New Zealand’s kiwifruit story dates back to 1904, when Mary Isabel Fraser, a school principal, brought Chinese gooseberry seeds home from China. She gave the seeds to Whanganui farmer Alexander Allison, who planted them in 1905; the vines produced their first fruit by 1910. According to a February 2026 report from the US Department of…

Watson and Lee bought the home in 2017 and filled it with Elvis memorabilia and 1950s-inspired decor. (Photos: Realtor) When Elvis Presley superfan Claire Starring heard that musicians Dale Watson and Celine Lee were selling their Graceland-inspired home in Memphis, Tennessee, she did not take long to decide. Starring was visiting the real Graceland at…

The image, classified as a PSA Type I photograph, was taken just weeks before Mantle made his major-league debut with the New York Yankees (Image Credit: Heritage Auctions) A rare 1951 photograph of baseball legend Mickey Mantle, which later became the basis for his iconic 1952 Topps card, has sold privately for a record $3…

The building has moved to Pioneer Village for restoration and display. (Pictures: Cowboy state daily) A weathered cabin that spent decades being used as a storage shed behind a building on Main Street in Lander, Wyoming, has been identified as a late 19th-century Chinese laundry and bathhouse. The building belonged to Sam Sing, one of…