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18/11/2024

John Mcintyre and Jeanette Nolan married in 1935 and remained together for 56 years until he died in 1991. Both were actors with Nolan appearing in more than 300 television roles. Her character DIRTY SALLY was so beloved on 3 episodes of GUNSMOKE that the actress was given her own series with the same name in 1974. Mcintyre appeared with his wife on the show. When long Hollywood marriages are mentioned people think of Hume Crone and Jessica Tandy, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, or PaulNewman and Joanne Woodward. Nolan and Mcintyre also mixed business with pleasure.
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18/11/2024

Check out this rare photo of Queen Victoria (1819-1901) and Prince Albert (1819-61) taken at Buckingham Palace!
🌸 Queen Victoria is in her formal court dress, while Prince Albert holds a feathered hat in his uniform. They just attended a Drawing Room ceremony at St. James's Palace, where people were presented to the Queen.
👑 This is one of the first photos of Queen Victoria as a reigning monarch, not just as a wife or mother. Truly a piece of history!
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18/11/2024

"Lord. It was as cold in the room as it was outside.”
Dolly Parton was born in a one-bedroom cabin in rural Tennessee. Her dad was a sharecropper who couldn’t read. As the family grew, the older children were given more responsibilities, and Parton, as the fourth of 12 children, had to look after her younger siblings. The kids didn't even have their own beds, and they slept three to four in a bed.
Despite her poverty-stricken childhood, the songstress described her family as happy and rich in other ways. In fact, fans love Parton not only for her singing and unique glam-country queen image but also for her generous soul. She spends much of her income on philanthropy. Parton's outward appearance may be attractive, but her inner beauty is definitely captivating.
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18/11/2024

THE MELUNGEONS OF APPALACHIA:
“While the Jamestown settlers and Pilgrims seem to get all the headlines, they may not have been the only revolutionary pioneers to settle early America. History tells that as colonies formed and explorers made their way inland from the coastal settlements of Virginia, communities were discovered already living in the wilderness of Appalachia where modern day Virginia, North Carolina and Tennessee meet. These people, marked by distinct physical characteristics, called themselves the Melungeons. Neither black, nor white, nor Native American, they appeared to be a mix of all three and spoke broken English, Elizabethan English, and mixed Indian dialects. While many had dark skin and hair, others had blue or green eyes, red hair, and beards. Who these people were was never revealed and their ancestral roots have long been shrouded in mystery as the racial segregation of the early south kept them secluded and hidden from recorded history.“
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18/11/2024

Every year, dozens of local boat owners in Wisconsin band together to move a giant floating island on Lake Chippewa, also known as the Chippewa Flowage. This floating island, known as the "Forty Acre Bog," is composed of peat, plant roots, mud, and even mature trees. These trees act as sails, catching the wind and moving the island around the lake. When the bog drifts and blocks a crucial bridge connecting the east and west sides of the lake, it requires a community effort to push it back into position using their boats.
The floating bogs formed over time as peat bogs from the lake's swampy bottom rose to the surface, creating a habitat rich in biodiversity. Moving the bog is a complex task that relies on favorable wind conditions, and it often requires multiple attempts to place it correctly, or it will drift back within days. This annual task, while challenging, highlights the community's dedication to preserving the natural environment and maintaining access across the lake. The floating bog is legally protected and cannot be broken apart, adding to the complexity of the task. Despite their best efforts, there are occasions when the bog gets stuck on obstacles like rocks, necessitating repeated efforts to clear the passage.

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18/11/2024

Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy on the set of “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” (1967). Sadly this would be Spencer’s last film as he passed away 17 days after filming concluded. In the scene near the end where he gives his memorable soliloquy, Katharine Hepburn can be seen crying in the background. This was not acting - she knew her long time lover was gravely ill and she was moved by his remarks about how true love endures through the years. This was the last scene the dying Tracy filmed for the movie, and it was the last time he would ever appear on film. It took a week to shoot the scene and, at the end, he was given a standing ovation by the crew. Spencer Tracy received a posthumous Best Actor Academy Award nomination for his performance. “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” is included among the American Film Institute's list of the Top 100 Greatest American Movies, and was inducted into the National Film Registry in 2017 for being "culturally historically or aesthetically significant".
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18/11/2024

During the early 1800s, cooking took up a significant amount of time and effort for the average housewife. Families had to grow their own fruits and vegetables without large grocery stores and process meats like poultry, beef, and pork. Eating out was a rare treat, typically only possible when traveling. Diets varied with the seasons, with more fruits and vegetables consumed in spring and summer, and families preserved food for the colder fall and winter months.
There were three primary methods for preserving food at the time: drying, smoking, and salting. Each method removed moisture to prevent spoilage. Fruits and vegetables could be dried in the sun or near a heat source, while meats were often preserved through salting or smoking. The salt curing process involved rubbing salt into the meat, covering it entirely in salt, and storing it in a cool place for at least twenty-eight days. Additional salt was added as needed until the meat was dry, after which it was washed, shelved, bagged, and left to age. Smoking meat involved hanging it in smoke-filled rooms for a month, which dried the meat and added flavor. Different types of wood, like hickory or oak, were used to impart various tastes.
A typical farm day began early. Women started the day by building the fire needed for cooking. Detached kitchens, separate from the main house, were common among families who could afford them, as kitchens were often hot, smoky, and smelly. Without ovens or electricity, meals were prepared on brick hearths. Different types of fires and flames were used for various cooking methods; for example, a controllable fire was used for roasting and toasting, while a smaller flame was suitable for boiling and stewing.
To maximize the fire’s energy, coals and ash were shoveled under and onto the lids of Dutch ovens. The cast-iron Dutch oven was a crucial tool, allowing cooking from the top and bottom. Dutch ovens eventually evolved into woodstoves, which became common in homes in the late 1800s and early 1900s before the widespread availability of electricity.
Preparing meals involved more than just starting a fire. Spices and seasonings, like nutmeg, cinnamon, salt, and pepper, had to be ground with mortars and pestles. Milk was brought in from the family dairy cow, and cream and butter were made from it.
Every family member played a role in meal production and preparation. Men and boys spent most of their time outdoors, working crops in the fields, feeding larger livestock, and hunting for wild game like deer and turkeys. Women and girls mainly worked in the kitchen and cared for smaller livestock.
When it was time to butcher animals, families often joined with their neighbors to share the workload and the meat. These gatherings, typically in the fall, became social events where people shared news and gossip. Harvest time was another occasion for neighbors to unite, helping each other bring in crops like corn and wheat. These communal efforts often ended with celebrations, including feasts, bonfires, and dancing.
In the 1800s, dinner was the main meal of the day, eaten in the early afternoon. Supper was a smaller meal consumed in the evening.
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18/11/2024

On August 1, 1944, Anne Frank wrote the last entry in her now-famous diary, unaware that within days, her life would change forever. At just 15 years old, Anne had spent over two years hiding in the Secret Annex with her family and others, evading N**i persecution during the Holocaust. In her final diary entry, Anne reflected on the duality of her personality. She described herself as having two sides: one that was cheerful, carefree, and even a clown, and another that was serious, introspective, and thoughtful. Anne lamented that those around her only seemed to focus on her lighter side and didn’t take her serious nature seriously. This entry captures Anne’s self-awareness and her desire to be more than what others perceived, a longing that resonates with many, especially young people trying to find their identity.

Anne’s diary, which she affectionately called "Kitty," became a confidant during her time in hiding. It was a place where she could express her innermost thoughts, frustrations, and hopes. Writing was her escape, allowing her to process the fear, boredom, and uncertainty of living in hiding. By the time she wrote her last entry, Anne had already filled her original red-and-white-checkered diary. In December 1942, when that diary was full, she continued writing in exercise books and accounting ledgers. Her father’s old leather briefcase became the storage place for these writings, a symbol of the past life they had left behind.

In May 1944, Anne began the arduous task of rewriting her diary. She meticulously edited her earlier entries, rearranging texts, deleting portions, and adding new thoughts. She did this after hearing a radio broadcast from the Dutch government-in-exile, which encouraged people to keep wartime diaries for publication after the war. Anne, already dreaming of becoming a writer, took this suggestion seriously, seeing it as an opportunity to share her story with the world one day.

However, just three days after her final entry, on August 4, 1944, the German police discovered the Secret Annex. Anne, along with the other occupants of the Annex—her parents Otto and Edith Frank, her sister Margot, the Van Pels family, and Fritz Pfeffer—was arrested and eventually deported to concentration camps. Anne’s last recorded words reflect a growing maturity and her understanding of the limitations imposed on her by both her circumstances and her age. Tragically, she would never get the chance to fully explore the potential she recognized in herself.
Anne’s father, Otto Frank, was the only member of the Secret Annex to survive the Holocaust. After the war, he returned to Amsterdam and found that Miep Gies, one of the helpers who had hidden the family, had preserved Anne’s diary. It was Otto who made the difficult decision to publish Anne’s writings, recognizing their importance not only as a personal document but as a testimony to the horrors of the Holocaust. The Diary of a Young Girl, as it came to be known, has since been translated into dozens of languages and remains one of the most widely read books in the world. Anne’s words have given voice to millions of children who perished in the Holocaust and continue to inspire generations with their honesty, humanity, and hope.

Anne’s story is a reminder of the power of words and the indomitable spirit of a young girl who, despite the unimaginable circumstances, dreamed of a better future. Her diary stands as both a personal and historical document, capturing the experiences of one of the darkest periods in human history through the eyes of a young girl who simply wanted to live, to be understood, and to be free.
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17/11/2024

Dean Martin, born Dino Paul Crocetti, was an American singer, actor, and comedian who rose to fame in the 1950s and 1960s. He was known for his smooth voice and laid-back demeanor, earning him the nickname "The King of Cool." Martin was also a member of the famous Rat Pack, a group of entertainers that included Frank Sinatra and Sammy Davis Jr.
In addition to his successful music career, Martin also found success in acting, starring in a number of popular films such as "Ocean's 11" and "Rio Bravo." He also had his own television show, "The Dean Martin Show," which ran from 1965 to 1974.
Offstage, Martin was a devoted family man, with eight children from two marriages. Despite his public persona as a suave ladies' man, he was known to be a loving and caring father. Dean Martin's legacy continues to live on through his timeless music and films.
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17/11/2024

People today who think Walmart is too big to fall don't remember just how big Sears was.
Here's an example. In the 1920s, Sears sold radios by mail, but there were large parts of America that didn't have any radio stations within range, so, Sears got into the radio station business and, in 1924, started WLS 890am Chicago. A radio station powerful enough to fill the Midwest.
Then, they sold every household in the Midwest and most of the rest of the country a radio. The kicker was that once they bought a radio, they tuned in to Sears radio station witch advertised Sears products.
The equivalent today would be if Walmart sold you the TV and then you only got Walmart commercials and ads on your TV.
Walmart was never that big.
WLS stood for World's Largest Store, and it was.
The only thing to ever come close would be Amazon Web Services providing you the internet so you can buy Amazon products and services.
I find that interesting. Hope you do too.
Y'all have a good day!
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17/11/2024

A Little 10-year-old girl was walking home, alone, from school one day, when a big man on a black motorcycle pulls up beside her.
After following along for a while, turns to her and asks,
"Hey there little girl, do you want to go for a ride?"
"NO!" says the little girl as she keeps on walking.
The motorcyclist again pulls up beside her and asks,
"Hey little girl, I will give you $10 if you hop on the back."
"NO!" says the little girl again as she hurries down the street.
The motorcyclist pulls up beside the little girl again and says,
"Okay kid, my last offer! I'll give you 20 Bucks "and" a Big Bag of Candy if you will just hop on the back of my bike and we will go for a ride."
Finally, the little girl stops and turns towards him and Screams Out...
"Look Dad" "You're the one who bought the Honda instead of the Harley... YOU RIDE IT!!".......
From Upstate Biker Lawyer

17/11/2024

Carl Reiner on Steve Martin: "He's one of my favorite people in the world because he's a cool cat. He looks like an accountant, but he is one of the most tangential thinkers. He thinks in a way that nobody else thinks. He has a brilliant mind, putting things together that don't go together, and make you laugh. He's one of the great creative forces we have today."
In the summer of 1980, Martin was having lunch with Reiner and screenwriter George Gipe. They were also discussing a screenplay Martin had written when he suggested that they use a clip from an old film. From this suggestion came the idea of using all sorts of clips from films throughout the entire feature, eventually titled "Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid" (1982). The three men left the lunch thinking about how they could incorporate all of these old clips into a story. Reiner planned to work Martin into the old footage via over-the-shoulder shots so that it looked like the comedian was talking to these vintage actors, a strategy used effectively several times in the film. In one scene, trick photography makes it appear that Martin is in the same shot (not over-the-shoulder) as Cary Grant in a clip from "Suspicion" (1941). Reiner and Gipe spent countless hours looking through classic films for specific shots and "listening for a line that was ambiguous enough but had enough meat in it to contribute a line". They took lines of dialogue from clips they wanted to use and juxtaposed them while also trying to write a story based on them. Reiner and Gipe finally worked out a story and then met with Martin, who contributed some funny material of his own.
Martin purposely chose not to watch any classic films noir because he "didn't want to act like Humphrey Bogart … I didn't want to be influenced". The filmmakers enlisted some of the people that helped define many of the classic films from the 1940s. Costume designer Edith Head created over 20 suits for Martin in similar fashion to those worn by Cary Grant or James Stewart. Production designer John De Cuir, a veteran with 40 years of experience, designed 85 sets for the ten-week shooting schedule. Director of photography Michael Chapman studied the angles and lighting popular among '40s film noir, conducting six months of research with Technicolor to try to match the old film clips with his new footage. (Wikipedia)
Happy Birthday, Carl Reiner!
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17/11/2024

Sidney Poitier was a 20 year old dishwasher in NYC. He came from the Bahamas and could only read 3rd grade level, having great trouble with 3 syllable words. He lost his dish washing job, so he looked in the want ads and was about to throw the newspaper into the trash box on the street when he read: Actors Wanted.
The 'wanted' seemed like an invitation, so he walked to the address, was given a two page scene to read by a large man. Poitier slowly read word by word in his Caribbean accent. The large man grabbed him by the belt and collar and pushed him to the door saying, "Stop wasting people's time. You can't speak and you can't read.
Go back to dish washing." Walking to the bus stop Poitier stopped on the street thinking, "How did he know I was a dishwasher?" Poitier said: "I realized that was his perception of me. No value but something I could do with my hands. Even though he was correct in his anger to characterize me that way, I was deeply offended. I said to myself, 'I have to rectify that.' "I decided right then on that street, that I was going to be an actor just to show him he was wrong about me. I had to take the responsibility to change how people perceived me.
I continued as a dishwasher, but I began to work on myself."
Poitier auditioned at the American Negro Theater in Harlem, hoping to get into classes there. He didn't know that one could buy books with plays in them, so he memorized an article in True Confessions magazine.
He wasn't accepted, but Sidney said, "I'll be your janitor for free if you let me study here." The school accepted that deal. Months later, he was told he had no gift for acting and had to leave. Unknown to Poitier, three fellow students that liked him went to the head-master and asked her to give him a walk on in the next play. She said, "No, but I'll make him the understudy for the lead. (She had no intention to use him).
However, the night of the play, the lead, Harry Belafonte, had to help his janitor father carry out the six heavy boxes of furnace ashes, and it had to be done that night. So Poitier went on, knew his lines and did he best he could. In the theater that night was a producer that offered him a bit part in his next play. His character was the first to speak as an excited man who has to tell some news in the first scene, and that was all.
Poitier said, "When I looked out through a peephole at the 1,200 people waiting for the play to begin, I became paralyzed with fear. "I ran out on stage and started with my 7th line first. The other actor's eyes bulged out, but he came up with the right answer. We skipped around lines, then my character left the stage and that was my only scene. The audience didn't know the play, so they liked my confused, excited character.
"However, walking back to the room I was renting, I decided to give up on acting. I bought four newspapers on the way home and was surprised that I was mentioned favorably in three of them, like: 'Who was that funny kid that came on at the beginning?' So I decided to continue acting." After a few small parts in small movies, it was 1954. Sidney Poitier was sent to an audition for a movie by an agent named Martin Baum, but was not Poitier's agent.
Poitier read a scene in front of the producers, they wanted him and gave him a full script to take home. Poitier's character was a janitor who saw a crime committed by gangsters. To keep him quiet, the gangsters kill his daughter. And he stays quiet. Poitier said, "I really hated it. At that time, I had no objections to playing a janitor, but I hated the idea of a father not taking action on the gangsters. The janitor permits what the gangster do to him. To the writers it's just a plot point, but I can't play that because I have a father. And I know my father would never be like that. And as a father myself, I would never be able to NOT attack those gangsters. I want to do movies that show who I am as a human being."
Poitier called Martin Baum who said they will pay $750 for the part. ($7,000 today). He told Baum, " I read it and I can't play it," and explained why. Baum said, “That’s why you don't want to do this? You need that money don't you?" Poitier desperately needed the money. He had to pay the hospital $75 for his 2nd daughter's birth. But didn't take the part. Poitier said, "That speaks to who I was then and still am. And who I am is my father's son. I saw how he treated my mother and family. I know how to be a decent human being.
So I pawned my furniture, such as it was, got $75 and paid the hospital. Then I went back to dish washing. "Months later, Martin Baum called me and invited me to his office and said, "I have never been able to understand why you turned down that job. I told him why again, but I don't know if he understood it.
But Martin said, 'I have decided that anyone as crazy as you are, I want to be their agent.' He's been my agent till now." Poitier won an Academy Award for Best Actor for 'Lilies of the Field' in 1963. Five years later, Sidney Poitier was offered the lead in 'In the Heat of the Night' to be produced by Walter Mirisch (West Side Story, The Magnificent 7) Poitier said, "When I read the script, I said, 'Walter I can’t play this. The scene requires me to be slapped by a wealthy man and I just look at him fiercely and walk away. That is not very bright in today's culture. It's dumb.
"This is 1968. You can't do that. The black community will look at that and be appalled, because the human response would be different. You certainly won't do the movie with me this way. 'If I do this movie, I insist to respond as a human being; he pops me and I pop him right back. If you want me to play it, you will put that in writing. Also in writing you will say 'If this picture plays in the south, that scene is never removed.' Walter said, 'Yeah, I promise you that and I'll put it in writing.' "But being the kind of guy Walter is, his handshake and his word are the same, so I didn't need to have it in writing, and he kept his word. That scene made the movie. Without it, the movie wouldn't have been as popular."
'In the Heat of the Night' won five Academy Awards: Best Picture - Best Screenplay - Best Editing - Best Sound - Best Actor Rod Steiger
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17/11/2024

Voronya Cave, the closest point to the center of the Earth.
Voronya Cave, also known as Krubera Cave, is the deepest cave in the world.
The cave, Krubera-Voronya, is considered the “Everest of Caves”. The total length of the cave passages reaches 13,232 m, the depth is -2,197 m. It is located in Abkhazia (Georgia) near the Sea black
The elevation diference between the cave entrance and its deepest explored point is 2,197 ± 20 meters (7,208 ± 66 feet). It became the deepest known cave in the world in 2001, when the expedition of the Ukrainian Speleological Association reached a depth of 1,710 m (5,610 feet), which surpassed the depth of the previously known deepest cave, Lamprechtsofen, in the Austrian Alps, by 80 meters (260 feet).
In 2004, for the first time in the history of speleology, the expedition of the Ukrainian Speleological Association reached a depth of over 2,000 meters (6,600 feet) and explored the cave up to -2,080 m (-6,824 feet).
The Ortobalagan Valley extends along the Berchil'sky anticliminal ridge, which descends gently northwestward. The entrances to the caves are lined along the anticlinil ridge, but the caves are controlled by longitudinal, transversal and oblique faults and include complex winding patterns in the plant view, remaining largely within and near the ridge area anti-clinical.
Caves are predominantly a combination of shallow wells and steep snake passages, although in some places they cut seemingly ancient fossil passages at different levels.
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17/11/2024

Shelly Cox, a dear friend of this page, submitted this rare image. She wrote, “This is Sarah Sally Runyon McCoy (1827-1909), the wife of William “Billy” McCoy, son of Daniel & Margaret (Taylor) McCoy.”
After a short courtship, Billy married Sarah Runyon—who was an attractive, strong, and determined mountain woman—in April 1843.
Like many young people from the period of US expansion, Sarah and William chose, shortly after marrying, to travel westward to seek their fortune, likely traveling by wagon train (since there is strength and safety in numbers).
The couple eventually settled in picturesque Buchanan County, near Halls, Missouri. Yet, it was a challenging time for early settlers—being it was a time of lawlessness, desperados, and ornery cowpokes.
“William ended up dying after being struck by lightning while chopping wood with his son,” Shelly added.
William was born in Pike County, Kentucky, on Dec. 27, 1822, and passed in Buchanan County, Missouri, on June 25, 1869.
“William McCoy is my 3x Great Grandfather,” Shelly said.
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17/11/2024

Jim DeBoer, 92, from Iowa, made all of these tractors out of wood. They have movable and removable parts. He began carving when he was 12 years old. Zoom in and look at the work he put into it. Each takes between 80 and 100 hours to complete. Just amazing!
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16/11/2024

The SS Warrimoo, a passenger steamship traveling from Vancouver to Australia, was silently knifing its way across the mid-Pacific waters. The navigator had just finished calculating a star fix and handed the results to Captain John DS. Phillips.
The Warrimoo's coordinates were LAT 0º 31' N, LONG 179 30' W. The date was December 31, 1899. "Know what this means?" First Mate Payton announced, "We're only a few miles from the intersection of the Equator and the International Date Line."
Captain Phillips was prankish enough to seize the opportunity to do the nautical feat of a lifetime. He summoned his navigators to the bridge to double-check the ship's position. He altered his course slightly to focus directly on his target. He then altered the engine's speed.
The calm weather and clear night worked to his advantage. At midnight, the SS Warrimoo rested on the Equator, exactly where it had crossed the International Date Line. The ramifications of this odd arrangement were numerous.
The ship's bow was in the Southern Hemisphere, in the middle of summer. The stern was in the Northern Hemisphere, in the midst of winter. The date on the aft portion of the ship was December 31, 1899. The date on the forward half of the ship was January 1, 1900. The ship experienced multiple days, months, years, seasons, and centuries simultaneously.
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16/11/2024

Over 6,000 years ago, a mysterious civilization had detailed maps of our solar system. The Sumerians created these drawings using clay. The surviving drawings show that they understood that the sun is a star at the center of the solar system and that other planets revolve around it. They even accurately sketched the orbits and positions of the planets.
Interestingly, some of their paintings also depict strange images of giant entities. The Sumerians considered them to be deities. Intriguingly, some of the drawings of these gods even display symbols resembling human DNA sequences. Additionally, they had symbols related to medicine, which bear significant resemblance to modern medical symbols. To this day, we still cannot understand how thousands of years ago, the oldest civilization of mankind had such profound knowledge of astronomy.
This raises the question of whether this ancient civilization was not backward but had advanced far beyond our current understanding of them.
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