Short Stuff: The Sad, Strange Tale of Margaret Schilling

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The Magnificent Golden Gate Bridge

If you think the Golden Gate Bridge is named because of its color then you are wrong. That name proceeds the bridge by a long time. But that’s just one interesting fact about this amazing structure. Tune in today.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

Short Stuff: Magic 8 Ball

The Magic 8 Ball, the mystical fortune telling pool ball started out as a piece of customer swag for the Brunswick Billiard Company. Since then, it has changed the course of history and shaped nations.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information. 

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