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Christmas Tree Safety Checklist
Millions of U.S. households display a Christmas tree each year during the holiday season. The Christmas tree is the most recognized symbol of the Christmas holiday, and putting it up and decorating it each year is a time honored family tradition. U... Magnet Technology and Health Care
Most people have a basic understanding of what a magnet is, but don't really contemplate the many ways in which magnets can be used. Did you know that magnets play important roles in our everyday lives? Without magnet technology, our cell phones, c... Holiday Decorating Safety
Many families and homes in the United States do some type of home decorating during the months of November and December. Christmas is, by far, the most decorated holiday in this country. However, decorating accidents and injuries are also quite com... National Christmas Tree
While many historians attribute the first National Christmas Tree to President Calvin Coolidge in 1923, there was another, less known tree ceremony that occurred in Washington a decade earlier. On December 24, 1913 in the East Plaza of the U.S. Capi... Christmas Cards: A Historical Look at a Popular Tradition
Almost all of us have, at one time or another, sent or received a Christmas card. These printed holiday greetings are a mainstay of the Christmas season in the United States and many other countries around the world. But did you ever stop to wonder... Christmas Tree Decorating Themes
Millions of people display Christmas trees in their homes each year, and many of those trees feature the same decorations, year after year: round glass ornaments, traditional lights, some tinsel, and a star or angel at the top. After a while, the tr... Lock Bumping
During the summer of 2007, a rash of mysterious burglaries occurred in the Dallas, Texas area. Residents of upscale apartment complexes would return home at the end of the day to find their doors unlocked and their apartments robbed. Even more puzz... Christmas Tree Farming: The History of an Industry
The history of the Christmas tree farming industry in the United States dates back to the year 1851, when an entrepreneurial farmer named Mark Carr hauled two sleds full of evergreen trees into New York City to sell them. As the story goes, he sold ... The Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree
Since 1931, the Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree has been lighting up the holidays each year for New York City residents and visitors. One of the most well known decorated Christmas trees in the United States, this tree has become an iconic symbol ... Shade Grown Coffee: It's For the Birds
Traditionally, almost all coffee was shade grown. The coffee plant in its natural state isn't very tolerant of direct sunlight; thus most coffee plants grow best under the shade of a canopy of trees. In an ideal setting, the leaves from the overhan...
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