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On this day in history, March 30, 1858, American visionary Hymen Lipman patents pencil with eraser

Philadelphia inventor Hymen L. Lipman rushed heroically to the aid of mistake-prone schoolchildren, draftsmen and artists everywhere when he secured the patent for the pencil with eraser on this day in history, March 30, 1858. “Be it known that I, Hymen L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, in the county of Philadelphia and State of Pennsylvania, have invented a new and useful …

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New Jersey woman sings Taylor Swift hits while awake during brain surgery: 'Eras Tour' in the O.R.

A Stanhope, New Jersey, mom has taken her love of Taylor Swift to a new level. Selena Campione, 36, underwent brain surgery on Jan. 31, 2024 – but it wasn’t an ordinary procedure. In an interview with Fox News Digital, Campione shared that she’d been to numerous doctors to address some peculiar symptoms that began in March 2023. This included …

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Maine airport offers its visitors a rare chance to 'visit' the moon

Maine’s largest airport has a new “destination” to offer its travelers: the moon. The Portland International Jetport is now home to the second-largest piece of the moon on Earth. The piece is part of a new exhibit titled “Fly Me to the Moon,” which opened to the public on March 26. FOR SOLAR ECLIPSE ON APRIL 8, SOME US SCHOOLS …

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Five-legged lamb gets second chance after Mississippi woman opens home and heart for rehabilitation

A five-legged lamb, named Spider-Lamb, got a second chance at life after a Mississippi woman took him in just in time for the Easter holiday. “He is definitely one loved lamb by everyone who sees him,” Natalie Renot told Fox News Digital. Renot, who is passionate about rehabilitating animals that need a helping hand, said that Spider-Lamb was in rough …

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Florida golfer photographs alligator with giant turtle locked in its jaws: 'Never seen anything like this'

A man was recently playing a game of golf when he encountered an alligator that had a turtle trapped in its jaws. Casey Yarbrough was on the 14th hole at a golf course in Naples, Florida, when he heard something unexpected. “We heard a loud sound, like a gun went off,” Yarbrough told FOX 35 on Monday. FLORIDA WOMAN PHOTOGRAPHS …

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New York City wiener war recalls glory days when Big Apple battles ruled baseball

New York City’s boroughs once battled for World Series wins and baseball bragging rights. The Yankees from the Bronx, the Dodgers from Brooklyn and the Giants from Manhattan won eight straight World Series in Major League Baseball from 1949 to 1956. Those “diamond daze” of the 1950s are long gone. CRACKER JACK, IMMORTALIZED IN BASEBALL ANTHEM, IS A GRAND-SLAM RECIPE …

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Cardinal Dolan of New York reveals his Good Friday message: 'God has the last word'

Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, joined “Fox & Friends” on Friday morning to share a message of hope and resilience for this coming Easter Sunday. Dolan mentioned the recent killing of NYPD Officer Jonathan Diller, acknowledging that there “seems to be darkness” in the world. Good Friday is the annual day observed by Christians as the anniversary of …

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Easter is about God's love and should not be 'domesticated,' says Bishop Robert Barron

Bishop Robert Barron pulls no punches when talking about the transcendent and life-altering meaning of Easter. “It’s a revolution. It’s an earthquake,” says Barron. “It’s what turned everything upside down. So one of the worst things we can do is domesticate Easter.” Barron is a bestselling author and the popular creator of Word On Fire Catholic Ministry. THE COMING EASTER …

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The coming Easter means the salvation of humanity is at hand: seminary president

As Lent comes to a close and Easter Sunday draws near, it is important to fully consider the implications and meaning behind the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, said a retired judge and seminary president. “As we come to this beautiful day we call Easter, somehow, we know that it is different this year. Something has changed in the …

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Meet the American who mapped the US-Mexico border, Gen. William Emory, shaped nation in war and in peace

William H. Emory shaped the United States like few Americans before or since. The U.S. Army officer fought to expand the physical shape of the nation in the Mexican-American War. Emory later defied local and family sentiment in his home state of Maryland, rejecting offers from the Confederacy. Instead, he fought for the Union in the Civil War. MEET THE …

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