Animal Instincts & Pearls of Wisdom

Scientists studied a small group of dogs known as Gifted Word Learners, capable of learning the names of hundreds of objects. In the first experiment, owners talked about new toys with another person while their dogs listened and watched, without directly teaching them. When later tested, the dogs... Sign in to see full entry.

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The age-old question might never be solved when it comes to which one came first. New research is leaning toward the chicken. Scientists found that a specific protein (OC-17) acts as a catalyst to kickstart the formation of the shell. Since that protein is produced by the hen, the egg couldn’t exist... Sign in to see full entry.

They found the coats on Thursday morning. Fifteen winter coats. Good ones, not garbage. Hanging on the chain-link fence outside Lincoln Elementary. No note. No explanation. Just coats, zipped up like ghosts waiting for bodies. Principal Morris freaked out. Called the police. "Could be stolen," she... Sign in to see full entry.

In New York, the Binghampton firefighters found a squirrel in distress with its head stuck in a small drain hole on the side of a dumpster. Binghamton Police officers worked to stabilize the scene and through quick thinking, initiated extrication efforts before fire personnel arrived. Using... Sign in to see full entry.

I for one place pizza on my list of top five favorite foods, but I had no idea that 350 slices of pizza are eaten per second in the U.S. I mean, what's not to love about a slice of really good pizza, and it covers most of the food groups when you order a supreme. Tomato is a fruit after all. My... Sign in to see full entry.

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Live and learn. There’s something very useful that binomials in English can do. They can talk about the good side and the bad side of something at the same time. So sometimes, they act as a sort of scale when you want to show balance. 28 Facts About Binomial - Facts.net Sign in to see full entry.

For me, I have a list of books that were so good, I wanted to read them again. Luckily for me, some of my favorites were turned into movie adaptations. Of course, book preference comes down to a reader's favorite genres. I enjoy romance with a bit of history and mystery included. A few of my... Sign in to see full entry.

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