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Fun US President Facts

To celebrate Presidents’ Day (and because I have the day off), please enjoy these fun facts! I hope you learn something new! 1. George Washington (1789-1797) · Wore false teeth, but instead of wooden teeth – they were made out of...

56 comments    fun white house thomas jefferson
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RITES OF PASSAGE FOR A MODEL RAILWAY - 1: Research your area (On track for the North Eastern in Yorkshire)

Take a trip down Memory Lane into the early days of British Railways. Imagine yourself riding in an old teak carriage, deep-upholstered seats, the smell of pipe tobacco permeates everywhere. The carriage rocks and rolls over junctions but it doesn't matter, your fellow passengers are super-glued to their seats anyway!

0 comments    farming industry mining
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I don't like Mondays- school murder by Brenda Ann Spencer

Brenda Ann Spencer was the subject of the Boomtown Rats, song, "I don't like Monday's" . She had stood in her bedroom window and killed and injured people in the elementary school opposite her home

8 comments    boomtown rats brenda spencer
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Jesse Owens: The Olympian Who Accidentally Stood Up To Hitler

http://www.flickr.com/photos/pingnews/ / CC BY-SA 2.0 There is a sort of myth that has gathered a lot of moss over the years about Jesse (J.C) Owens and how his four, count em', four gold medals at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin, Germany showed-up...

37 comments    olympics hitler adolf hitler
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Emergence of Modern Middle East - Ottoman Empire and Egypt

The 18th and 19th centuries were not times of respite for the Ottoman rulers. They faced constant threats from expansionist European states that devised wicked schemes to split the empire. Within the empire, there was a rising tide for change due to...

2 comments    history egypt middle east
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The Best Conservatories of Music in the United States

As an alumna of one of the major American conservatories of music, I am often asked, “Which is the best music school in America?” Young, talented students want to know which conservatory will provide them...

5 comments    music college scholarship
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10 Best Cities/ Places to Visit in Ohio

 I firmly believe that every state in the country has many different aspects to it. Sure, we like to think of Florida as just its beaches and California as just Disneyland or San Francisco but every single state actually has many different sides to...

12 comments    travel vacation ohio
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Pumped Up Kicks: Foster the People, Drew Carey, and the reason 'Cleveland Rocks'

Commentary comparing 'Pumped Up Kicks' by Foster the People to 'Cleveland Rocks' from the Drew Carey Show.

4 comments    music people cleveland
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Pros and Cons: Gun Control

On January 17, 1989 in Stockton, California twenty-five-year-old Patrick Purdy brought an AK-47 to Cleveland Elementary School and randomly opened fire an innocent group of children playing in the school grounds. He took the life of five children that day, ages six to nine. He also injured 29 others including a teacher. After the incident he killed himself. The first thing that needs to be done is that all assault weapons need to be banned.

4 comments    california crime laws
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Visit Zoos for FREE.

Learn how you and your family can visit zoos for free!

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