Farmers’ Almanac Blog
A Month Ago Today
Happy New Year! It’s 4,710!
Where’s the Snow?
What a weird, but predicted, winter. Do you miss snow? Or is this winter your kind of winter. Read on and be sure to share your thoughts and observations.
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Is today a lucky or unlucky day?
Today is the first of three Friday the 13ths we’ll have in 2012! Learn more about this fear of 13.
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Lightning Fatalities Down
We don’t tend to focus on lightning safety at this time of the year. But, as we look back on 2011, there is some positive news to report.
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January Flower Lore
This Prediction we Guarantee
Have you heard that the world is supposed to end in 2012? Ever wonder why? Read on and find out what we predict will NOT happen this year.
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A Wet, Wild Year Comes to an End
With 2011 just a memory, now seems like a good time to look back over the past year in weather.
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Our Year of Friendship Ends
The Farmers’ Almanac looks back over its “Year of Friendship.”
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If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.