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Science proves the Bible is TRUE - Mountains

God has prepared something good for us. Yes there are. Isn’t it interesting that a long time ago, before we had submarines and could actually go to the bottom of the ocean, the Bible told us that there are...

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John Fairfax - photo www.heraldeducation.com.au.62

Australia's Newspaper Barons: Men Who Shaped The Press

Some were political crusaders, some were more interested in personal aggrandizement. Some shaped public opinion, others made their fortunes by adroitly following it. Respected or reviled, Australia's press 'barons' have all been men dedicated to the serious business of making money out of newspapers.

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Aliens Built the Statues on Easter Island!

  Nearly everyone with an interest in the ancient world has seen the Easter Island moai, those mysterious megalithic statues – hundreds of them, which resemble haughty, inscrutable men, gazing down upon...

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Mark Twain’s Unforgettable Journey To The Hawaiian Islands

Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens 1835-1910) arrived via the “Ajax” on March 18, 1866 in Honolulu, Hawaii. Twain spent four months and a day on the island as a newspaper correspondent with the Sacramento Union....

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My copy of my favorite movie Mutiny on the Bounty.62

What Is Mutiny On The Bounty?

At the age of fourteen I began my love affair with Mutiny on the Bounty after watching the 1962 film starring Marlon Brandon. He was cute to me at the time, which was another reason I loved the story, but...

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Guam- A Tropical Paradise?

Guam is tropical but definitely not a paradise. Guam is situated in the west pacific about 13 degrees north of the equator. Temperatures are hot and humid year round with temperatures in the 80';s and 90's....

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JF Archibald (Left), one of the founders of The Bulletin, with poet Henry Lawson77

The Bulletin and Bush Poetry

The chances are you've never heard of The Bulletin or read any early Australian Bush poetry. This form of poetry is not, and never really has been, famous on the world stage. Bush Poems describe life outside...

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The Guano Islands Act of 1856 - Congress's Bird Poop Law

If you take a close look at a map of the Pacific Ocean you will notice that, next to the names of many isolated islands, the name United States or the initials U.S. appear in parenthesis next to the names of...

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