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  Pluto holds a special place in the heart of both professional and amateur astronomers. Pluto was originally discovered in 1930 by Clyde Tombough and first theorized to exist in the 1840s; it was the only planet discovered by an American. Named after the Greek god of the underworld, Pluto reigned as the 9th planet and…

  August 7 is National Lighthouse Day! Let's celebrate by honoring some local lighthouses, past and present. The oldest known lighthouse in Louisiana was the Frank Island Lighthouse. Marking the entrance to the Mississippi River, the earliest planning started in 1803. Numerous delays, including Louisiana changing hands a few times and the War of 1812…

Do you know the history of the 'comics convention?' Nowadays, conventions are held around the year and cover a variety of fandoms, comics of course, but also other media franchises, such as from film and television. In several cases, conventions that started out as just comics only grew to include all kinds of media, often…

Grilling is a tried and true perennial cooking method, potentially the oldest method humans discovered and continue using. There's just something about throwing your food over a hot fire, watching the ends crisp and char, and hearing the juices sizzle and pop. If you want some inspiration for your Summer grilling plans, look no further…

  If there's any group of creature that outnumbers humans on this planet, it's insects! Insects were among the first kinds of animals to live in the air, having ultimately evolved from aquatic arthropods. Though similar to other arthropods, such as centipedes, spiders, and scorpions, these creatures belong to different orders of creatures. The earliest…

June 7 celebrates the day Daniel Boone began exploration of the State of Kentucky. Kentuckians observe the day annually as Boone Day, first officially celebrated over 140 years ago. Daniel Boone is commonly thought of as a near mythological pioneer man, but he was very much a real person. The Boones first settled in Pennsylvania…

Star Wars has a long and storied history in publication, dating as far back as the release of the first movie. There have of course been novelizations about the original movies themselves. Virtually all of them are based on the scripts from the movies, and frequently contain scenes that did not wind up in the…

Happy Batman Day Happy Batman Day! On May 1st, Batman reportedly made his debut in Detective Comics #27. Batman Day has also been celebrated on other dates, including more recently on the third Saturday in September. Batman is one of the oldest superheroes and has been in print virtually nonstop since his release, on his…