Welcome to the (alleged) merry month of May

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Welcome to the merry month of May.

And what’s so merry about it, you may wonder?

Is it because Mother’s Day falls in this month (May 11), or because May 4 offers us an irresistible Star Wars pun or because Dance Like a Chicken Day is just around the corner?

Perhaps it harkens back to the Greek and Roman goddess Maia for whom the month is named. She was shy…

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