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Michigan helped introduce painted center lines on roads after a simple milk wagon spill inspired one of the most important traffic safety ideas in history.

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I thought a 9 PM dinner at a bar would be kid-free. Then the children grabbed the karaoke microphones. A funny look at modern family outings.

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