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The first line of any piece of literature is absolutely vital for setting the tone of what s to come. And now, some of the most recognizable openers ever put to paper are the subject of the Unemployed Philosophers Guild’s 1000-piece First Lines of Literature Jigsaw Puzzle, available on Amazon.
In this puzzle, you ll slowly put together openers from Herman Melville’s
Moby-Dick (“Call me Ishmael.”), Charles Dickens’s
A Tale of Two Cities (“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.”), Ray Bradbury’s
Fahrenheit 451 (“It was a pleasure to burn. ), and plenty more. The quotes vary in length, color, and font, and it s your job to figure out how they all fit together.
Are you hungry but don t feel like boiling water, washing pans and dishes, and tidying up? For those days when everything feels like a hassle, this Rapid Ramen Cooker ($11) is here to save the day.
All you have to do with the Rapid Ramen Cooker is add a block of ramen noodles, fill the container with water to the indicated line, and put it all in the microwave for three minutes that s it! Instead of overcooked or undercooked noodles, you ll get delicious, consistent ramen every single time without having to hold vigil over a boiling pot.
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You can even make your meal more interesting by adding some pizzazz to your ramen like a hard-boiled egg or top it with some scallions. The Rapid Ramen Cooker is essential for college students, kitchen space savers, and ramen obsessives.
Titanic sank in the early hours of April 15, 1912, it took around 1500 crew members and passengers along with it, accounting for more than half of the people on board. In the years since, the stories of the survivors have piqued the curiosity of historians and
Titanic obsessives especially the tale of Molly Brown. And now, Brown has been immortalized in bobblehead form thanks to the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum and the Molly Brown House Museum.
Margaret Molly Tobin Brown was on a tour of Europe in 1912 when she heard her grandson was ill, so she booked a ticket on the
Whether you re looking for a gift to celebrate a birthday, graduation, Mother s Day, Christmas, or the all-important Valentine s Day, flowers are always a safe bet. However, picking the right florist isn t quite as simple. So, to help you know which flower delivery service boasts the best buds, I ordered bouquets from four of the most popular options out there 1-800-Flowers, The Bouqs Co., FTD, and ProFlowers and put them all to the test.
To keep the competition fair, I ordered a bouquet of 12 red roses from each and scheduled them all to arrive on the same day, January 22 albeit at different times (I didn t need any tense moments between rival flower delivery people on my doorstep, after all). Each bouquet was placed in the same area of my house in order to get equal amounts of sunlight and was treated according to the instructions and tools provided. On the third day, I cut them again, changed the water, and added flower food to those that came with a second packet.