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The modern summer blockbuster began in 1975, when Steven Spielberg made us(well, not me because I was 4 years away from being born)scared to go into the water thanks to Jaws.  Since then, Spielberg has dominated the summer movie seasons with movies like Raiders of the Lost Ark a

Did you know there is a patent on the fitted sheet?  The patent was granted to Bertha Berman on October 6, 1959.  Ms. Berman’s sheets had the corners sewn so they would fit to the mattress (mentalfloss.com).  You can even see the drawings Ms.

Since Summer is in full swing, I figured, why not do a “best of Summer” feature?

I was eight years old the first time I heard a conspiracy theory.  JFK had just been assassinated.  At the supper table, my dad was proclaiming with authority that the assassination had not been carried out by a lone gunman, rather it was a hit sancti