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Vintage look: Mila Povoroznyuk, a young woman from Vinnytsia, Ukraine, has long been interested in women’s clothing from the late 1800s and early 1900s. Now she has turned that interest into an everyday thing by always wearing vintage clothing from that era. She started by occasionally wearing the clothes, but she soon found herself feeling more comfortable and confident in the old styles. She sews some of the items herself and finds other pieces in secondhand stores. The clothes include long dresses, corsets, and elegant hats. Many modern folks must be interested in vintage fashions because her social media account has thousands of followers.

Glowing tattoos: Those who want to get a tattoo, but want to be discreet about it, might consider being inked with a black light tattoo. While not immediately invisible, the tattoo will eventually fade so that it can only be seen in UV light. They’ll glow nicely at a rave dance party where black lights are featured, but the colors will be hidden from work associates the next day at the office. Some people add UV paint to a regular tattoo, while others may choose a tattoo that is drawn completely with UV paint. Experienced tattoo artists should be chosen for the work because the UV tattoo paint is harder to work with than normal paint.

Doting on deer: Deer are revered animals in Japan, and to prove it, a beautiful event takes place on winter mornings in Nara Park in Nara, south of Kyoto. Over 1,000 tame deer live in the park, and they enjoy interacting with the many tourists who come to see them. The best time to view the deer is during the event called Shikayose, which means “deer-gathering.” That’s when a French horn player stands in the middle of the park and plays Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony. Hearing the music, the deer come from all corners of the park to obtain the acorns offered to them.

Hidden station: The city of Toronto, Ontario (Canada), has a subway system that commuters regularly use. It has a hidden and now-abandoned section that was only used for six months in 1966, called the Lower Bay Station. This sits underneath the Bay Station on the city’s Yonge-University subway line. When it was built, planners had hoped to have a useful addition to the line, but instead it became an awkward loop. Now, Lower Bay Station is inaccessible to the public because the entrances have been bricked over. There are unmarked doors to this mysterious underground place, which is occasionally used for training purposes and film shoots.

Quoteable Quotes

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“The principal ingredient in life is love.”

—Unknown 

“Harmony is pure love, for love is complete agreement.”

—Lope de Vega



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Trivia

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1. Lobsters were once called “the poor man’s protein”—T/F?

2. What is the capital of Syria?

3. What is geographically the largest country in Africa?

4. Astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin walked on the moon in 1967, 1968, or 1969?

5. A ziggurat is a type of pyramid or a species of rodent?

Trivia answers at the bottom of the page!

Your Weekly Horoscope

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Lucky numbers this week: This week’s odds favor Leo winners with the luckiest number being 11.

Did You Know...

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Desert and sea: Tunisia, or the Tunisian Republic, is on the North African coast of the Mediterranean Sea. Nearly half of the country is covered by the Sahara Desert. The capital of Tunis is a lively, diverse city of ancient mosques alongside modern office buildings.

Playing tag, eh? Canadians are known for saying “eh” at the end of a sentence. This is known as an “invariant tag” because every use of the word is the same. Other examples of tags include phrases like “isn’t it?” and “right?”

Wood pile: When buyers purchase wood for a fireplace, it’s usually in “cords.” A cord is 128 cubic feet (3.62 cubic meters). In the U.S., this measurement is calculated when the wood is stacked tightly so that it measures 4x4x8 ft. (1.2x1.2x2.43 m). 

Color codes: Color is said to have an impact on mood. Designers suggest that decorating a room with shades of cool blues and greens has a peaceful, harmonious effect on people using the room. 

Old art: Áísínai’pi (Writing-on-Stone) Provincial Park, is located in the southern part of the province of Alberta, Canada. Sandstone walls in the area contain petroglyphs and pictographs made by Indigenous people over 3,000 years ago.

On the Lighter Side

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TV meteorologist: “The forecast for the weekend is clear and warmer with a 70% chance that we’re wrong.”

Mother: “Why on earth did you swallow the money I just gave you?”

Child: “Because you said it was lunch money.”

My teachers told me I wouldn’t amount to anything because I procrastinate. I told them, “Just you wait.”

What do you call a fish with no eye? FSH

Helvetica and Times New Roman walk into a bar. “Get out of here,” says the bartender. “We don’t serve your type.”

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