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You speak about 4,800 words a day. It has been estimated that the number of actively spoken languages in the world today is about 6,000. The lan..→

Rascal Flatts is a country music trio consisting of lead vocalist Gary LeVox, bass guitarist and keyboardist Jay DeMarcus, and electric guitaris..→

He was born February 22, 1732. George Washington is honored for his efforts to create a new nation dedicated to the rights of the people. He onl..→

Pope Gregory XIII add the event to the Gregorian calendar in 1582 on the day before Ash Wednesday, which Lent, the 40 days of fasting and prayer..→

Ash Wednesday, a day of fasting, is the first day of Lent in Western Christianity. It occurs 46 days (40 fasting days, if the six Sundays, which..→

Do you have a polar bear question you’d love to ask a scientist? The International Polar Bear Day (PBI’s) is February 27th! Every year, this glo..→

If all of the people with rare diseases lived in one country, it would be the world’s 3rd most populous country. Rare diseases are those that af..→

In 1898 Guglielmo Marconi, a 24-year-old Italian, began the world’s first commercial radio service. For citizens of the United States, radio—and..→

Colorectal cancer screening saves lives. If you’re 50 years old or older, talk to your doctor about getting screened. Among cancers that affect..→

The state of Ohio was named after the river "Ohio". The Ohio river was named for the Iroquois word, “O-Y-O,” meaning “great river.” Th..→

Women’s History Month is an annual declared month that highlights the contributions of women to events in history and contemporary society. It i..→

In a four-year study of religious discrimination around the world (2006-2010), Christians were the most-discriminated against group, experiencin..→

“I came to hazard all for the freedom of America.” - General Casimir Pulaski (March 6, 1745 – October 11, 1779). He grew up in the struggle of..→

The Chamorros, Guam’s indigenous people, settled the island approximately 4,000 years ago. Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan was the first ..→

Texas is popularly known as The Lone Star State. The lightning whelk is the official state shell. In 1836, delegates from throughout what was t..→

In the late 1700s, as today, town citizens in Vermont held town meetings so that they could address the problems and issues they faced collectiv..→

Bats are the only mammals that can fly. Bats always turn left when exiting a cave. On average, there are 50,000 spiders per acre in green areas...→

Casimir Pulaski was born in Poland in 1747. He came to America in 1777, after fighting for Poland’s independence, and joined forces with General..→

The slave trade was a tragic episode in African history and began before August 1619 when the first slaves arrived in Jamestown, Virginia. Durin..→

The total population of the world today is about 7.7 billion people. A little over 3.26 billion people are employed. Almost half of all people a..→

Teeth start to form even before you are born—milk teeth or baby teeth start to form when the baby is in the womb, but they come through when the..→

Luther Burbank developed more than 800 strains and varieties of plants including fruits, flowers, grains, grasses, and vegetables. Among his cre..→