Amazing Alligator Facts

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There is more to an alligator than its scary teeth, powerful tail, and daunting size. Get alligator savvy with these amazing alligator facts:
* Alligators have 80 teeth in total; 40 on the top and 40 on the bottom.
* Alligators are born with an ‘egg tooth’ which is a hard piece of epidermis located on the [...]

Parasols

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“It will be Summer - eventually.
Ladies - with parasols -
Sauntering Gentlemen - with Canes -
And little Girls - with Dolls”
Emily Dickinson, the famous poet, wrote these lines in the charming Victorian age when wealthy young ladies often used parasols in summer to protect their delicate skin from the sun.  If a lady had fair skin [...]