Tag: bathroom reader
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August 10, 2007 12:12 PM EDT --
I just read this in Uncle Tom's Unstoppable Bathroom reader (which is a wonderful addition to any bathroom):
The Bluebird is a classic play about two children who go searching for the Bluebird . . .
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October 12, 2008 05:50 PM EDT --
I am a chain reader. As soon as I finish one book, I start on another. Half my bookshelf is filled with books that I haven't read...yet.
As much as I like to read, I just don't have time enough . . .
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November 21, 2009 11:40 AM EST --
Did You Know...(Part 72)?
1) Japanese high-speed trains use magnets to "float" over the tracks so they can go faster.
2) Earth's water is 97% salt water, 2% frozen water, and 1% . . .
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September 24, 2008 10:46 AM EDT --
"The More Things Change...
These Kids Today: "What is happening to our young people? They disrespect their elders. They disobey their parents. They ignore the law. They riot . . .
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August 10, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 59)
1) The thickest skin is on the upper back. 2) The thinnest skin is on the eyelids. 3) Humans possess over 600 muscles. 4) Caterpillars have over 2,000 muscles. 5) A housefly . . .
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August 17, 2009 02:19 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 60)?
1) The fireworks you watch usually explode at 1,500 feet.
2) Unlike an adult, a child aged six or seven months can breathe and swallow at the same time. . . .
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September 21, 2009 02:41 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 67)?
1) Alexander Graham Bell was one of the founders of the National Geographic Society.
2) The subject of the first broadcast talk show in 1909 was women's suffrage. . . .
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October 24, 2009 11:37 AM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 70)?
1) The Canary Islands are named for a breed of dog, not a canary.
2) Dragonflies can fly at speeds up to 35mph and can move their two sets of wings separately. . . .
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July 05, 2009 04:50 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 57)?
1) From 1995 to 2002, 40 planets outside our solar system were discovered.
2) The face and head are covered with over 50 small muscles.
3) Skin cells . . .
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July 08, 2009 05:37 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 58)?
1) History's deadliest cyclone was in 1970 in the Bay of Bengal and killed 30,000 people.
2) The first hurricane given a male name was "Bob," in July 1979. . . .
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August 19, 2009 02:47 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 61)?
1) The oldest species of trees in the U.S. is the bristlecone pine of Nevada and California.
2) Oak trees only produce acorns when they are at least . . .
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August 20, 2009 11:48 AM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 62)?
1) The United States declared Independence from Britain on July 2nd, 1776.
2) The Declaration of Independence wasn't approved until July 4th, 1776.
3) The . . .
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August 24, 2009 12:05 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 63)?
1) A Virginia forest ranger was struck by lightning seven times from 1942 to 1977.
2) Fog is a cloud of water droplets near ground level dense enough to reduce . . .
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August 25, 2009 11:43 AM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 64)?
1) Eggshells contain as many as 17,000 tiny pores over their surface.
2) In 2002, 240 million hens produced 5.5 billion dozen eggs in the US.
3) Egg yolks . . .
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August 27, 2009 02:56 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 66)?
1) At birth, you start with around 300 bones, but by adulthood, you have around 206.
2) Only females are carriers of hemophilia, but only males contract the disease. . . .
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October 02, 2009 11:37 AM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 68)?
1) The video game craze started with Pong in 1972.
2) Sony created a new fad with their introduction of the Sony Walkman in 1980.
3) Cellular phones first . . .
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October 28, 2009 12:21 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 71)?
1) Pintos and palominos are colors of horses--not breeds.
2) All coffee is grown within 1,000 miles of the equator.
3) Africa is home to the shortest people . . .
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August 25, 2009 01:55 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 65)?
1) You cannot sneeze and keep your eyes open.
2) Elephants cannot jump.
3) The skin of a polar bear is black.
4) The hair of a polar bear is clear, not . . .
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October 22, 2009 04:47 PM EDT --
Did You Know...(Part 69)?
1) Dogs make around 10 vocal sounds.
2) Cats make over 100 vocal sounds.
3) Dogs see objects in this order: by movement, brightness, and then shape.
4) In . . .
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