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The Origin of Common Expressions: Indian Summer
Meaning: An unseasonably warm, dry and calm weather, usually following a period of colder weather or frost in the late Autumn (or in the Southern hemisphere, where the term is less common, the late...
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Knowledge Quiz, No. 75
I dislike the term trivia. No knowledge is trivial. All information contributes to the whole of an intelligent human being. And, it is an essential part of critical thinking. That is why I did not call...
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Words That Are Older Than You May Think
Language changes, whether we like it or not, and nothing changes faster than slang. Most of us are all too familiar with that distressing moment when we discover that we have changed from despairing of...
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The Hidden Racist History of the Star-Spangled Banner
Americans generally get a failing grade when it comes to knowing our “patriotic songs.” More people who can recite America, Fuck Yeah from Team America than America theBeautiful.Yankee Doodle? No one...
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Why People Believe In Outlandish Conspiracies
The English Franciscan monk, William of Occam (c.1287–1347) would have hated conspiracy theories. A 14th-century philosopher and Franciscan friar, William is celebrated for developing the "law of...
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Correcting History: The Real Story Of Tulip Fever
A new movie sets its doomed entrepreneurs amidst 17th-century “tulipmania” but historians of the phenomenon have their own bubble to burst.When tulips came to the Netherlands, all the world went mad. A...
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Great Thinkers, Great Thoughts: Han Feizi
Han Feizi (a painting)Han Feizi (aka: Han Fei-tzu, Chinese: “Master Han Fei”) was born in China c. 280, and died in China in 233 bce. He is considered to beone of the greatest of China’s Legalist...
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Amazing Facts About A Two Letter English Word
UP One word in the English language that can be a noun, verb, adjective, adverb and preposition. This two-letter word has more meanings than any other two-letter word in the English language.It is easy...
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News You May Have Missed, No. 77
Einstein’s Waves Detected In Star SmashScientists have detected the warping of space generated by the collision of two dead stars, or neutron stars. They have confirmed that such mergers lead to the...
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Art Nouveau
Art Nouveau, ornamental style of art that flourished between about 1890 and 1910 throughout Europe and the United States. Art Nouveau is characterized by its use of a long, sinuous, organic line and...
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The Lost City Of Atlantis
Atlantis, a likely mythical island nation mentioned in Plato’s dialogues Timaeus and Critias, has been an object of fascination among western philosophers and historians for nearly 2,400 years. Plato...
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Facts About The Planet Uranus, The Blue Planet
Uranus, The Blue Planet by Charles Q. ChoiThe butt of solar system jokes ("your anis"), Uranus is also a spectacular blue planet still hiding many scientific secrets.__________________________British...
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The History Of Religion In The U.S.A.
The issue of religious freedom has played a significant role in the history of the United States and the remainder of North America. Europeans came to America to escape religious oppression and forced...
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The Origin of Common Expressions: Indian Giver
Indian GiverMeaning:One who gives a gift but later takes it backOrigin: "Indian giver" derives from the alleged practice of American Indians of taking back gifts from white settlers. It is more likely...
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The History of Public Schools in the U. S. A.
Hundreds of years ago, most learning happened at home. Parents taught their children or, if their families could afford it, private tutors did the job. The Puritans were the first in this country to...
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Three Poems by Carmine Giordano
THREE POEMS BY CARMINE GIORDANOAstronautFrom out here looking downthe earth is amisty marbleits businessand the daily fraylost in the monumental presence ofall this absencethe mind awarewonders of...
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