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Quick Hits...

​- During the day, the sun causes your house to stretch.
- Metal hangers are sagging from the weight and as a result are giving off an ultra-low frequency groan, if you will. But call them Humming Hangers.
- A bolt of lightning is never straight.
- If we landed on Venus, we would suffocate, be crushed and roasted - - simultaneously. 

Featured - Valentine's Day - A movie to watch - a bit of history
Still, after all these years, "Casablanca" is my favorite film. Yes, the ultimate love story because of what Rick gives up.
HISTORY Channel  - The history of Valentine’s Day–and the story of its patron saint–is shrouded in mystery.  More here
Other movies: 
"When Harry Met Sally" (also a good New Year's Eve movie)
- I had a habit of watching "The St. Valentine's Day Massacre" while growing up. 
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- There is great confusion over which St. Valentine to pay attention to on this holiday. There were likely three.

- We spend a great deal of money for our pets on this holiday, too. Hmmm.

- Marriage was banned by Emperor Claudius II, but do you know why? Well, I will tell you. He thought it distracted younger soldiers. Not the old ones, just the young ones.

- So, one legend has it that St. Valentine was killed because he was caught marrying young people during that edict.

- Men used to wear a woman's name pinned to their sleeves.

Sources include History.com and Good Housekeeping and my mind.
- Was the idea that birds start their mating around Feb. 14 a good reason why Valentine's Day is then? 

- Rumor has it, the groundhog is afraid of its shadow. Hey, this is about Valentine's Day. Stay on topic.

- St. Valentine also looks after bee keepers.

- The heart was not always associated with love. In certain times, it was the liver.

- As for wearing your heart on your sleeve, go back to an earlier item to clear that one up.

- St. Valentine was actually deleted from the Roman Catholic Church calendar in 1969. 
On my own now and doing things my way. I worked in the newspaper field since high school (Barblet, De Kalb High School, IL); Kishwaukee Kaleidescope (Kishwaukee College, Malta, IL); Daily Vidette (Illinois State Univeristy, Normal, IL); Bolingbrook Sun (Naperville, IL); Orange County News (Anaheim, CA); Buena Park Republican (Buena Park, CA); Crown Syndicate, Sports Features Syndicate, World Features Syndicate; Sauk Valley Newspapers/The Big E magazine (Sterling/Dixon/Rock Falls, IL); Withers Broadcasting (WSDR/WSSQ/WZZT, Sterling, IL); Have Fun Magazine (Sterling, IL); Yahoo (Associated) Content; Digital Journal and Examiner Content. In California, worked on many Hollywood TV shows, movies and commercials, while working at PIP Printing and MSAS Cargo International, along the way. This is no longer a news site. This is for fast facts, information, nostalgia and history.