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Category: Trivia

Posted on July 6, 2016 December 30, 2016

Big Jim- the Largest Hog in the World

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Carla
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Hendersonville, history, hog, pig

For six years Big Jim traveled all over the country. The banner said “See Big Jim the largest hog in the World. Guess his weight and win a prize.”…

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Posted on May 18, 2016

Trivia: Why is it called a dog “pound”?

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Trivia

“Pound” is the Saxon word for an enclosure.
At one time every town in England and the English colonies had a pen to hold stray animals till the owner paid for any damages they had caused.
An animal held there …

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Posted on May 15, 2016 December 30, 2016

Trivia: What is Pastrami?

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Trivia
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1800s, history, Jewish immigrants, Jews, pastrama, pastrami, Romania, Trivia

Pastrami is not a particular kind of meat! It is a way of preparing meat. The spicing and drying was a way to preserve meat before refrigerators.…

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