The Peregrine Falcon is a raptor, or bird of prey. Adults have blue-gray wings, dark brown backs, a buff colored underside with brown spots, and white faces with a black tear stripe…
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Who Were the Barbarians? The Word is Used to Mean Uncivilized People But That’s Not the Original Meaning
Barbarians — a word that today often refers to uncivilized people or evil people and their evil deeds — originated in ancient Greece, and it initially merely referred to people who did…
Obesity Facts: More People Suffer from Obesity Than From Hunger
23 Facts About Obesity, according to Facts Slides: More people in the world are suffering from obesity than from hunger. One and Three Americans is Obese People who regularly eat dinner or…
TED Talks: The Power of Optimism
This talk was given at a local TEDx event, produced independently of the TED Conferences. Optimism can take you anywhere…choose to focus on what is right with the world vs. what is…
American Bar Association: 10 common misconceptions about the Constitution
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW POSTED SEP 17, 2015 09:10 AM CDT BY ROBERT J. MCWHIRTER On this date 228 years ago, the delegates to the Constitutional Convention signed the Constitution. To celebrate Constitution Day,…
Facts About the George Washington Crossing the Delaware Painting
German-born artist Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze, who was born 40 years after the battle, painted “Washington Crossing the Delaware” in Düsseldorf.
PBS Documentary: Death and the American Civil War
This is a powerful documentary on how both sides handled these deaths from grieving love ones to the creation of federal agencies to deal with this massive loss of life that totally devastated a nation.
TED-ED: How Did Hitler Rise to Power?
Decades after the fall of the Third Reich, it feels impossible to understand how Adolf Hitler, the tyrant who orchestrated one of the largest genocides in human history, could ever have risen to power in a democratic country, according to TedEd.
Older Documentary — The History of Leavenworth Federal Prison
The federal prison in Leavenworth has a rich history including its architecture and the infamous inmates who were sentenced there like gangsters George “Machine Gun” Kelly and Frank Nitti.
10 Billionaires from Throughout the World Who Lost All Their Money
Billionaires who lost all their money because of competition, dumb mistakes, criminal fraud, bad business decisions or heavy debt.
16 Foods That Help You Sleep
Many foods contain naturally occurring substances that bring on sleep; here are some of the best choices to help you settle down for a quality rest, according to Reader’s Digest. Walnuts Walnuts…
15 Unbelievable, Unlikely and Odd Animal Friendships
A polar bear who often comes to see his friend, a dog and other animals that people believe in the wild some would have the others for lunch. But these animals baffle many when they, for some strange reason, become friends and play with one another.