
040 = Anniversary Crazes and Any Cursory Praises
A Problem Squared
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The History of Diamond Anniversaryes
Gold is 50 and silver is 25. I wouldn't have guessed silver was 25. Originally 75th anniversary was diamond. That came up in a list I saw in 1877. In 1880, Webster's dictionary mentioned the list for some reason under wedding. And they said the 75th wedding anniversary gift is now a dictionary. It's a different dictionary for each year. So that came out just three years later and they listed the 60th anniversary as diamond. But can you guess what year? You know, wouldn't 10, but what years are you for? Oh, well, it would probably five. Because five sheets of paper make wood. Also cardboard is all the ones in between.
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