by B.L. Unkel | Dec 11, 2021 | History
Most of us have heard someone say: When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. In other words, when something bad happens, turn it into something good. The Halifax explosion mentioned in last week’s “Did You Know Anyone Can Be a Hero,” definitely qualifies as something...
by B.L. Unkel | Nov 13, 2021 | History
Growing up, how many of you heard your parents or grandparents say, “When I was a child, we didn’t have . . . ” In my late teens, I pondered how I’d one day finish that sentence. As the years went by and technology advanced, the answer became obvious. Growing up, I...
by B.L. Unkel | Oct 16, 2021 | Baking
What, you ask, was chocolate cake if it wasn’t chocolate cake? Answer: In the late 1800s, the first chocolate cakes were usually yellow cakes with chocolate frosting. Cooks didn’t have smooth-melting chocolate like we have today. Until 1890-1900, the extent of...
by B.L. Unkel | Sep 11, 2021 | Writing
It’s hard to believe it’s already been one year since I embarked on this website and Did You Know? journey. I didn’t begin because I thought it would be fun. No, I was dragged—kicking and screaming—into the world of social media because, in today’s publishing world,...
by B.L. Unkel | Aug 28, 2021 | Travel
How many of you have heard Disney’s song, It’s a Small World (After All)? Unless you’ve been living under a rock since the early 1960s, you’ve probably heard it at least once in your life. (In fact, after just reading the song title, I’ll bet many of you are humming...
