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Tree tattoo82

Issues in Tattoo Culture

Technological changes have greatly impacted the process of tattooing as well as its rise in popularity, beginning with Thomas Edison's electrically powered stencil pen in 1875. Although the pen's "intended...

4 comments    technology medical tattoos
Born Burton Leon Reynolds, Jr76

Famous Birthday Listings: February 11

Born on this day? HAPPY BIRTHDAY! Below are some very famous celebrities (59 names) past and present who have their birthday today. Some of them you will have heard of and others you may not have! These...

8 comments    entertainment pictures actress
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Opportunity? It Is Really Hard Work

Does luck play any part in our lives?Do you possess Lucky Charms?Are you superstitious?Does it matter if we are Scorpio or Virgo,and must we read our Horoscope before we start the day?We may own up to some of...

0 comments    business life work
Bimini Basin71

SouthWest Florida

Bimini Basin South west Florida is mainly know for its pristine white sandy beaches that spread as far as the eye can see.  But other than the great people who populate Lee County and the surrounding areas...

2 comments    travel recreation vacation
create a page profile image69

try to be yourself

How many times have we heard the admonition from a parent, a teacher, a pastor, a sibling, a friend or anyone for that matter – be yourself. Those words may cause us to ponder why are we being told to do...

14 comments    life relationships tips
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The Thomas Edison story

One day a partially deaf four yr old child came home with a note in his pocket from his teacher. “Your Tommy is too stupid to learn, get him out of the school.”. His mother read the note and answered,...

1 comment    life internet education
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Edison's Greatest Achievement

Thomas Alva Edison's greatest achievement was not the incandescent light bulb, the phonograph, cement, or even an electric generator.. Edison's greatest achievement was the innovative process he used in...

0 comments    life education science
Library of Congress Home Page72

A 19th Century YouTube

If you enjoy surfing through and watching the clips YouTub you will probably enjoy the online Edison video collection at the Library of Congress website. Thomas Edison was a prolific American inventor...

4 comments    entertainment history
The Main Building at Ellis Island (phoot by Dolores Monet)86

Ellis Island and the Statue of Liberty - Gateway to America

Nearly 1/2 of all Americans had a family member emigrate to the United States through Ellis Island. From 1892 - 1954, more than 12 million people came to America by way of the small island in the Upper New...

9 comments    united states new york statue
An exhibit at the Columbian Exposition of 1893 in Chicago, Illinois79

The Imperial White City - Chicago, 1893

The Columbian Exposition honored Columbus's Voyages to the New World beginning in 1492. It did so with electricity, other inventions, fast food, giant cheeses, and belly dancing. Unfortunately, it also did so with murders...

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