Your DAILY Companion From the Almanac Editors
His labor is a chant,
His idleness a tune;
Oh, for a bee's experience
Of clovers and of noon!
–Emily Dickinson (1830–86) | | | Question of the Day
What is the widest tree known to man? – Answer
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No more stars (Change these words into a single word.) – Answer | | | ADVERTISEMENT Controlling Common Vegetable Garden Pests
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