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79The Story Behind the Mop Top Haircut
Since I'm a Beatles fan, it makes sense for me to write on the hair style that still gets associated with them. The mop top hairstyle gets its name because it reminded the older generation of a wet mop. For...
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85How long did ancient civilizations last?
Recently, I was talking with a colleague at work and I mentioned that civilizations usually only last 500 years. The only problem was that I couldn't remember where I had heard that. In fact, I wasn't all...
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88Ashok: A Short Biography of Ashoka the Great of India
According to Wikipedia, H.G. Wells wrote: "In the history of the world there have been thousands of kings and emperors who call themselves "their highnesses," "their majesties", and "their exalted majesties"...
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62Kung Fu Panda: A fun family movie
Kung Fu Panda Kung Fu Panda is a wonderful movie. As a father of two preschoolers, I don't get out to the movies much and when I do, it has to be a family film. We've seen Curious George, Cars, and Over...
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83Abel's Proof: A Gentle Introduction to Mathematics
Mathematics Can Be Interesting... Really Mathematics is not something that we normally associate with sublime beauty. The way mathematics is taught, it is a subject that many if not most people would prefer...
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75What are the top 5 movies that have changed your life? I am not looking for your favorite or most entertaining, more...
This is a great question. In thinking about this question, I realize that the movies that have affected me the most are the movies that I saw as a child. These are movies that challenged my assumptions about...
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74The Beginnings of Human History
When does human history begin? If we seek help from anthropology, then we find that the first hominoids appeared in Africa around 6 million years ago and the first Homo sapiens appeared 600,000 to 200,000...
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79What is a Civilization?
Recently, I was talking to a colleague at work and I mentioned that civilizations tend to last only 500 years. I had heard this somewhere but I couldn't remember where. Of course, to even begin this...
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64"Knocked Up": Some Funny Moments For Mature Audiences
Last night, I took the time to watch Knocked Up. This is one of the comedies by Judd Apatow. I had previously seen SuperBad, 40-Year-Old Virgin, and Rock Hard. I thought that the 40 Year Old Virgin was...
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69National Tequila Day
In the United States, July 24 is National Tequila Day. According to Wikipedia, tequila was invented during the 16th century in Mexico by the conquistadors. The Aztecs had long made a fermented drink called...
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