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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Ok....So I've been little busy these days...IYKYK.....but guys!!! MY SCHOOL ADOPTED A THREE AND A HALF DAY OLD GOAT WHOSE MOTHER REJECTED HER!!!! SQUEEEEEEEEE!!! I can't take it!!!!!

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

How about a little bit of notice this time. #MarchMayehm sales continue this week with @KatBarrell's #EarpConic virtual events and autos going on sale Tuesday at 5:00pm #WynonnaEarp Find all the goods at: earpconic.ticketspice.com/kat-barrell

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

HOLIDAY PSA: Squishmallows make TERRIBLE gifts for dogs' owners, so if there's someone you're playing the long game with, this is definitely the way to go. Mother, give me strength

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

Here.... I'll make it easier

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

And to think I had the gall to pat myself on the back and have pizza for dinner....I bow to you

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 22/11/2023

As many of us have a free day coming up, how about instead of joining the Black Friday chaos, we get out and breath some fresh air. Here's an interesting article on how to make the most of it... www.positive.news/lifestyle/we... Be safe today, folks...biggest drinking day of the year here in the US

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 21/11/2023

DYK about Sebbie Hall? The now 20 y.o. lad from the UK began donating things to people in need when he was only 17. It started when he found out that some of his classmates didn't have access to computers during lockdown. Since then, it's only snowballed. He's been crowned a UK hero and has a statue

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 20/11/2023

DYK about the IA high school girl who grew and donated 7,000 pounds of produce to her local food bank? Yep. After seeing the lines during covid, Lauren Schroeder coopted .5 acre of her parents' farm to start her own garden, studied agronomy, grew and donated. She's not done; she's gonna keep going.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 19/11/2023

DYK about The Knit Wits? For over twenty years, every friday, a collective of ladies at a senior living community in Dallas gather their knitting gear and hunker down around a long table and craft thousands of hand-knit items, bringing warmth and support to children both in Texas and overseas. 🥲

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 17/11/2023

New updates to be thankful for: New Jersey governor declares state a 'safe haven' for gender-affirming care. Gov. Whitmer signs bill expanding MI civil rights law to include LGBTQ protections. 5 more countries decriminalized consensual same-sex relations. Maybe we can start to feel hopeful again....

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 16/11/2023

DYK that in the last election big things happened? Utah legislature unanimously passes ban on LGBTQ conversion therapy. Ohio voters enshrine abortion access in constitution in latest statewide win for reproductive rights. Transgender health care is now protected in Minnesota. Change Happens!!

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

DYK that during last year's deadly blizzard in Western NY, a man who broke into a school to shelter more than 20 people. He was recognized and awarded Super Bowl tickets by the Buffalo Bills. Now, you can clown on the Bills or you can just be grateful for people like the man. Up to you.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 13/11/2023

DYK about Vasili Arkhipov? He was the Russian naval officer stationed in a sub off the coast of Cuba. B/c of a series of miscommunications and errors, he was faced with the prospect of having to launch nuclear missles against the US. Defying orders, he refused and was found to be right, avoiding war

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 12/11/2023

I know we all rush WebMd for the latest "Why does it hurt and am I dying?" news, but DYK that they found that people feel measurably happier spending time around other happy people? Yep. Emotional health spreads to the people we come into contact with up to 3 degrees, reaching friends of friends.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 11/11/2023

DYK that Eunice, sister of John F., Kennedy founded the Special Olympics? Yep, she had a sister, Rosemary who was the victim of a lobotomy that left her permanently incapacitated. That had a profound effect on Eunice who wanted an organization that would promote athletics and a sense of community.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 10/11/2023

DYK about the 1973 "Battle of the Sexes" between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs. Riggs 🤮claimed that, even at 55 y.o., he could beat any top female player 🙄. Held at the Houston Astrodome and televised worldwide, 90 MILLION people got to watch King 😍 trounce Riggs in straight sets 6-4, 6-3, 6-3 🤣

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

She's set to live out her days in a sancturary in her home of Scotland. According to Cammy, "sometimes you just need a group of idiots to get a job done." (#EDE2024, anyone?)

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 09/11/2023

DYK that Britain's "loneliest sheep" has finally been rescued on Monday by group of farmers after being stuck on foot of cliff for at least 2 years. Everyone had deemed the rescue too dangerous, so Cammy Wilson and four others travels 820 ft down the cliff to rescue "Fiona".

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 08/11/2023

DYK about Jadav Payeng the forestry worker and environmental activist? When he was 16, he came across dead snakes on a barren sandbar. So disturbed by the sight, he began planting trees...and planted trees for the next 40 years, creating a nearly 1400 acre forest, now a home to hundreds of species

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

DYK about Irena Sendler? She used her position as a social worker to enter the Warsaw ghetto & help smuggle children out. Hiding them, she provided each with a new identity, carefully recording, in code, their original names and placements so that surviving relatives could find them after the war.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 06/11/2023

DYK that researchers found the that music can help to ease pain? Yep, they found that the pain-busting power of participants’ favorite songs was at least as strong as OTC drugs like ibuprofen, and worked better than relaxing music that had been selected for them. Not feeling great? Now,YKWTD!

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 05/11/2023

DYK that actual gratitude may help you live a longer, healthier life? Yep, research has proven that the more grateful you are for what you have, the happier you are. And the happier you are, the more healthy you'll be. Time and time again, study after study shows that gratitude only enhances life.🦃

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

AND, in a little bit of extra 🤗...I just finished a Duolingo lesson that had two girls walking through a mall where one spots someone she thinks is her ex-girlfriend. Turns out it wasnt, but that's hardly the point. Point is...Yay Duolingo! 🦃

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

DYK that a 13-year-old boy who'd broken his back while sledding last Dec. set his mind to and accomplish climbing up all 674 steps of the Eiffel tower to raise money for Royal Aberdeen Children's Hospital. He accomplished his goal in July and raised more than £4000 - twice what he'd hoped for. 🦃

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

DYK know that Taylor Swift donates to local food banks and hunger relief organizations in the areas she visits on her tour? While nobody has leaked the amount that they've been given, they have all described the donation in some synonym of "generous." Pretty impressive. 🦃

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 01/11/2023

DYK that there's a millionaire in Fredricton, New Brunswick that is working to build an entire community of tiny homes for those in need? Yep...and you can read about it here (if you were so inclined): tinyurl.com/2ke9xnd8 Truly a reason to be thankful. 🦃 (Happy November, all!)

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

DYK that the original Halloween can be traced back to the ancient Celtic festival known as Samhain? Held on November 1st, it was believed that, the souls of the dead returned to their homes, so people dressed in costumes and lit bonfires to ward off spirits. Be a Happy HalloWeenie and stay safe!!

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 30/10/2023

DYK that it's Halloween eve? Also called Mischief Night or Devil's night? Yeah....don't be dick.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 29/10/2023

DYK about La Llorona-The Wailing Woman? Legend has it that the man she loved wouldn't have her, so she drowned her children, one by one, in the local river. When that didn't work, she tossed herself in too, now doomed to roam the world in perpetual grief, snatching up children to replace her own.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

DYK about La Pisadeira? In Brazil, a tall, skinny woman with long yellow fingernails and red eyes creeps along the rooftops, watching families inside their homes as they sit at the table for dinner and eat. After they go to sleep with a full belly she then sits on their chests and attacks. Enjoy!

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

DYK about Stone's Public House? Built by John Stone in 1832, this MA inn was the site of, not only deaths of many quarantined people due to Spanish Flu, but also of many untimely deaths throughout the years. Some spirits never left. You could go in & grab a meal today, but...would you leave alone?

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 26/10/2023

DYK that on Aug 4,1892, Andrew and wife, Abby Borden, were found brutally murdered in their Fall River, MA, home. Primary supect? Daughter, Lizzie. Now a B&B and museum, the home attracts history buffs and thrill-seekers who come to see if rumors that the house is haunted are, indeed, true.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 25/10/2023

DYK about Hanako-san. In Japan, if you go into 3rd stall the girl's bathroom on the 3rd floor of the building, you might find her.You have to knock 3 times and call her name. Open the stall door & a little girl in a red skirt will be there. There is also Kashima Reiko. What is it with the bathrooms?

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 24/10/2023

DYK about the Surrency House Ghost? In the 1870s family members reported seeing objects soaring across rooms, hearing laughter & crying and seeing red eyes staring at them.The family decided to leave the house, and no one was ever brave enough to live in the house again. It went up in flames in 1925

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 23/10/2023

DYk that there is an ancient book full of strange symbols no one can translate? It's called the Voynich Manuscript and it's full of strange symbols, drawings and letters. The writing looks like a words, but it's not in any recognisable language. Those of you who like puzzles? Get crackin'!

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

DYK that doctors removed the eyes of Jack The Ripper's last known victim in order to check if they could extract an image of the killer. Known as "optography," Scientists once believed that the last images stored in a murder victim's eyes could reveal the identity of the killer.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 21/10/2023

DYK that “The Exorcism of Emily Rose” isn't just a story the studio made up? Nope, it was inspired by the true story of a German girl named Anneliese Michel who underwent 67 Catholic exorcisms in the yr leading up to her death from malnutrition. Her parents and priest were convicted of neg. homicide

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

DYK about the Black-Eyed Children? Paranormal creatures with pale skin and fully black eyes, they are said to resemble human children between the ages of 6 and 16. They are seen begging, hitchiking or standing on a doorstep in an attempt to get close to people to bring the devil into their lives.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 19/10/2023

DYK about Countess Elizabeth Bathory, a 16th-century Hungarian noblewoman? She is s believed to have tortured and killed hundreds of young girls. Legend has it that she bathed in their blood to maintain her youth and beauty. Today, she is often referred to as the “Blood Countess.” Botox vs. blood🤔

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 18/10/2023

DYK about The Bell Witch? A legend from Tennessee, it centers around the Bell family who was said to be haunted by a spirit who pick and chose who she would torment and to whom she would show kindness. She was even said to have scared off Andrew Jackson and his army when they came to investigate.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 17/10/2023

DYK about the Catacombs of the Capuchin in Palermo, Sicily? There is WAY too much history for me to sum it up in my remaining characters, so I will simply link to their site: www.palermocatacombs.com/catacombs/or... Suffice to say, it is something you need to see with your own eyes.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

DYK that there is something called a "Hand of Glory"? I guess "Severed Hand of Convicted Criminal" was a little too clunky. European lore says that if you happened to find yourself with such an appendage and you turned it into a candle, it would imbue you with various and sundry magical powers.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 15/10/2023

DYK that in 1922, six people were brutally murdered on a remote farm in Germany called Hinterkaifeck. The crime remains unsolved, but evidence suggests that the killer may have been living in the attic for several days before the murders. The maid had reported hearing noises and up & quit b/c of it.

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 14/10/2023

I learned about this place 30+ yrs ago and STILL haven't been to see it. The Winchester Mystery House. Sarah Winchester was told that she would be haunted by the souls of all the people her grandfather's rifles had killed. To "escape" these souls, she kept building and building and building...

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Buffalo @scribbling1.bsky.social · 13/10/2023

DYK about H.H. Holmes, aka, America's First Serial Killer? During the Chicago World's Fair in 1893. Holmes' "murder Castle" featured a labyrinth of secret rooms, hidden passages, and trapdoors where Holmes would trap, torture, and kill his victims. They say he may have more than 200 victims

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