20 Shiny Facts About December’s Three Birthstones
Some Zircon gems are more than 4.4 billion years old, making Zircon the oldest gemstone found on Earth today.
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Why Do We Celebrate Cyber Monday?
The first Cyber Monday occurred on November 28, 2005, but only in the US. Canada followed a few years later, starting in 2008.
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10 Scary Black Friday Stampedes
On Black Friday in 2011, a woman used pepper spray on other shoppers at an LA Walmart to get herself a half-priced Xbox.
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Exploring the Moral Gray Area of Gray Thursday
In 2009, K-Mart became the first store to start the trend of Gray Thursday by opening their stores on Thanksgiving Day.
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9 Totally Bizarre Thanksgiving Traditions
Did you know that due to its increasing usage, the word “turducken” was officially added to the dictionary in 2014?
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World Television Day | November 21
The first TV commercial aired during a baseball game on July 1, 1941. It lasted just 10 seconds and cost the company under $10.
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20 Surprising Facts About Citrine & Topaz, November’s Birthstones
The largest faceted gemstone in the world is the El-Dorado Topaz. This impressive gemstone weighs a whopping 31,000 carats!
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20 Colorful Facts About Tourmaline and Opal, October’s Birthstones
Did you know that 95% of the world's opals are mined in Australian opal fields?
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National Video Games Day | September 12
The first video game console played in space was Nintendo’s Game Boy. It was brought up there in 1993 by a Russian cosmonaut.
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16 Astonishing Facts About September’s Birthstone
Usually thought of as blue, sapphires come in many colors. These differently-colored sapphires are known as "fancy sapphires."
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National Play In The Sand Day | August 11
The world’s tallest freestanding sandcastle was built in Germany in 2019. At 58 feet tall, it stood about four stories high!
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24 Mysterious Facts About August’s Three Birthstones
The gemstone peridot can be found in meteorites! This variety differs from the kind found on Earth as it contains no nickel.
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