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I'm must confess, I'm a bit of a history junkie. I can often be found digging through The History Channel On Demand shows, all too often because we can learn valuable lesso
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How to Do Things That Scare You
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Pay 1980’s Prices for Today’s Adorable OshKosh Kid’s Clothing!
I remember the first time I picked out my own brand new school clothes. They were made by Oshkosh (or OshKosh B’Gosh at that time), and they were fashionable and
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