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Teddy Roosevelt and the Bear Facts
Mothers sewed stuffed bears before President Theodore Roosevelt came along, but no one called them teddy bears. Not until November 1902, when the president went
Discovering the Presidential Origin of ‘OK’
What may be the most useful expression of universal communication ever devised, OK is recognizable and pronounceable in almost every language on Earth. The explanations
Half of Success is Showing Up
Early this past February, the Union-Tribune hosted its third annual Successful Aging Expo at the Town & Country Conference Center in Hotel Circle. I
Daily Feature Full of Fun Facts About Commanders In Chief
By Union-Tribune Originally published April 29, 2012 at 12:01 a.m., updated April 28, 2012 at 7:31 p.m. Today marks the launch of Presidential Trivia, a
No Need to Banish ‘Gyp’ as Offensive
Friday, April 27, 2012 In this past Thursday’s U-T “Watchdog” appeared a protest by Elizabeth Schwartz against the “Gypped: A Regan Reilly Mystery,” by Carol