For assistance tracing and claiming IRS income tax refunds go to: IRS Refund Search. Last year alone the IRS had 99,123 refund checks totaling $153 million-an average of over $1500 per taxpayer-returned by the post office as undeliverable, due to unreported changes of name and/or address.
The Christmas Tree: This story is more interesting than you might think. It turns out that this tradition may technically have descended from pagan roots, but there is more to this story. The Christmas tree that we have today probably came around the end of the 1700â²s around Germany. At that time the German Christians were really reinventing the holiday at that time, not in my opinion to do anything wrong, just to add some culture and something new to the celebration.
Have you ever wondered where cork comes from? It comes from the bark of the Cork Oak tree (tree species name - Quercus suber). The cork bark of this species of oak tree (yes it does produce acorns) can grow to become two to three inches thick. Normally however it is harvested when it is about one or one and a half inches thick.