1527 – The first known letter from North America is sent by John Rut while at St. John’s, Newfoundland. 1678 – Robert LaSalle builds the Le Griffon, the first known ship built on the Great Lakes. 1900 – The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company is founded. 1946 – Santa Claus Land, the world’s first themed […]
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In the late 90s it was companies like Shutterfly that ruled the Internet photo industry. Today it is services like Photobucket, Flicr, or Picasa that seem to be taking up the biggest chunk. According to Bloomburg Businessweek, a new company, Instagram, is beginning to get the attention of the people now. With their iPhone app,
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The Times of Northwest Indiana: Lake now uses only organic products in Artiste Organic Salon and Spa, her new salon on Main Street in Hobart. Organic hair care products are those made solely with natural plant ingredients. “I became allergic to everything I had been using,” Lake said. “I had bumps on my head, swollen
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The Huffington Post: Rather than let your Facebook and Twitter profiles sit unused forever, DeadSocial, a U.K. startup that launched in beta on April 27 at The Next Web Conference 2012, will put your social networking accounts to good use even after you’re six feet under. You can link your DeadSocial account to to your
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Earlier this month, Scott McMurry, a Vienna, Virginia man finally received a postcard from his mother. It took a little longer than normal for the letter to be delivered; she sent it in 1957 and somehow it got lost in the postal system for 55 years. Now, instead of taking this opportunity to complain about
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In Brooklyn, NY, there’s a store that only sells artisanal flavored mayonnaise. No, it’s not a joke. Founded in 2011 by chef Sam Mason and designer Elizabeth Valleau, Empire Mayonnaise creates mayonnaise with exotic flavors and formulations. We use natural and organic local eggs and flavors whenever possible, but our primary goal is to make
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