Breaking the Wishbone for Luck

Breaking the Wishbone for LuckThe tradition of pulling apart the wishbone, or clavicle, may be as much as 2,500 years old. Ancient Etruscans in what is now Italy kept chickens in their temples to aid priests in interpreting signs of the future. When one of the sacred birds died, the collarbone was dried and saved. Believers would stroke the bone and then make a wish.The ancient Romans, who came to live in Italy after the Etruscans, believed chickens...

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Thanksgiving Day 28-11-2013

Thanksgiving Day 28-11-2013Source: The First Thanksgiving 1621http://loc.gov/pictures/item/2001699850/Throughout history, people have given thanks - sometimes in joyful celebration, often in solemn, even prayerful, ceremony. The United States, over hundreds of years, has come to observe a national holiday for giving thanks. Thanksgiving: family and friends, crisp fall weather, orange and gold leaves, football, turkey, pumpkin pie.A legendary Thanksgiving...

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A Reptile of Many Talents

A Reptile of Many Talents1. Chameleons are lizards, and lizards are reptiles, like snakes, crocodiles, and tortoises. There are about 4,000 kinds of lizards altogether, including around 120 different chameleons. Just over half of all the types of chameleons come from Madagascar, a big island off the east coast of Africa. Most of the others live in mainland Africa. 2. What animal has feet like a parrot, can see in more than one direction at a...

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Some Amazing Facts

Some Amazing Facts Source: http://thumbpress.com/20-mind-blowing-facts-you-probably-didnt-kn...

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Fun facts about Pomeranian dogs

Fun facts about Pomeranian dogsThe Pomeranian is one of they toy breeds and weighs between 3 and 7 pounds (there are larger poms, and although not to the breed standard, they still make wonderful loving pets!). Intelligent and vivacious, these little dogs will steal your heart, but don't let them get away with too much as they must be properly trained or they will become too demanding. With proper care your Pom can live to about 15 years old.1. Did...

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Uses of Neodymium Magnets

Uses of Neodymium MagnetsNickel plated neodymium magnet on a bracket from a hard drive.The magnets in your possession are some of the most powerful magnets in the world.  They are made out of a neodymium-iron-boron material, or Nd2Fe14B, of which iron is the main component.  Their field strength has been measured at 12.5 kiloGauss, or 1.25 Tesla (tens of thousands of times stronger than the earth’s magnetic field).  Their incredible...

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Common Computer Terms

Common Computer TermsBoot: The act of starting up a computer.Byte: One character (eight bits of data).Cracker.  The preferred term to refer to a computer criminal who penetrates a  computer program to steal information or damage the program in some way.Crash. A malfunction in hardware or software that keeps a computer from functioning.  Cut and paste. To move a block of text from one place to another.Cursor: The blinking vertical or horizontal line that indicates where text is being typed.CD-ROM: Compact Disc Read-Only MemoryCD-R/CD-RW:...

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