The Echo and jelly beans
On Amazon’s Website a mother who called herself Heidzgo answered a question about the Echo’s ordering capabilities. It seems she had to disable that…
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Digital assistants and kids: Small problems
You may love your Amazon Echo for ordering household goods and answering questions, but what is going on when it farts repeatedly? What’s going on is that…
Is your teen a clothes horse? A solution
If your teen loves new clothes, but the bill is getting hefty, it’s time to capitalize on her passion for duds. The online market for used clothes is…
Secret ingredient in Indian cooking
Savory cakes and snacks in traditional Indian dishes often contain an unusual ingredient: Eno. According to the Wall Street Journal, Eno is actually made…
100 years ago… US enters The Great War
As the years of the 20th century opened, signs of war were everywhere and by 1914 Europe was fully involved in a war that would eventually kill 9 million…
The plants of Augusta Horticultural heritage of the famed golf club
The Masters Tournament could be held in no month but April. The reason in one word: Azaleas. The 300-acre grounds of famous course at the Augusta National…
Kids started this U.S. Easter tradition
In the 1800s, the rolling lawns of the U.S. Capitol were an irresistible target for kids on Easter Monday. One of the few days off for kids and adults,…
First woman to run the Boston Marathon, April 19, 1967
Katherine Switzer became the first woman to run as a numbered participant in the Boston Marathon, April 19, 1967. Switzer registered for the race as K.V….
Tooth Fairy gets creative; payouts rise
The Tooth Fairy is more generous than ever before, according to the annual Delta Dental survey of magical payments. Cash payouts average $4.66, a 75 cent…
The man who built the glass pyramid
Born April 26, 1917, Chinese-American architect I.M. Pei is renown for many modern projects worldwide. However, Pei’s 1989 glass pyramid at the Mus’e du…