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• In Baltimore, MD visit the Mount Vernon Museum of Incandescent Lighting. Highlights (pun intended) include the largest bulb ever made, which is 4 ft (1.2 m) high and 3 ft (.9 m) tall throwing out 50,000 watts. It was manufactured to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Thomas Edison’s discovery and could only be lit for 30 seconds at a time before overheating. It sits next to the smallest bulb ever made, which is the size of a pin point. Bulbs this tiny are still used in surgery and to inspect missile parts. The museum also boasts a cockpit bulb from the Enola Gay- the plane that dropped the bomb on Japan; a bulb from the Statue of Liberty’s original torch; and about 8,000 other lightbulbs of historical significance, including some of Edison’s early prototypes. What a bright idea!

• In North Canton, Ohio, visit the Hoover Historical Center and see over 100 different models of vacuums. There’s the 1956 Walk-on-Air model which was lifted on its own exhaust

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MEDICAL MUSEUMS • In Minneapolis visit the Museum of Questionable Devices where you can be cured of what ails you. Grow back your amputated body parts using radio waves. Cure skin ailments with electricity. Revitalize your blood using magnetic adhesive bandages. There’s a wealth of baldness cures right next to items designed to increase your height. Read about a man named Eben MacBurney Byers who, in the 1920s, believed the claims made by the Radnithor Corporation which said their product would increase virility. He consumed 1,400 half-ounce bottles of Radnithor, which consisted of distilled water laced with radioactive isotopes. He died of radium poisoning.

• In Columbus, OH, visit the Optometry Museum. A local professor of optometry wrote letters to celebrities asking for the donation of their used glasses. On display here are John Denver’s granny glasses, engraved with the words “Rocky Mountain High;” race car driver Bobby Rahal’s spectacles, broken from a crash into a wall; Elvis’s sunglasses, worth an estimated $7,000; Mary Kay’s glasses which are, of course, pink; Joan Collin’s glasses with matching earrings; and former President Bush’s glasses which became warped while he was reading in the sauna.

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• In Mount Horeb, WI, visit the Mustard Museum. Here they display over 3,800 different kinds of mustard, making it the world’s largest collection. Samples of 150 varieties are available for taste tests. Beware of the habañero mustard, described frankly by its manufacturer as the mustard from hell. Watch the “Mustard-piece Theater” video and read the newsletter The Proper Mustard which is billed as ‘yellow journalism at its best.’ There’s

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FOOD & DRINK MUSUEMS • In Goodlettsville, TN, visit the Museum of Beverage Containers which displays 8,500 different beer cans and 18,000 soda pop cans. There’s the 1935 Krueger’s Cream Ale can which was the first beer can ever made, and the Cliquot Club soda can which was the first pop can and came out in 1938. There’s Pussy Pop for cats and K-9 cola for dogs, and camouflage beer cans made by the U.S. military.

There’s even political pop: during the 1964 presidential campaign, candidate Barry Goldwater produced Goldwater Soda and billed it as “the right drink for the conservative taste” while Lyndon B. Johnson countered with Johnson Juice and hawked it as “a drink for health care.”

• The Donner Party Museum in Truckee, California, memorializes the doomed pioneers who resorted to cannibalizing their dead while stranded in the mountains over the winter.

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• In the town of Angier, North Carolina, visit the Gourd Museum. Here you will find gourds that have been made into dolls, lamps, musical instruments, toys, and more.

There are antique gourds, gourds shaped like animals, gourds that are works of art, and gourds of religious significance. There’s a “gourdian” knot, a gold-embossed gourd dating to 1804, a gourd Ferris wheel, gourd puzzles, and a depiction of the Last Supper made out of gourd seeds.

• In Dallas visit the Cockroach Hall of Fame, operated by a local exterminator. Each year the Hall of Fame sponsors a roach contest with two categories: the Largest Roach contest, and the Roach Art contest. Winners are added to the Hall of Fame. To qualify for the largest roach contest, entries must be at least 2.09 inches (5 cm) in length. The winner receives $1,000 and a year’s worth of pest control. To enter the Roach Art contest, dead roaches are costumed and posed in various scenes and settings. Past entrants included such things as Marilyn MonRoach complete with blond hair, white dress, and high heels.

There’s also a Liberace look-alike named Liberoache, as well as Roach Perot. About 2,000 entries are received each year.

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No ketchup is allowed and in fact visitors must pass through a ketchup detector before entering. No mayo, either. The museum sponsors National Mustard Day every August 5. You can even see a modified Oscar Mayer Wienermobile now called the Lamborg Wienie.

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• In Statesboro, GA visit the U.S. National Tick Collection. Around a million ticks float inside 120,000 vials of alcohol on campus at Georgia Southern University, which is one of four different tick museums around the world. This collection proudly exhibits 760 of the 850 known species of tick. The biggest is about the size of a quarter and the smallest would fit on the head of a pin.

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• It all started back in 1916, when several women in Alberta, Canada, were arrested for prostitution under the flimsiest of pretenses. Several of their friends wanted to attend the trial, including Emily Murphy.

However, they were turned away at the door to the courtroom because the judge said the testimony “was not fit for mixed company.” Emily went to the Attorney General of Alberta, arguing that the government needed to set up a court presided over by women in order to try other women. He agreed with her, and to her surprise, appointed her as the magistrate.

• Unfortunately, when she showed up to her first day on the job, a lawyer for her first client dismissed her ruling because, under the law as defined by the British North America Act, only “qualified persons” were allowed to rule in court, and the lawyer said that “qualified persons” referred to men only, and not women, since “persons” elsewhere in the document were referred to as “he” and never “she.”

Another portion of the law noted that,

“Women are persons in matters of pains and penalties, but are not persons in matters of rights and privileges.”

• Emily took exception to this, and carried her case to court. In 1917, the Supreme Court of Alberta ruled that women were indeed “persons.” However, this ruling applied only to Alberta and not to the rest of Canada. Emily Murphy decided to press the issue by applying as a candidate for Senator. The Prime Minister of Canada rejected her application, stating that Emily was not recognized as a “person” and only “qualified persons” were allowed to be appointed to political office.

• Half a million Canadians signed a petition asking for Emily to be appointed Senator, but the Prime Minister rejected the request.

• In 1927, Emily teamed up with four women’s rights activists, now known as the Famous Five, in order to take the case to the Supreme Court of Canada. They asked, “Does the word ‘persons’ in Section 24, of The British North America Act, 1867, include female persons?” In 1928, the Supreme Court answered, “No.” The decision said that in 1867 when the law was written, women did not vote, run for office, or serve as elected officials, and because the British House of Lords did not have a woman member, Canada should not have women members in their Senate, either.

• Unwilling to accept that decision, the Famous Five appealed to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in England, which was the highest court of appeal for Canada, in what became known as “The Persons Case.”

• In 1929, the Council announced their decision that, “Yes, women are persons… and may become Members of the Senate of

Canada.” The decision also said that “the exclusion of women from all public offices is a relic of days more barbarous than ours. And to those who would ask why the word ‘persons’ should include females, the obvious answer is, why should it not?”

• A few months later, the Prime Minister appointed Cairine Wilson to the Canadian Senate. Many expected Emily Murphy to

be appointed, but the Prime Minister was a Liberal and so was Cairine Wilson.

• Nearly 80 years later, the Senate voted to posthumously name the Famous Five Canada’s first “honorary senators” for their work on women’s rights.

• Today, 38 out of 105 Senate seats are held by women.

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The concert was filmed this past year on Sting's birthday (Oct. 2) at a special fan-club performance during a 10-night run of benefit concerts where Sting performed songs from his new album. A friend's husband was fortunate enough to attend this event, so I can tell you with certainty it's a concert that should not be missed.

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by Samantha Weaver • It was beloved American pianist and comedian Jimmy Durante who made the following sage observation: "Be nice to people on your way up because you meet them on your way down."

• Famed markswoman and exhibition shooter Annie Oakley was born the daughter of Quakers, who gave her the name Phoebe Ann Moses.

• It was in July 1911 when daredevil Bobby Leach became the second person (and the first man) to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel. His daring came at a cost, though; he spent six months in a hospital, recovering from injuries due to his feat. He later went on publicity tours, recounting his experience and posing with the barrel that took him over the falls. He was on one such tour in New Zealand in 1926 when he slipped on an orange peel, injuring his leg slightly. The leg became infected, necessitating an amputation -- which still didn't save him. He died two months later, the daredevil felled by a citrus rind.

• Those who study such things say that fully 10 percent of the country's total income is due to organized crime.

• You might be surprised to learn that only two out of every 10 ears of corn grown in the United States actually ends up being eaten by people. The other eight are destined to feed animals and to be made into ethanol gasoline.

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profit clothing recyclers. In December 2011, Mr. Larry Barszewski, a Sun-Sentinel reporter, did a piece about how hard it was for The Salvation Army to place clothing recycling boxes in Broward County despite unauthorized for profit boxes all over the county.

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A state local bill and county ordinance should be passed that: In December 2012, the Sun-Sentinel wrote an editorial about charitable clothing recycling ending with the question, “Will anyone step up”? By that time, several Broward municipalities had “cleaned up” (enforcing what they said along was their policy) but no municipality had “stepped up” (allowing charities by ordinance to have clothing recycling bins and prohibiting for profits).

In the spring of 2013, the City of Deerfield Beach stepped up and passed the first ordinance in Broward County specifically allowing charities to have clothing recycling bins under certain conditions and strictly prohibiting for profit clothing bins. In June, 2013, a south Florida based for profit clothing recycler was removed from the State of Ohio by the Ohio State Attorney General for deceiving the public. This summer Broward County added their support to the Deerfield Beach ordinance by elevating it to a county sustainability best management practice.

Last month, the City of Miramar became the second Broward municipality and the first in south Broward to pass this type of an ordinance. Not long after that the Sun-Sentinel wrote a second editorial about regulating clothing recycling bins ending with the question, “Who’s next”?

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The more times per week the participants had nuts, the lower their mortality rate. "Those who consumed nuts seven or more times per week had a 20 percent lower death rate." It was the same for peanuts and tree nuts, like pistachio, walnut, almond, hazelnut and cashew.

EAT NUTS, LIVE LONGER For years, my doctor has been trying to steer me away from peanut butter and toward other nut butters, like almond and cashew, saying they were more nutritious.

Recently, I discovered that a major manufacturer has come out with a line of cashew and almond butters that don't have all that oil floating on top. I grabbed one of each and compared them to my usual brand of peanut butter – and found no appreciable difference between the types! Calories, proteins and total carbohydrates all were very similar.

And now there's even more reason to stick with what I like, which is peanut butter: A 30-year Harvard study of nearly 120,000 professionals that looked at consumption of nuts in the diet. Here's what it learned:

4 cloves garlic, diced 1 (14-ounce) can diced tomatoes -- no salt added, with liquid 4 large baking potatoes, diced with skin 3 cups water 2 cups low-sodium vegetable broth 1 large carrot, sliced into thin rounds 1 (15-ounce) can kidney beans, drained and rinsed

And that isn't all. The findings jibed with other studies done in the U.S., U.K. and the Netherlands.

Granted, the researchers couldn't explain exactly why this is so. Do people who eat nuts exercise more? Do they follow a healthier diet? (It was found that nut consumption caused less weight gain and was associated with smaller waists and less risk of obesity.)

Therefore they don't specifically say "eat nuts, live longer." But there is a correlation, no matter how it works.

Try putting crushed nuts on your salads, yogurt and cereal, or spreading nut butters on crackers or toast.

Or just eat them by the handful.

Matilda Charles regrets that she cannot personally answer reader questions, but will incorporate them into her column whenever possible. Send email to columnreply2@gmail.com. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

1. In a large pot, heat the oil. Add onions, salt, pepper and poultry or Italian seasoning; cook until onions are tender, about 3 to 5 minutes. Add garlic and the tomatoes, and cook for 5 minutes, stirring occasionally. Add the potatoes, water and broth to the soup pot. Bring the ingredients to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Cook until potatoes are almost done, about 10 minutes.

2. Remove 2 cups of the potatoes along with some of the liquid. Place the potatoes and liquid into a blender.

Carefully loosen the top of the blender to allow air to circulate, and cover the top with a dish towel to prevent the hot liquid from exploding out. Start blending on the lowest setting, and gradually increase to medium and then high. Blend until the potatoes are smooth.

3. Add the potato mixture, kale, carrots and kidney beans to soup pot; stir to combine. Continue cooking for 10 to 15 minutes until kale and carrots are tender. Taste and add more seasoning as needed. Serve in soup bowl along with side salad of fruit or leafy greens, and whole-grain crackers or bread. Makes 6 (11/4 cup) servings.

(Additional information provided by Tammy Roberts, Nutrition and Health Education Specialist, Bates County, University of Missouri Extension.) *** Angela Shelf Medearis is an award-winning children's author, culinary historian and author of seven cookbooks. Her new cookbook is "The Kitchen Diva's Diabetic Cookbook." Her website is www.divapro.com. To see how-to videos, recipes and much, much more, Like Angela Shelf Medearis, The Kitchen Diva!, on Facebook and go to Hulu.com. Recipes may not be reprinted without permission from Angela Shelf Medearis. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc., and Angela Shelf Medearis

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The buzz is that Cooper and Lawrence will do it again!

Word on the street is that Harvey Weinstein wants it, and what Harvey wants, he usually gets!

*** Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who won Oscars for writing "Good Will Hunting" in 1997, are reteaming, as producers, to bring the DC comic book series "Sleeper" to the big screen.

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ture Past," as Wolverine. The highly anticipated sequel arrives May 23. Jackman has been before the cameras with Sigourney Weaver in Johannesburg, South Africa, since October in the science-fiction comedy "Chappy," set for a March 2015 bow.

Channing Tatum is one busy guy. He'll be heard as Superman in the animated "Lego Movie," out Feb. 7. Then come June 23, he stars with Jonah Hill in "22 Jump Street," followed by "Jupiter Ascending" with Mila Kunis, Sean Bean, Eddie Redmayne ("My Week with Marilyn") and the most recent screen Romeo, Douglas Booth, bowing July 25. Then he'll lend his voice again to the 3D computer-animated "Book of Life," with Zoe Saldana and Christina Applegate, out Oct. 17. He's currently filming "Foxcatcher," with Steve Carell and Mark Ruffalo, in which People's "The sexiest man alive" plays 1984 gold medal Olympic wrestler Max Schultz. With a new baby at home, keeping him and his wife up nights, small wonder he's chosen location, location, location!

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• On Jan. 2, 1811, Timothy Pickering, a Federalist from Massachusetts, becomes the first U.S. senator to be censured when the Senate approves a motion against him. Pickering was accused of violating congressional law by publicly revealing secret documents.

• On Dec. 30, 1862, the U.S.S. Monitor sinks in a storm off Cape Hatteras, N.C. Just nine months earlier, the ship had been part of a revolution in naval warfare when the ironclad dueled to a standstill with the C.S.S. Virginia (Merrimack) -- the first time two ironclads faced each other in a naval engagement.

• On Jan. 5, 1920, the New York Yankees major-league baseball club announces its purchase of the heavy-hitting outfielder George Herman "Babe" Ruth from the Boston Red Sox for the sum of $125,000. The deal paid off as Ruth went on to smash his own home run record in 1920, hitting 54 homers.

• On Jan. 1, 1946, on the island of Corregidor, in Manila Bay, 20 Japanese soldiers approach a lone soldier -- literally waving a white flag. The soldiers had been living in an underground tunnel and only discovered that the war was over by reading it in the newspaper.

• On Jan. 3, 1967, Jack Ruby, the Dallas nightclub owner who killed the alleged assassin of President John F. Kennedy, dies of cancer in a Dallas hospital. The Texas Court of Appeals recently had overturned his death sentence for the murder of Lee Harvey Oswald and was scheduled to grant him a new trial.

• On Jan. 4, 1974, President Richard Nixon refuses to hand over tape recordings and documents that had been subpoenaed by the Senate Watergate Committee. Nixon would resign from office in disgrace eight months later.

• On Dec. 31, 1984, Bernhard Goetz, the white man dubbed the "subway vigilante" after he shot four young black men on a New York City subway train, turns himself in at a police station in Concord, N.H. Goetz claimed that the men, all of whom had criminal records, were trying to rob him and that he had acted in self-defense. © 2013 King Features Synd., Inc.

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Eating grapes or raisins can cause kidney failure in dogs. Chocolate is toxic to dogs -- it can affect their nervous system. Sugar-free candies containing xylitol can cause dogs' blood pressure to drop, and in large quantities can cause liver failure. Onions, garlic, macadamia nuts and avocados can all be toxic, according to the ASPCA.

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Most of the above foods also affect cats negatively, as do caffeine, tomatoes and mushrooms.

Keep cats away from houseplants, especially lilies. Plants popular around Christmastime, such as holly and poinsettia, are toxic and need to be placed out of reach.

DEAR PAW'S CORNER: I've heard over and over that it's dangerous for dogs to eat chocolate. My friend told me they shouldn't eat grapes, either.

My dog "Rascal" snapped up two grapes that fell off of a party tray at a recent event I held, and he is just fine. Was my friend wrong? -- Carla in Laredo, Texas

Because the holidays are a hectic time, include a plan for keeping your pets safe during get-togethers and parties. Don't let dogs and cats roam freely during a party or while gifts are being unwrapped. Place them in a quiet room with food and water until wrapping, food crumbs and other dangers are cleared away and you have more time to pay attention to them.

DEAR CARLA: Your friend isn't wrong -- a number of foods that are safe for humans shouldn't be consumed by dogs. Cats are at risk from certain foods, too. Rascal didn't suffer any visible effects from eating a couple of grapes, but that might not be the

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To get started, help your kids think of items that reflect the recipient's personality, such as seed packets for the gardener, paintbrushes for an artist, a guitar pick for a musician, wrist bands for a tennis player, etc.

Or, find items that are a clue to what's inside the package. For example, if you're giving a cookbook, fasten a set of shiny new measuring spoons to the bow. Top a craft kit with buttons and pipe cleaners, a box filled with skeins of yarn with a crochet hook, and a toy for Fido with a dog treat.

Small family heirlooms also make special box toppers. Treasured items such as a vintage Christmas tree ornament, great auntie's crocheted doily or a shined up silver baby spoon that have been stored away for years will evoke memories and add charm to the package.

Extra ideas: Here are more inexpensive box-topper items kids will have fun looking for on your family shopping spree: a teething ring for a new baby; snazzy barrettes for little sister; funny refrigerator magnets for Mom and Dad; a bundle of colorful Post-it notes for a teenage cousin; and a packet of herbs for grandma's special homemade bread. *** Donna Erickson's award-winning series "Donna's Day" is airing on public television nationwide. To find more of her creative family recipes and activities, visit www.donnasday.com and link to the NEW Donna's Day Facebook fan page. Her latest book is "Donna Erickson's Fabulous Funstuff for Families." © 2013 Donna Erickson Distributed by King Features Synd.

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which foods are good for them around age 5. The authors propose nutrition education for children as young as age 4.

Children Develop Ideas about "Good" and "Bad" Foods Early Children develop ideas about whether foods are healthful or not at an early age, according to a study published in the journal Appetite.

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Researchers analyzed weight, blood pressure, and other health measurements between the months of November and January for 148 adults. Participants saw an increase in weight (with an average weight gain of 1.7 pounds), body fat, blood pressure, and heart rate by the end of the holidays. Exercise did not protect against weight gain or increased body fat. The

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My right eye was bright red. It looked like someone had punched me. When my husband saw it, he asked if he had hit me while he was asleep. He didn't.

It doesn't hurt. My vision is perfect. My eye looks frightful. Do I need to see a doctor? -- Y.T.

WAS CHILDHOOD ILLNESS A TYPE OF HEPATITIS? DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I am a female in my 70s. When I was 12 years old, I, along with a younger brother and older sister, all had what our doctor called "yellow jaundice." We all were very sick for about two weeks. It was very contagious and a good percentage of the schoolchildren had it, although none of my family members at home caught it from us.

I know jaundice in itself is not a disease.

Could we have had hepatitis? Are there any long-term effects from it? -- A.P. ANSWER: It does indeed sound like hepatitis.

The most common form of contagious hepatitis is called hepatitis A. It comes from contaminated food or water, but it sounds like your family was very careful if nobody else at home caught it. Fortunately, hepatitis A does not have any long-term effects, the way hepatitis B and C do.

Acute mononucleosis sometimes causes hepatitis, but if a lot of kids had it at the same time, I suspect it came from food.

There is now a vaccine for hepatitis A, which is recommended for all travelers.

The booklet on hepatitis explains the three different kinds -- A, B and C. Readers can obtain a copy by writing: Dr. Donohue -- No. 503W, Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475. Enclose a check or money order (no cash) for $4.75 U.S./$6 Canada with the recipient's printed name and address. Please allow four weeks for delivery. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I looked in the mirror this

ANSWER: Your question is asked repeatedly. My long-distance guess is a subconjunctival hemorrhage. The conjunctiva is a cellophane-like covering of the eye. Beneath it is a network of invisible blood vessels.

When one of those delicate vessels breaks, blood covers that part of the eye.

Coughing, sneezing or straining causes the breakage. Sometimes it happens for no apparent reason. The eye looks awful, but no real harm is done. The blood is absorbed in about a week. You can hurry it up by putting warm compresses over the closed eye.

You need to see a doctor if the eye begins to pain you, if the blood stays for longer than a week or if it happens time and again. *** DEAR DR. DONOHUE: I have a question that popped into my mind. What causes cauliflower ears? I don't hear this talked about anymore. It used to be a common thing for boxers. -- J.J. ANSWER: Cauliflower ears are swollen, bumpy and disfigured. They result when there's bleeding between the ear's skin and the ear's cartilage.

If a pool of blood forms in that area, unless it's drained, the blood can eventually become calcified.

You don't see them as much anymore because helmets are used in most contact sports now. *** Dr. Donohue regrets that he is unable to answer individual letters, but he will incorporate them in his column whenever possible.

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• Titanium dioxide is added to the chalk/ water mix. That’s the stuff that goes into white wall paint to make it bright. On your teeth, it paints over the yellow for at least a few hours till it dissolves and is swallowed.

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• Next it needs a generous amount of detergent, for what good would toothpaste be if it weren’t for the foam and suds? The answer is, it would be perfectly good without foam and suds, but the public demands foam and suds.

• However, detergent tastes horrible, so into the tube go peppermint oil, menthol crystals, and saccharin.

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To kill the bacteria that creep into the tube from the bathroom counter, we need a dose of formaldehyde— the same variety that’s used in anatomy labs. Does this recipe for toothpaste turn you off? Take heart— studies have shown that brushing with plain wa-

• In the 1950s, Pepsodent decided they wanted to sell more toothpaste overseas. They started an advertising campaign in Asia based on their American slogan, “You’ll wonder where the yellow went, when you brush your teeth with Pepsodent!”

However, in that part of the world many natives chew on a treat called the betel nut, just as Americans chew gum. Betel nut is quite expensive, and it also stains the teeth. Blackened teeth are a status symbol and a sign of wealth.

No one wanted white teeth and the Pepsodent campaign failed dismally.

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• John Spencer-Churchill, 10th Duke of Marlborough, lived in Blenheim Palace in splendor.

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It takes a bit of work, but there are ways to ensure that favorite keepsakes and necessary documents don't vanish:

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What would happen to your family's photo memories if your home was damaged by tornado, hurricane, fire or flood? Answer: They could be gone forever, unless you've taken steps to safeguard the information.

--Scan your documents onto CD and store that in a bank box.

Photos aren't the only thing that could be damaged. Marriage certificate, college diploma, mortgage loan documents and passports are among the household items most likely left in their paper form, for two reasons: We either want to see them frequently, or we want them nearby in case we need them.

--Cloud storage -- You scan and upload your documents to the "ether," somewhere out there on the Internet across multiple servers and locations. Consider whether you really want your Social Security number and other important information "out there." Better bet: Use cloud storage for photos only.

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WINTER DAY CAMP AT THE HUMANE SOCIETY OF BROWARD COUNTY Tails will be wagging this winter as kids aged 8-12 attend the Humane Society of Broward County’s Winter Day-Camp for a day of fun, animal-themed activities, games, and crafts, as well as lots purrs and kisses from the four-legged friends in our care. Children are invited to attend December 27th, December 30th, January 2nd, or January 3rd, from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at our newly renovated 2070 Griffin Road shelter. Winter Day-Camp costs $65, which includes a snack and pizza lunch. For more information, please contact Carrie Neff at 954-266-6822 orcneff@hsbroward.com.

CELEBRATE WINTER & SPRING WITH THE SOUTH FLORIDA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Music fans will want to join the South Florida Symphony Orchestra for a spectacular season of concerts and events from January to March, 2014. The South Florida Symphony Orchestra presents a Masterworks Concert Series throughout South Florida, performing at four different venues: *Tennessee Williams Theatre (Key West) *Broward Center for the Performing Arts (Fort Lauderdale) *Aventura Arts & Cultural Center *Delray Beach Center for the Arts.

Under the music direction of Maestra Sebrina Maria Alfonso, the South Florida Symphony will perform works by such composers as Prokofiev, Liszt, Mozart, Schumann, Shostakovich, and Ellen Zwilich, the first woman to win the Pulitzer Prize for Music.

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