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Cleopatra was born in 69 BCE – closer to the Apollo 11 moon landing (1969) than the time when the pyramids of Giza were built (roughly 2550 to 2490 BCE).
Rotary Phone:It’s humbling to have to ask a teenager to help you sort out a problem with one of the myriad devices on your iPhone. Here’s a video that will make you realize that the kids are not necessarily as smart as you think.
The Amazon rain forest produces half of the world’s oxygen supply.
“A Black Man Goes Undercover in the Alt-Right”:An independent thinker…
Bifocals were invented by Ben Franklin to end his frustration with constantly having to switch between two pairs of glasses.
This is not universally true (you don’t need to remind me) but I’ve always had this theory that in a family with a mother and a father, the mother gives her children the moral core and the father the measure of moral standards
The compass of their children’s values will always point towards that moral core while the tendency of their actions will be measured by those standards
My mother’s moral core was about kindness and acceptance. My father’s moral standards were about striving and integrity. I’ve never felt I measured up entirely to either but I’m grateful they are there and grateful when I am reminded of them as I was with this commencement speech.
Gold is the only metal that is yellow or “golden.” Other metals may develop a yellowish color, but only after they have oxidized or reacted with certain chemicals.
The word “salary” comes from “salt,” the oldest preservative and one of the earliest currencies.
Did You Know?: A rabbit’s predator can literally scare it to death.