Happy Trails
Our American Oddities Tour has come to an end, but the peculiarities continue.
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Kaczynski’s Hobby
Rural mail delivery is still common in Montana.
Lift the flag on this box and see what happens.
A Long Way Off
This story has very little to do with a six-toed cat, but anything to grab the reader’s attention.
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Relatively Young
The Giant Redwood Tree behind us could be one Grandpa and Grandma saw on their honeymoon.
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When the Light Goes Out
It seems serendipitous that a life-altering event happened simultaneously with a total eclipse of the sun.
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Carved in Stone
When this school was erected in 1910, education was segregated by gender.
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Going Nowhere in Particular
When you combine lift and thrust, you get a ride to wherever you want to go.
Click on the chief pilot and he will explain the details.
Hollow Vessels
Earl Paton arrived in the world amid the worst economic and agricultural disasters Canada has ever known.
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No Ice-Cream
The trauma of childhood dentistry is deeply ingrained.
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Gordie Howe
As I crossed the threshold of the porch, reality stayed behind on Claire Street, and I entered a world apart.
Click here for a shoemaker’s prediction.