrabble together. We play open book with a dictionary at hand, The Official Scrabble Player's Dictionary. I have an old, slightly battered Second Edition which came out in 1993. My son thought this was a bit outdated and surprised me with a gift of the latest Sixth Edition which includes many new words including emoji, facepalm, bitcoin and listicle. One of the current controversies is over the addition of "ok". Scrabble rules don't permit capital letters or proper names. The word used to be spelled OK but the spelling has been liberalized in recent years to permit ok in lower case. This is anathema to conservative purists but a boon to more liberal players who always are on the lookout for new two letter words.
By Marco den Ouden4 years ago in FYI
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