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Your DAILY Companion from the Almanac Editors [View in Browser]( | [Almanac.com]( | [Get a Copy]( [From The Old Farmer's Almanac]( [Monday, February 27, 2023]( [Who was born on this day? What happened today in history? Click to find out.]( [20 days until spring begins]( Question of the Day During a discussion about low temperatures in Minnesota, a friend stated that at minus 50 degrees Fahrenheit and below, sulfur-headed matches will not light. This sounds preposterous, but is it true? – [Answer]( Puzzle of the Day Why is it that a man cannot own a cane that is too short? – [Answer]( The beech is bare, and bare the ash, The thickets white below; The fir-tree scowls with hoar moustache, He cannot sing for snow. 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