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Today is a good day for a nice cold drink. 4/20/19 The Story Behind Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy Behold Leinenkugel's Summer Shandy. It's part beer, part something extra—a drink that tastes like summer. But what even is a shandy? Let's travel back in time and far, far away from Wisconsin's Northwoods to uncover the shandy's delicious history. This Great Big Story was made by Leinenkugel's.  Fighting Avalanches With Cannons On California's Mammoth Mountain, the powder is great, but the risks are real. When large snowfalls and intense winds merge into avalanches, things get risky on steep slopes. To keep thousands of skiers and snowboarders safe high in the Sierras, ski patrollers like Matt Seibert fight off dangerous avalanches using a not-so-secret weapon: World War II-era cannons. Saving Languages From Extinction Today, there are about 500 languages at risk of extinction. With only a handful of speakers, they could be lost to time. Thankfully, Daniel Bögre Udell is listening. The co-founder and director of Wikitongues is working with volunteers from all around the world to create an open video archive of people speaking and signing rarely used languages so they can be preserved and passed on to future generations. View this email in your browser.  Copyright © 2019 Great Big Story, LLC, All rights reserved.You are receiving this message because you subscribed to the Great Big Story newsletter. Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list