All posts tagged "animals"
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14.6K5MaineTo Discover the Real Bambi, Walt Disney Goes to Maine
When Walt Disney told his artists to model Bambi on a California mule deer, Jake Day insisted the real Bambi had to...
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18.0K7Arts and LeisureA Star Is Born in Boston: Jon Landau Shows Bruce Springsteen the Future
Bruce Springsteen was about to get dropped by his record company when Jon Landau, a 27-year-old music critic for Boston’s Real Paper, wrote...
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5.7K3New HampshireArthur Walden and a Dog’s Life of Adventure
In 1922, Arthur Walden checked into a New Hampshire hotel in Colebrook with Chinook, his dog, at his side. He informed the...
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23.5K10MassachusettsBlack Cats, Lucky Bones and Superstitious New Englanders
New England Puritans were a superstitious lot who believed luck ruled their lives. They took measures to ward of bad luck, attract...
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10.1K5Arts and LeisureThe Angels of Abbott Handerson Thayer
Abbott Handerson Thayer was a bird-crazy boy who grew up to paint stunning pictures of angels — and to promote the military use...
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26.4K17ConnecticutThe Mystery of the Hartford Circus Fire Still Lingers, 76 Years Later
Of all the mysteries that still surround the Hartford Circus Fire, the most compelling is the identity of a small blonde girl...
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