On this day in 1922, the Newbery Medal was awarded for the first time as a way to recognize excellence in children’s literature.

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Missing 411: The Hikers that Vanished | Spirits & Ghost Stories Podcast
 Missing people in the USA or across the world are an unfortunate but regular occurrence. In fact, with as many as 600,000 people declared legally missing in America. The federal government does not track the number of missing persons in national parks, but experts believe about 1,600 individuals mysteriously vanish each year while visiting parks throughout the United States. On today’s episode of Spirit’s & Ghost Stories we talk about the back history of the high number of missing individuals in our national parks and we delve into one story of what happens to a search and rescue worker who finds more than he bargained for.

    We have a website now!!!
 
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   This evening we are drinking: Jack’s Hard Cider Dry Hopped
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     Scary stuff in the news:
https://www.nationalparkstraveler.org/2018/11/gone-missing-national-parks

  13 Mysterious Disappearances in National Parks

https://adventure.howstuffworks.com/survival/wilderness/10-mysterious-disappearances-in-national-parks.htm

 
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People are drinking more wine than they used to. Could the ever-increasing size of wine glasses be behind this trend? Learn how today's average serving stacks up against history's in this classic episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://recipes.howstuffworks.com/food-facts/much-does-favorite-wine-glass-hold.htm

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History is full of bold and strange tales. Some of them are even true.

Travels by Carriage, a quirky new podcast exploring the quirky and unusual tales of history, launched on 6/17/22.
 
Episode two explores the history of an invention so popular, you may even be using one right now. But you won't find its inventor, Thomas Lee, on any patent records.  Why?
Let's find out.

This is a new podcast, with lots of room to improve.  Feedback is always welcome, but please remember to be kind.

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References:

• LA Times Article
  • https://www.latimes.com/style/la-hm-backstory17-2008jul17-story.html
• How Stuff Works - Wendy Bowman
  • https://home.howstuffworks.com/adirondack-chair.htm
• Outdoor Lawn Furniture Sales
  • https://www.statista.com/topics/5694/outdoor-furniture-market-in-the-united-states/#dossierContents__outerWrapper
• Adirondack Chair Wiki:
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_chair
• Adirondack Mountains Wiki
  • https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adirondack_Mountains
• ‘Who Made That Adirondack Chair?” NYT
  • https://6thfloor.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/06/28/who-made-that-adirondack-chair/
• Site for Adirondack Mountains with page on history of the chair
  • https://www.adirondack.net/history/adirondack-chair/

Happy 40th birthday, Cassandra! Also, all about gift cards, information borrowed from querysprout.com and howstuffworks.com

If your cat licks you, you may have wondered: Are they trying to groom you? Are they being affectionate? Do you has a flavor?? Learn about cats' licking behavior in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://animals.howstuffworks.com/pets/why-does-cat-lick-me.htm

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On this day in 1901, Spanish painter Pablo Picasso held the first major exhibition of his artwork at a gallery in Paris.

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On this day in 1979, The Charlie Daniels Band released a hit single called “The Devil Went Down to Georgia.”

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Cities around the world are appointing Heat Officers to identify dangers and help protect citizens from rising temperatures. Learn how these officials work in this episode of BrainStuff, based on this article: https://science.howstuffworks.com/nature/climate-weather/atmospheric/chief-heat-officers-news.htm

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Botswana was, in 2016, named by Lonely Planet, as the top destination for tourists. It is likely because about 40% of its land is reserved under government protection, as natural areas in the form of sanctuaries, reserves, wildlife management areas, and national parks. One special area is the Kalahari Desert, with a delta that supports many species of large mammals including rhinoceros, cheetahs, and lions. It is also famous for its large dazzle of zebras and meerkats.  

·      00:00 – Intro 

·      01:11 – Bare Bones

·      03:03 – Heart of the Nation

·      01:08:26 – Who Is?

·      01:10:14 – Who Would’ve Thought?

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Where is this information coming from?

The Crazy Tourist 

https://www.thecrazytourist.com/15-best-places-to-visit-in-botswana/

Trend Economy

https://trendeconomy.com/data/h2/Botswana?time_period=2020,2019,2018,2017,2016,2015,2014,2013,2012,2011,2010,2009

U.S. State Department

https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/international-travel/International-Travel-Country-Information-Pages/Botswana.html

https://www.state.gov/u-s-relations-with-botswana/

Country Reports on Human Rights Practices (yearly report)

https://www.state.gov/reports/2020-report-on-international-religious-freedom/botswana/

CIA World Factbook 

https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/botswana/ - people-and-society

International Trade Administration 

https://www.trade.gov/country-commercial-guides/botswana-business-travel

UN Data

http://data.un.org/en/iso/bw.html

The World Bank 

https://data.worldbank.org/country/botswana

ARDA 

https://www.thearda.com/internationalData/countries/Country_29_1.asp

OEC

https://oec.world/en/profile/country/bwa

The Global Economy

https://www.theglobaleconomy.com/Botswana/imports_dollars/

Worldometers 

https://www.worldometers.info/demographics/botswana-demographics/

The Free Geography 

https://www.thefreegeography.com/botswana-arts-and-literature/

Animalia

https://animalia.bio/botswana-animals?page=1

Social Protection

https://socialprotection.org/discover/programme?f%5B0%5D=field_programme_country%3A1388&f%5B1%5D=field_programme_type%3A1120

World’s Top Exports

https://www.worldstopexports.com/botswanas-top-10-exports/

Living National Treasures

http://lntreasures.com/botswana.html

The World of Info

https://theworldofinfo.com/botswana/geography/

The Fact File 

https://thefactfile.org/botswana-facts/

Big Think

https://bigthink.com/strange-maps/kazungula-bridge/

Wikipedia

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

World Atlas

https://www.worldatlas.com/articles/10-most-interesting-and-unique-facts-about-botswana.html

Know Botswana

https://www.knowbotswana.com/botswana-celebrities.html

https://www.knowbotswana.com/botswana-arts-and-crafts.html

Botswana Embassy

http://www.botswanaembassy.org/page/history-of-botswana

Botswana Tourism

https://www.botswanatourism.co.bw/

CRS Reports

https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/20041019_RS21956_f2cf957fe6dfe3116c9c0f0a29b7824fa4670390.pdf

Survival International

https://www.survivalinternational.org/articles/3123-bushmen-photos-made-the-same-as-sand

World Population Review

https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/hiv-rates-by-country

Knoema

https://knoema.com/atlas/Botswana/Infant-mortality-rate

Reeep

https://www.reeep.org/botswana-2014

Travel Food Atlas

https://travelfoodatlas.com/botswana-food

Statsbots

https://www.statsbots.org.bw/sites/default/files/publications/Marriage Statistics Brief 2020.pdf

World Nomads

https://www.worldnomads.com/travel-safety/southern-africa/botswana/crime-in-botswana

BTI Transformation Index

https://bti-project.org/en/reports/country-report/BWA

JW.org – Awake

https://www.jw.org/en/library/magazines/g201204/The-Elephants-Trunk/

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101977487?q=elephant+ears&p=par

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101988767?q=elephants&p=doc

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101987412?q=elephants&p=doc

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101994167?q=elephants&p=doc

https://wol.jw.org/en/wol/d/r1/lp-e/101989846

World Wildlife

https://www.worldwildlife.org/species/elephant

Wonderopolis

https://wonderopolis.org/wonder/do-elephants-ever-forget

Science ABC

https://www.scienceabc.com/nature/animals/why-do-elephants-have-such-great-memory.html

How Stuff Works

https://animals.howstuffworks.com/mammals/elephant-memory1.htm

4 Elephants

https://www.4elephants.org/blog/article/6-facts-about-an-elephants-eye-vision