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Meat inspection begins, for exports

Post author By Kathy Gill
Post date 30 August 2022
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Sketch hogs — A new family encyclopedia, or, Compendium of universal knowledge, page 349 (1831). Internet archive via Flickr.

USDA charged with inspecting salted pork and bacon before export, 30 August 1890.

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This August, it’s 1-in-1,000 rain events (instead of hurricanes)

Post author By Kathy Gill
Post date 26 August 2022
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Hurricane Larry — Infrared satellite image of Hurricane Larry at 12:40 p.m. EDT September 6, 2021. NOAA/NWS.

Each year, floods kill more people than tornadoes, hurricanes or lightning.

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The car that saved de Gaulle’s life

Post author By Kathy Gill
Post date 22 August 2022
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Citroën DS19, 1967. — Citroën DS19, 1967. Classic Days Berlin. Adobe Stock Photo.

French auto-maker introduced the Citroën DS in 1955.

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