November 27, 2021
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On This Day
2008 - The ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 (QE2) was taken out of service after more than 30 years. The ship was launched on September 20, 1967.
Fact of the Day
The U.S. produced so many Purple Hearts in advance of the invasion of Mainland Japan that the surplus is still awarded today.
Nature Oddities
The animals commonly referred to as "buffalo" in North America are actually not buffalo at all, they are bison. True buffalo look much more similar to long-horned cattle.
Food and Drink
For over 300 years, Europeans couldn’t grow vanilla seeds after bringing it from South America. In 1836, it was finally discovered that a bee from Mexico was the only capable pollinator of the vanilla orchid.