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[View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [Thursday, May 30, 2024]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( What's the best thing in the world?
June-rose, by May-dew impearled;
Sweet south-wind, that means no rain.
–Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806–61) [Who was born on this day?
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