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by Dictionary Scoop Dogs have walked alongside humans for thousands of years, earning them the title of “man’s best friend.” But loyalty and love aren’t the whole story. Behind every wagging tail lies a bundle of quirks and special skills that most people never notice. Some of these traits are downright funny, others …
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by Dictionary Scoop Your brain controls everything from your thoughts to your emotions and even processes information at lightning speed. But how much do you really know about it? Some long-believed myths about the brain have been debunked, while other surprising facts reveal just how incredible this organ truly is. Get ready to …
by Kevin Burton My good friend Tracy sends out riddles and brain-teasers that challenge the mind, thoughts that make me ponder. This one made me laugh out loud. It was a trick question, under the heading “Drowning”: “Imagine you are in a sinking rowboat surrounded by sharks. How would you survive?” …
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by Kevin Burton Yesterday we brought you some info about sleep from interestingfacts.com, but we know that you’ve slept since then, so we have more from them today. There was definitely siesta time when I lived in Mexico and worked as a professor of English. Not everybody slept, but the culture and economy …
by Kevin Burton You may call it trite, or corny or worse, but people will be focused on it in three days’ time. Some people anyway. There will be people using the fourth day in March as motivation to begin work on that special project, the great American novel, or that great …
by Kevin Burton Shame on me for this, but there was a time when I believed every word of the song from Laverne and Shirley. That show ran from 1976 to 1983 on ABC. It was a big hit for its first few years, a spinoff from the very popular “Happy Days.” It …
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by Kevin Burton Well here it is, go day for me, a musical milestone of sorts, at least I hope. This is the day I get into a local studio for an assessment of sixteen of my original songs. Publishing this post is one of the final things I will do before heading …
by Kevin Burton Hamburg is a city in Germany about twice the size of Columbus, Ohio. Don’t know too much else about it. Except that it was the proving ground that turned the Beatles from a pretty good club band to the best band of the rock and roll era. Best band …
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