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Businessinsider.com “More leaders are scraping the 40-hour workweek. Here’s how it became so popular in the first place.” by Marguerite Ward and Shana Lebowitz 

https://www.businessinsider.com/history-of-the-40-hour-workweek-2015-10#:~:text=September%2025%2C%201926%3A%20Ford%20Motor,the%20workweek%20to%2040%20hours.

The State of Enterprise Work presented by Workfront and conducted by Harris Poll // October 2014

https://www.workfront.com/sites/default/files/files/2018-09/Report_2014-2015-state-of-work-report-final.pdf

Why Do We Still Work 40 Hours a Week?

Learn why we work 40 hours a week and what you can do about it if you’re sick and tired of the same old 9 to 5

Written by Fil Gelabert

https://www.marketplace.org/2021/02/11/inside-9to5-the-movement-for-womens-workplace-rights/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.biography.com/.amp/news/dolly-parton-carl-dean-marriage-relationship-secretive

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.wideopencountry.com/9-to-5-song/amp/

https://americansongwriter.com/9-to-5-by-dolly-parton-behind-the-song/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(film)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/9_to_5_(Dolly_Parton_song)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/To_be,_or_not_to_be

Helpforwriters.me “Etymology Series: Part One - History of Provervbs” By Nikki Halliwell

https://www.helpforwriters.me/etymology-series-history-proverbs/#:~:text=%E2%80%9CBlood%20is%20Thicker%20Than%20Water%E2%80%9D&text=However%2C%20the%20full%20quote%20is,has%20the%20exact%20opposite%20meaning.

Grammarist “Blood is thicker than water”

https://grammarist.com/proverb/blood-is-thicker-than-water/

Chicagotribune.com “The Origins of ‘spitting image’ by Heidi Stevens

https://www.chicagotribune.com/lifestyles/ct-xpm-2010-12-22-ct-tribu-words-work-spit-20101222-story.html

The Phrase Finder “The meaning and origin of the expression: Keep your nose to the grindstone” by

https://www.phrases.org.uk/meanings/keep-your-nose-to-the-grindstone.html

Merriam-webster.com “Origin of ‘Buck Naked’ vs. ‘Butt Naked’

https://www.merriam-webster.com/words-at-play/buck-naked-or-butt-naked#:~:text=Others%20feel%20that%20the%20buck,of%20buck%20is%20considered%20offensive).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ye_olde

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mad_as_a_hatter

https://www.historytoday.com/archive/mad-hatter

https://www.meltonmuseum.org/painting-the-town-red

https://www.theintrepidguide.com/english-idioms-and-their-origins/

https://www.irishpost.com/entertainment/origins-painting-town-red-waterford-england-alcohol-fuelled-debauchery-169446

https://www.historyextra.com/period/ancient-egypt/why-do-we-say-crocodile-tears/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crocodile_tears

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/608035/white-elephant-party-origins

Bills of Mortality Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bills_of_mortality

Beforenewton “A Bill of Mortality (and a peck of snails)” by Kathleen Crowther

https://beforenewton.blog/2014/11/07/a-bill-of-mortality-and-a-peck-of-snails/

The Vault “How Londoners Died in One Plague-Ridden Week in 1665” By Rebecca Onion

https://slate.com/human-interest/2014/01/bill-of-mortality-document-shows-death-toll-during-the-great-plague-of-london.html#:~:text=As%20the%20Royal%20Society%20of,%E2%80%9Cstopping%20of%20the%20stomach.%E2%80%9D

Billsofmortality.org “The Bills of Mortality and Sudden Violent Death: A critically curious reflection on occurrences of sudden violent death in early modern London” By Craig Spence

https://billsofmortality.org/welcome/

https://billsofmortality.org/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bills_of_mortality#:~:text=Bills%20of%20mortality%20were%20the,Worshipful%20Company%20of%20Parish%20Clerks.

https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(20)30725-X/fulltext

https://www.jstor.org/stable/44612835

Tupperware Wikipedia

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tupperware

Wonderful World of Tupperware - 1960s - CharlieDeanArchives / Archival Footage

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbPjGl0vii4

Tuppereare party time! - Life in America

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AQNPRvLvFAg

History.com “Madam C. J. Walker” By History.com Editors

https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/madame-c-j-walker

Biography.com “Madam C.J. Walker Biography” By Biography.com Editors

https://www.biography.com/inventor/madam-cj-walker

How Stuff Works.com “How Tupperware Works” By Cristen Conger

https://people.howstuffworks.com/tupperware.htm

https://www.pyrex.eu/pages/our-history

http://www.pyrexcollector.com/history.php

https://www.google.com/amp/s/estatesales.org/thegoods/vintage-pyrex-101/amp

https://www.google.com/amp/s/gizmodo.com/the-pyrex-glass-controversy-that-just-wont-die-1833040962/amp

History.com “What’s So Unlucky About the Number 13?” By Barbara Maranzani

https://www.history.com/news/whats-so-unlucky-about-the-number-13

History.com “Friday the 13th” History.com Editors

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th

Friday the 13th Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friday_the_13th

History.com “Why Friday the 13th Spelled Doom for the Knights Templar” By Barara Maranzani

https://www.history.com/news/why-friday-the-13th-spelled-doom-for-the-knights-templar

The Templars: The Rise and Spectacular Fall of the Knights Templar By Dan Jones (Not the Da Vinci Code guy, that's my bad, dudes)

History.com “Friday the 13th” History.com Editors

https://www.history.com/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th

Fearof.net “Fear of Friday the 13th Phobia- Paraskevidekatriaphobia or Friggatriskaidekaphobia” By Jacob Olesen

https://www.fearof.net/fear-of-friday-the-13th-phobia-paraskevidekatriaphobia-or-friggatriskaidekaphobia/

Farmersalmanac.com “13 Ways to Improve Your Luck On Friday the 13th” By Jaime McLeod

https://www.farmersalmanac.com/13-ways-to-improve-your-luck-this-friday-the-13th-232

https://www.google.com/amp/s/abc7ny.com/amp/friday-the-13th-horror-stories-urban-legends-tales/1697442/

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteen_Club

https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/537446/facts-about-friday-13th

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.history.com/.amp/topics/folklore/friday-the-13th

Symbolsage “Gorgoneion - Symbol of Protection” By Nina Jay

https://symbolsage.com/gorgoneion-symbol-of-protection/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evil_eye

Classroom “Meaning of the Greek Eyeball Symbol” By Naomi Millburn

https://classroom.synonym.com/meaning-greek-eyeball-symbol-7967.html

Archaeological Museum Johns Hopkins University “Apotropaic Talisman Against the “Evil Eye”” By Michele Asuni

https://archaeologicalmuseum.jhu.edu/class-projects/the-roman-house-at-hopkins/the-art-of-light/apotropaic-talisman-against-the-evil-eye/

Folklorethursday “From the Gorgon to the Gift Shop: A Brief Archaeology of the Evil Eye” By Katy Soar

https://folklorethursday.com/material-culture/gorgon-gift-shop-brief-archaeology-evil-eye/

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Gorgon

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gorgon

https://study.com/academy/lesson/what-are-gorgons-in-greek-mythology.html

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medusa

https://www.greekmythology.com/Myths/Creatures/Medusa/medusa.html

https://womeninantiquity.wordpress.com/2017/03/31/thegorgons/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WC-zpVw-Xo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26zzxVAdQRQ

Greekmythology.com “The Fates: The Destiny Goddesses” By The Editors of GreekMythology.com https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/The_Fates/the_fates.html#:~:text=The%20Fates%20%E2%80%93%20or%20Moirai%20%E2%80%93%20are,and%20Atropos%20(the%20Inflexible).

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moirai

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oedipus

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Achilles

https://throwbackthorsday.wordpress.com/2015/09/17/the-norns-and-their-influence-on-destiny/

https://www.lego.com/en-us/aboutus/lego-group/the-lego-group-history/

https://www.lego.com/en-us/history/

Culture Trip “The History of the Barbie Doll” By Toni Marie Ford

https://www.google.com/amp/s/theculturetrip.com/north-america/usa/articles/the-history-of-the-barbie-doll/%3famp=1

24/7 Wall Street “30 of the Most Popular Barbie Dolls of All Time” By Hristina Byrnes

https://www.google.com/amp/s/247wallst.com/special-report/2019/03/05/the-most-popular-barbie-dolls-of-all-time/amp/

Good Housekeeping “40 Surprising Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Barbie” By Sam Ecobar and Adam Schubak

https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/g2530/barbie-dolls-history-facts/

Invaluable “The Guide to Vintage Barbie Dolls”

https://www.invaluable.com/blog/vintage-barbie-dolls/

D23 The Official Disney Fan Club “Did You Know? 8 Incredible Facts About Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey” By Jim Fanning

https://d23.com/did-you-know-8-incredible-facts-about-homeward-bound-the-incredible-journey/#:~:text=Ben%2C%20Rattler%2C%20and%20Tiki%2C,was%20played%20by%2010%20cats.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wishbone_(TV_series)

IMDb “Top 25 Animal Actors” By sergio91

https://www.imdb.com/list/ls063215756/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Keiko_(killer_whale)

Keiko the Untold Story of the Star of Free Willy

https://www.keikotheuntoldstory.com/about/keiko/thestory/

Jean-Michel Cousteau’s Ocean Futures Society “Marine Mammals: Keiko”

https://www.oceanfutures.org/action/marine-mammals/keiko

Vulture “The Last Great American Hideaway: A Brief History of Taylor Swift’s Rhode Island Feud

By Julie Tremaine

https://www.vulture.com/2020/07/taylor-swift-rhode-island-feud-last-great-american-dynasty.html

Seewesterly “Taylor Swift’s House on the Hill” By Gregory Pettys

https://seewesterly.com/taylor-swift-house-on-the-hill/

Vogue “The Outrageous Life of Rebekah Harkness, Taylor Swift’s High-Society Muse” By Elise Taylor

https://www.vogue.com/article/the-outrageous-life-of-rebekah-harkness-taylor-swifts-high-society-muse

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebekah_Harkness

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_Hill,_Rhode_Island

https://www.winchestermysteryhouse.com/

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winchester_Mystery_House

All That’s Interesting “The True Story of the Winchester Mystery House” By John Kuroski

https://allthatsinteresting.com/winchester-mystery-house

History Hit “10 Facts About the Winchester Mystery House” By Sarah Roller

https://www.historyhit.com/facts-about-the-winchester-mystery-house/

SF Gate “Everything you think you know about the Winchester Mystery House probably isn’t true” By Katie Dowd

https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/real-story-of-sarah-winchester-mystery-house-12552842.php