Albert Einstein Quote – You never fail until you stop trying
“You never fail until you stop trying.” – Albert Einstein
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European Social Welfare Programs Expenditure
Portion of the global expenditure on social-welfare programs that is spent on Europeans: 1/2
Read moreRalph Waldo Emerson Quote – Make The Most of Yourself
“Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
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U.S. spending
By 2021, the White House forecasts, the U.S. will be spending more on interest for the national debt than on the entire defense budget.
Read morePoem – Holocaust Redux (By Donal Mahoney)
Holocaust Redux They’ll be coming for us, the old lady told the young man next to her, the two of them sitting on stones under the bridge surrounded by trolls sworn to protect them. Victors come for those who fight and oppose them, the old lady told the young man, now almost in tears, his hands ripping his hair. They came for […]
Read moreMaya Angelou Quote – How You Made Them Feel
“I’ve learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” – Maya Angelou
Read moreLizard lounging in New Jersey pupil’s salad is now class pet
A tiny green lizard found by a New Jersey kindergarten student in a bundle of chilled salad greens at home has wriggled its way into the hearts of an entire elementary school class, which has adopted it as a mascot. The three-inch (7.5-cm) critter went unnoticed for a few days in the refrigerator in Princeton, New Jersey, before Sally Mabon […]
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Afghanistan the Largest Grower of Hashish
Even though Afghanistan is the largest grower of marijuana and hashish it is illegal. According to the UN Office on Drugs and Crime not only is the country of Afghanistan the largest producer of Opium they have surpassed the country of Morocco in producing hashish. In the past 30 years the Taliban believe that it is un-Islamic to smoke cannabis. […]
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