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10 Things You Didn't Know About April Fool's Day

Danny Gallagher — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 17:00:54 +0000

Every year on April 1st, office water coolers are spiked with white wine and computer mouses are glued to desks. Every year on college campuses, half empty buckets of water are placed on the top of dorm room doors and passed out bros are covered with marker ink. And throughout the world, the sound of chuckling and cackling can be heard echoing across its borders.

6 Things You Need to Know About Pinterest

Kathy Landin — Sat, 17 Mar 2012 00:00:17 +0000

We all like to share our opinions and “likes” all over the internet, so the geniuses at Pinterest created a way for us to just clip, collect and post the things we see and love, and then share them with the world.

Seems simple, right? Well, not really. There are a few things you need to know to make your Pinterest experience very pinteresting. (Sorry, couldn’t resist.)

10 Things You Didn't Know About Facebook

Kathy Landin — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 01:00:26 +0000

Unless you have a lot of spare time on your hands and enjoy reading privacy policies and terms of use, there are probably many things about Facebook that you aren’t aware of. Here are ten things you probably didn’t know about the agreement between you (the user) and Facebook. Deleted photos never actually go away [...]

5 Things You Didn't Know About Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 08:00:39 +0000

Giving a day of commemoration to one of the world's most instrumental civil rights leaders whose peaceful words and deeds contributed to a whole new understanding of equality and brotherhood seems like a no-brainer. Martin Luther King Day's history, however, was fraught with controversy and took years just to get on the federal government's official calendars.

7 Secrets Every Thanksgiving Dinner Host Should Know

Kathy Landin — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 19:00:55 +0000

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Tired of all the Thanksgiving hype, Thanksgiving decorations and extravagance? Or is this your first time hosting a Thanksgiving dinner? Whether you feel the need to go back to basics with the holiday or you want to learn all the facts, don't feel like you're left in the dark.

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10 Things You Probably Didn't Know About Thanksgiving

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 24 Nov 2011 08:00:23 +0000

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This Thanksgiving, millions of Americans will sit down at the table and gawk over all the goodies they are planning to cram in their gullet. The holiday might seem as familiar as singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” during the “Seventh Inning Stretch” or packing a finger in ice that was blown off by a firework on the Fourth of July. However, like all traditi

5 Facts You Might Not Know About Ronnie Dunn

Cat Country — Mon, 18 Jul 2011 19:00:23 +0000

Before you catch Ronnie Dunn at Rimrock Auto Arena on July 23, here’s a few things you might not know about the country superstar. Dunn originally wanted to be a Baptist minister, and attended Abilene Christian University, in Abilene, TX. He attended this bible college until he was asked to leave because he was performing at [...]

5 Things About Kenny Chesney That Might Surprise You

Cat Country — Tue, 12 Apr 2011 18:50:31 +0000

As our Kenny Chesney contest continues on Facebook – sign up HERE for a chance to win a flight to Green Bay to meet Chesney and see him play on June 11 at Lambeau Field – we're running down some of the highlights of Chesney's prolific career. In his nearly two-decade run at the top of the country charts, Chesney's produced over 30 top 10 hits (not to mention his four Entertainer of the Year nods from the CMA), and his recent achievements are nothing to sneeze at, either – among them his current 'Goin' Coastal Tour' and the release of 'Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3-D.'

Despite all those successes, there are things even Chesney's fans don't know about the star - so we've put together this list of five things about the country star that would probably surprise you.

Fun Facts About Easter Candy

The Web Guy — Wed, 16 Mar 2011 23:17:39 +0000

Easter Candy: You Love it. We love it. Your hyperactive children love it. There’s nothing like stuffing your mug with a few Cadbury Cream Eggs before breakfast. But did you know…? Americans spend an average $1.9 billion on Easter candy every year. Sharing treats for Easter most likely came from a pagan tradition of eating [...]