  In
May, 1926, the World Fair opened in the remote swamps of
South Philadelphia. Mayor Kendrick welcomed the world,
including 150,000 of his fellow Shriners, to an unfinished
fair of shabbily built, mostly empty structures set in a sea
of mud. The disgusted Shriners traveled home and told their
friends not to bother going.
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 The
tall, lanky figure with the white hair and goatee, the red
and white striped pants, blue waistcoat, and white top hat
with a blue ribbon band of stars has been the embodiment of
the United States in some way, shape, or form for over 200
years. But like most legendary figures, there is a real
person behind the symbol. In this case, it was a New
England-born brickmaker and meat-packer named Samuel Wilson,
who lived and worked in Troy, New York.
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Move over, $100 lobster salad, the
astonishing cost of food in the Hamptons is revealed -
including eyewatering amount banker's wife was charged for
two tomatoes, $10 each, and nearly $30 for a tub of
guacamole.
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Dr. Drew Pinsky explains how
''TDS'', i.e. ''Trump Derangement Syndrome'' is affecting
millions, especially Democratic politicians.
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