Victorian Goose Clubs and Christmas Feasts Revealed
London reports a new book The Victorian Christmas Book by Antony and Peter Miall details how Goose Clubs funded Christmas dinners for workers in Victorian England. It outlines customs from the workhouse visits to pearls of nostalgia such as the first Christmas card Prince Albert introduced the Christmas tree and Queen Victoria's 1840 feast.
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Longhorns Record Horn Span Reaches 8 Feet 7 3/8 Inches
The Texas Longhorns, famed as rugged survivors of the cattle trails, reportedly hold a record horn spread from tip to tip of 8 feet 7 3/8 inches, measured on a steer alive as late as 1941, highlighting the breed’s imposing stature.
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