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Herend Nov. 1, 2024 • 8:43 AM • 691 days ago
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Herend Nov. 1, 2024 • 8:43 AM • 691 days ago
I went to the mountains and what did I see, but a black bear admiring the same scenery.
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Herend Oct. 4, 2023 • 1:28 PM • 1,085 days ago
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Herend Oct. 4, 2023 • 1:28 PM • 1,085 days ago
While this mother & baby are a North American subspecies of the brown bear, they are more commonly known as grizzly bears. As to the origin of their name, the bears can thank none other than Lewis & Clark whose journals mention a "grisley bear" no doubt referring to these majestic symbols of the wild whose grizzled appearance is caused by the long guard hairs on their backs and shoulders frequently having white tips. The fur of these bears is often dark...
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Lenox Corporation June 7, 2015 • 9:59 AM • 4,126 days ago

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Lenox Corporation June 7, 2015 • 9:59 AM • 4,126 days ago
Did you know the piggy bank originated from the 15th century?



In Europe, in the 15th century, nearly all house wares and other household items made from pottery were made out of orange clay called Pygg Clay. This included the containers made to hold small items such as the coins that workers earned each day. The coins would remain in those “pygg jars” until they were needed, so that they wouldn’t be lost.

Interestingly, the name of the barnyard animal did not become “pygg...
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June 7, 2015 • 01:48 PM
@ Bridge:
cool trivia! pigs are named after pyggy jars. amazing.

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