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The White House in Washington DC sports a kitchen garden and beehives in the back. Source: National Park Foundation.

$2.5 Million Donation Preserves White House Kitchen Garden

October 6, 2016 Kay Whatley

Released by Alanna Sobel, National Park Foundation The White House Kitchen Garden will be maintained and preserved into the future, thanks to a $2.5 million donation from the Burpee Foundation and the W. Atlee Burpee Company to […]

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The Strange-Ness: Trained African Rats Sniff Out Problems

August 14, 2015

Did you know there is an organization that cares for and trains oversized, African giant-pouched rats to do mine and disease detection? APOPO (www.apopo.org/en) is a non-profit that trains the large rats to detect landmines. […]

UFO Sightings by US State: September 2020

October 6, 2020

By Kay Whatley, Editor Unidentified flying object (UFO) sightings are reported, across the United States, year-round. UFO reports cover close encounters of various types, range from blinking lights in the sky to unusual aircraft to […]

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The Strange-ness: Kitten Survives Long Journey

September 1, 2012

A bit of odd news from Carson, California. A 3-month-old kitten was discovered inside of a freight container from Shanghai, China during a July shipment. The LA County Department of Animal Care and Control (DACC) […]