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Foods like coffee, red wine, fruit and vegetable juices, grease and oils, tea, tomato sauce, and spices like turmeric and curry can stain, as well as ink, markers, and some cleaning chemicals.
Later research discovered that the children had bone markers and ritualized burial treatment suggesting they had been sacrificed, and the site became known as La Cueva de los Muertos Chiquitos, or the Cave of the Dead Children.
Until a few weeks ago, however, the Chiefs’ outpost inside SubTropolis flew largely under the radar, serving primarily as a depository for historical documents, films, trophies, uniforms and photos.
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Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
24 Oct. 2025
Born in Sydney, Barning owned a construction company and was also an avid fisherman, having won many trophies at previous game fishing competitions, the coroner said.
Lamaze Peek-a-Moo Friendly Barn—This plush barn from TOMY features crinkle flaps on the roof, satin ribbons, patterns, and a cow plush with a crinkle texture.
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Liz Regalia,
Parents,
24 Oct. 2025
Every October, breast cancer awareness campaigns fill our feeds with pink ribbons, fundraising walks and survivor stories.
Scott transforms her front yard at 1728 Hanson Lane into a theater of tombstones, complete with scores of skeletons, plenty of pumpkins and a generous sprinkling of ghosts.
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Regina Elling,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 Oct. 2025
Pipe words onto Milano cookies to form tombstones.
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Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
18 Oct. 2025
The rugged, zigzagging massif is the result of the collision of the African and Eurasian tectonic plates about 100 million years ago and later massive glacial activity in the Pleistocene epoch.
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Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
Go further by Set the scene with warm lighting, textured serving trays, and small plates of complementary bites for that boutique cafe feel.
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Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Oct. 2025
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