There is a story told about a thirteen-year-old amateur tennis player, named Rosie, as she struggled to stay above the competition while facing the temptation to cheat. In amateur circuit…
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Presidents’ Day is an American holiday celebrated each year on the third Monday in February. It was originally established in 1885 in recognition of our nation’s first president, George Washington….
A forest of quaking aspens in Utah is known by the name, Pando, meaning, “I spread.” It’s also called “the Trembling Giant.” This is because all the trees in this 106-acre…
While taking a prisoner from an Ontario correctional center to be arraigned on charges of attempted armed robbery, police constable John Bolton noticed a cross around the prisoner’s neck. Knowing…
Someone mathematically calculated a schedule that compares the average lifetime with a single day, beginning at 7 a.m. If your age is 15, the time is 10:25 a.m. If your…
We live in a world where we experience new things on a regular basis. New things have a certain appeal. The first new fallen snow for the year brings a…
American consumers spend an average of $997.73 on gifts and holiday items each Christmas. That’s approximately the same as the median pre-tax weekly salary of $1,001. Put another way, the average American spends…
The first American Thanksgiving didn’t occur in 1621 when a group of Pilgrims shared a feast with a group of friendly Indians. The first recorded Thanksgiving took place in Virginia…
The drunken husband snuck up the stairs quietly. He looked in the bathroom mirror and bandaged the bumps and bruises he’d received in a fight earlier that night. He then…
A man who dives for exotic fish for aquariums said one of the most popular aquarium fish is the shark. He explained that if you catch a small shark and…