People have built houses from straw since the Paleolithic Era, but modern straw bale construction originated on the plains of Nebraska more than 100 years ago. Andrew Morrison of StrawBale.com says that was when automatic baling machines made heavy straw bale building blocks available to builders who were versed in cob (mud and straw) construction methods. Today, far from being a fringe building method, straw bale construction is code-approved. It has its own section in Appendix S of the International Residential Code (IRC), which has been adopted by every state except Wisconsin.

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Valentina Midget is a rising TikTok star who suffers from dwarfism. Despite her short stature, Valentina has garnered a large following due to her confidence and entertaining content. Who is Valentina Midget? Raised in London, information regarding Valentina’s parents is unknown. She does not post pictures of her parents on her social media, and she has not mentioned having any siblings. Valentina stands at 3 feet and 9 inches tall and weighs 59 lbs.

There are quite a few country artists who have already welcomed babies in 2024, and more are on the way. Last year, nearly 20 country singers gave birth to new bundles of joy, and this year there are already eight who are either here or will be soon. Country Artists Who Are First-Time Parents in 2024A handful of country hitmakers are walking into parenthood for the first time. Adam Doleac and his wife MacKinnon are new parents, as are MacKenzie Porter and her husband Jake Etheridge.

By | February 15, 2019 Irma Grese, a German guard at Bergen-Belsen concentration camp, was noted for her cruelty to prisoners. She underwent a trial for war crimes in 1945. Source: (Photo by © CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images) Her Troubled ChildhoodIrma Grese was born in 1923, one of five children. Her mother committed suicide when Irma was thirteen. In school, Irma was bullied very badly. So much so that she dropped out of school in her early teens.