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U.S. Postal Service Issues 14-Striped Flag Stamp view story
1 vote- Submitted by tservies
- about 1 month ago
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Did the United States postal service really issue a stamp picturing an American flag with 14 stripes? Yes!
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10 Facts You Didn't Know About Houdini view story
1 vote- Submitted by tservies
- 2 months ago
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Magician Harry Houdini's life has been well-documented by various histories and biographies, but a lot of public misconceptions remain. How well do you know Houdini? Chances are that only true magicians or advanced historians will know all of the facts li
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The Story Behind "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" view story
1 vote- Submitted by tservies
- 2 months ago
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Honors the centennial of America's well-known sing-along song. Even more surprising is the fact that the author had never been to a Major League baseball game when he penned this summertime classic.
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The Bank That Was Sent Through the Post Office view story
1 vote- Submitted by tservies
- 2 months ago
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The amazing story of how the 80,000 bricks used to build a bank was shipped through the U.S. Postal Service.
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9 Facts That You Might Not Know About the Statue of Liberty view story
2 votes- Submitted by tservies
- 3 months ago
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How much do you know about the Statue of Liberty? Here are 9 cool trivia facts about America's iconic Lady Liberty.
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10 Things You Didn't Know About 'The King', Elvis Presley view story
1 vote- Submitted by tservies
- 3 months ago
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Only dedicated Elvis fans will know all of these facts. Plus, do you know the names of the famous rockers who crashed the gates of Graceland looking for the King?
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12 Things You May Not Know About the Nobel Prizes view story
4 votes- Submitted by tservies
- 3 months ago
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It's doubtful that many know all of these facts and interesting trivia about the Nobel Prizes.
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Is This the World's First Infertility Postage Stamp? view story
2 votes- Submitted by tservies
- 3 months ago
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With a beautiful design, Portugal has introduced what seems to be the world's first stamp dedicated to the issue of infertility. The simple design, with its creative use of negative space, brings this emotional issue to the forefront.
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8 Of The World's Most Unusual Postage Stamps view story
1 vote- Submitted by tservies
- 3 months ago
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A stamp made of cork? An embroidered stamp? Welcome to the world of unusual stamps that postal administrations are trying in order to get their customers to buy and save stamps.
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Was Your 13th Birthday Present This Monumental? view story
2 votes- Submitted by tservies
- 3 months ago
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On her 13th birthday, a teen-aged girl received her wish, an autograph book that she would use as a diary. Little did she know that her writings would change the way the world looks a the chilling effects of war.

