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Ernie Brown, Jr. (Turtleman): A Truly Remarkable Man

There are still kind, honest, hard-working, sincere, and passionate individuals out there in our great big world. These are the people that wake us from the slumber of our daily routines; good people doing good things. People that make us happy! Such is the story of Ernie Brown, Jr. (a.k.a. Turtleman).

9 comments    animals kentucky wild animals
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"Help": an excerpt from Operatic Divas and Naked Irishmen

I found my first assistant on the streets of "Old Louisville" She was in front of one of the huge, gorgeous Victorian houses a couple of streets over from me, loading up her car. I almost drove right past, but slammed on the brakes just in time to...

10 comments    business kentucky louisville
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Serendipitous Spotted Bass (Micropterus punctulatus): North America's Quick, Quiet, Quirky Freshwater Fish

The spotted bass adapts to clean or not-so-clear, cool or warm, fast or slow moving freshwaters in its native North America. Anglers and fishers like the challenge of its elusive evasiveness. It also wins fans with the flaky succulence of its flesh.

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Did Abe Lincoln Have Any Surviving Children? Tad and Willie?

Abe Lincoln met Mary Todd at a dance and the couple began a tempestuous relationship and marriage after that first eventful evening. Once engaged, Abe had second thoughts and called off the marriage in 1841 but well intentioned friends brought them...

8 comments    family relationships politics
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The New Exercise Trend for Women: Pole Dancing Classes

Learn to get in shape the easy, fun and sexy way guranteed.

10 comments    how to salsa belly dance
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Finger Foods, Thailand & Cambodia Spiders, snakes and deep fried insects

Finger foods from Thailand and Cambodia can give a whole new meaning to Thanks Giving Day or Christmas, out go the corn on the cob and the stuffing, in comes the Kentucky Fried Tarantulas and the Crispy Locusts. Poisonous Spiders and Venomous snakes...

3 comments    snake meat thailand cuisine
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Secretariat: The Heart of a Champion, with Historic Videos

There’s something about a horse that all horse lovers recognize and understand, although none can put it into words that will fully explain and convey the feeling to non-horse lovers. The concept is easy to grasp for equine aficionados, but it’s...

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Fun facts about Secretariat, the horse and movie

You will want to watch this movie if you are a fan of the cast, especially Diane Lane and John Malkovich. They portrayed Secretariat's owner and trainer, respectively. While the movie was about the horse, it...

0 comments    movie success disney
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Prohibition Today

Alcohol prohibition was a failure in 1920. There are still some places that enforce these archaic laws.

8 comments    alcohol liquor prohibition
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Brother Against Brother - the Crittenden Brothers and the American Civil War in Kentucky

The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a particular bloody war in which the United States was essentially forced to address the unfinished business of slavery and issues regarding the precedence of federal versus states rights that...

5 comments    civil war american history union
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