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Yes, it really does rain cats and dogs.

Posted on February 14, 2026

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I’m sure you’ve heard the expression “It’s raining cats and dogs out there!”

Of course that sentence is usually said simply to drive home the point that it’s raining really, really hard, but it can actually be true in the literal sense on occasion.

Not only has it been known to “rain” cats and dogs, but also fish, frogs, cows and even human beings.

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Classic comedy: ‘Who’s On First’

Posted on February 13, 2026

Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

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As I mentioned here, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the most popular and most highly paid comedians of their era (the 1940s and early 1950s).

This hilarious due created and performed some of the most famous comedy routines in entertainment history, including a true classic that seems to never get old…

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Why athletic shoes are often referred to as ‘sneakers’

Posted on February 8, 2026

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These days it seems like there’s an athletic shoe made for virtually every kind of physical activity.

For example, we have “tennis shoes”. We have “runners”. We have “walkers”. And we even have “dancers”.

Well, for many years we’ve also had “sneakers”.

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A video visit to Virginia’s Natural Tunnel State Park

Posted on January 29, 2026

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My home state of Virginia offers plenty of gorgeous scenery and fun things to do for those who come to visit.

Whether it’s sun and surf on the beaches bordering the Atlantic ocean and Chesapeake Bay on the state’s eastern coast, hiking or biking the mountainous trails in the west or visiting the many historic Civil War sites and quaint towns on the piedmont, Virginia has something wonderful and intriguing waiting for you to enjoy most anywhere you might happen to be.  [Read more…]

Guess what? Those ‘twinkling’ stars you see in the night sky aren’t actually twinkling at all

Posted on January 27, 2026

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If you’ve ever had the opportunity to view the night sky out in country where there’s no light pollution you probably noticed how the stars seemed to be twinkling.

The thousands of twinkling stars that shine down from the heavens have been fascinating and mesmerizing us humans all throughout our long history.

But there’s a strange truth about those twinkling stars: They don’t really twinkle at all.

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