Life in the Mojave Desert
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People often how (and why) we live in the driest desert in the U.S. …
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April Fools Day 2026
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No April Fool’s Day pranks from us today, but I thought I’d dig into why we celebrate April Fool’s Day in the first place, and then suss out some of the best April Fool’s Day hoaxes, pranks, jokes… whatever you prefer to call them… of all time.
Read MoreHappy 173rd Birthday, Eiffel Tower
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On March 31st, 1889, 173 years ago tomorrow, France unveiled Gustave Eiffel’s magnum opus at the 1889 Exposition Universelle (World’s Fair) in Paris. The centerpiece of the exposition took two years to build and commemorated the 100th anniversary of the French Revolution.
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