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• Did An Optical Illusion Doom the Titanic?

  

  image credit The Titanic may have struck an iceberg and sank helplessly because of a strange atmosphere-caused optical illusion, a new book argues. British... Read more

  The 06 March 2012 by   Gerard
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• Titanic Belfast - Bright New Star On A City's Skyline

  

  image credit Something wonderful is about to happen in Belfast, Northern Ireland. A hundred years after the Titanic set sail on her catastrophic maiden voyage ... Read more

  The 06 March 2012 by   Gerard
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• Why It Took So Long To Invent The Wheel

  

  image credit Wheels are the archetype of a primitive, caveman-level technology. But in fact, they're so ingenious that it took until 3500 B.C. for someone to... Read more

  The 05 March 2012 by   Gerard
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• 25 Vintage Cats And Dogs Dressed As People

  

  image credit Harry Whittier Frees (1879–1953) was an American photographer who created novelty postcards and children's books based on his photographs of... Read more

  The 02 March 2012 by   Gerard
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• What The Original $1 Bill Looked Like

  

  image credit In 1862 Salmon Portland Chase, who served as Secretary of the Treasury in President Lincoln's cabinet from 1861 to 1864, designed the original US... Read more

  The 01 March 2012 by   Gerard
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• Christianity Hot & Cold

  

  Over at the New Yorker, Adam Gopnik has weighed in with his review of Elaine Pagels’ newest book, Revelations: Visions, Prophecy, and Politics in the Book of... Read more

  The 28 February 2012 by   Cris
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• Mardi Gras and the Liberty to Sin

  

  Photo courtesy of iStockphoto. I am travelling to New Orleans this week to celebrate Mardi Gras, dine on Creole cuisine, visit plantations and bayous, and... Read more

  The 16 February 2012 by   Realizingresonance
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• Fun Facts for Your President's Day Dinner

  

  I got this email with fun facts to mention to your kids on President's Day. I think they're interesting and I will mention them at dinner on Monday!Presidents'... Read more

  The 16 February 2012 by   Newsanchormom
  

• Arizona Turns 100

  

  image credit Arizona achieved statehood on February 14, 1912. To celebrate this centenary, here is a selection of outstanding photographs of the 48th State of... Read more

  The 14 February 2012 by   Gerard
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• True Tales Of Time Travel

  

  image credit On April 12, 1956, Samuel Seymour died. He was from Maryland and lived in Arlington, Virginia. Would you believe he had been present in Ford's... Read more

  The 13 February 2012 by   Gerard
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