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This associate justice of the #SCOTUS was nominated by President Biden in 2022. She is the first black woman and the first former federal public defender to serve on the Court.
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According to Food & Wine Magazine, favorite hot sauce brands vary from region to region. 80 percent of people surveyed in a Harris Poll said that they use different kinds for different dishes. If you didn't know, March is National Sauce Month.
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In 1934, the New International Dictionary (now Merriam-Webster) accidentally included the non-existent word “dord” in its dictionary. It went unchanged for five years. The entry “D or d” was typo-ed into a single word.
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In January 2021, the US Treasury Department resumed its effort to add Harriet Tubman's portrait to this denomination of currency. The redesign is set to arrive in 2030. Last month, the US Mint issued coins commemorating the bicentennial of her birth: $5 gold coins, $1 silver coins and half-dollar coins.
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#TIL that the Hallmark Channel is the top cable network among women in the US. Last November, it was the third-most-watched cable network, beating both CNN and MSNBC.
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The better half and the other half.
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The croissant was introduced to the French by Viennese military officer-turned-baker in 1839.
Burns Night
Pay tribute to the great Bard this evening with haggis, neeps and tatties, poetry, and a few drams of whisky. Burns's friends held the 1st memorial supper for the poet five years after his death, in July of 1801. Celebrating on his birthday, January 25th, has been a regular ritual ever since.