Cartoon – Beverly Hills carvel
Author: Antarctica Journal
Firstborn Children Tend To Be Smarter Than Younger Siblings
Firstborn kids truly do have a tendency to be more astute than their kin, another study has found. The reason is not biological, as a few specialists have suspected, but instead the way folks treat children, contingent upon conception order. The study compared the IQs of 240,000 Norwegian men and found that the normal IQ of firstborn children was 2 […]
Read moreAbraham Lincoln Quote – The Life In Your Years
“And in the end, it is not the years in your life that count. It’s the life in your years.” – Abraham Lincoln
Read morePoem – The Bald Eagle (By Gil Hoy)
The Bald Eagle One must have a mind of America To regard the sharp beak and black Eye of the solitary bird of prey; And have listened a long time to Behold the silence of the Liberty Bell, The dusty flag rough in the distant Glitter of America’s spacious skies; And not to think of any misery In […]
Read moreCartoon – Turning Lemons In To Lemonade
Cartoon – The Cleaning Was Just More Than He Could Bear
Robert Frost Quote – Life Goes On
“In three words I can sum up everything I’ve learned about life. It goes on.” – Robert Frost
Read moreQuote – Psychological Diseases
“1 in 8 American has used antidepressants since 1999. 25% of people will experience at least one psychological disorder in their lives. By 2020 depression will become the 2nd leading global cause of death & disability (after heart disease). There is a 6X increase in risk for serious psychological diseases after moving to a developed nation.”
Read moreBlood Falls: Flowing Network Discovered Below Antarctica’s Dry Valleys
Research shows there may be an entire world underneath Antarctica’s ice-free Dry Valleys, which on the surface may seem hostile to life. Below the surface lies rivers of liquid salt water which flow into subsurface lakes, every drop of which could be swarming with microbial life. One of Antarctica’s most unique features, the briny, rusty-red colored Blood Falls, could possibly […]
Read moreWWII vet hears his symphony for first time
■ A World War II veteran was able to hear a symphony he wrote 67 years ago for the first time, when the U.S. Army Orchestra premiered it in Washington, D.C. Retired Col. Harold Van Heuvelen, 93, was inspired by his experiences as a soldier to write a symphony in 1945, but it languished on the shelf for decades and […]
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