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Little packets, I’ll tell you. That’s what is at the core of this little thing we call the Universe. Here’s what I’m talking about.On December 14, 1900, a German physicist named Max Planck changed the way we see the Universe. Good old Max wasn’t setting out to rewrite the rulebook of physics. He was just

I played softball starting at an early age.  I’m sure I was throwing around a ball not long after I could walk.  Right alongside comes baseball.  I used to love to watch the pros play all the while I was growing up.  The Big Red Machine, and such.  The sport is rich in history.  Baseball

Women’s Rights By Linda Stowe I used to be a secretary. I also used to be a housewife. Both terms are now considered passé and probably a bit sexist. These days we use the terms admin and homemaker. Both changes in terminology began in the 1970s with the renewal of the feminist movement. Contrary to

Throughout U.S. History, our Presidents get all the glory.  Nobody really ever thinks about their sidekicks, the Vice Presidents. Unless, of course, it is someone like Dan Quayle who uttered stupidities every other minute.  Anyway, the office of the VP may sound dull, but it’s actually packed with strange, quirky, and sometimes scandalous stories. So

Here I go again, with the whole Zodiac thing.  So many non-believers in the world. But consider this.  Think about the people you know and who of them might be the funniest.  Sure. We all like to think we’re funny.  But the stars say some signs have a stronger comedy streak than others.  Allegedly.  Humor

Ohio. I was born here.  And I’m a bit on the curious side.  With that, we know that I’m not the only curiosity in Ohio. This state has its fair share of interesting and awe-inspiring things.  Or maybe even mysterious. Like the Serpent Mound. This mound is a quarter-mile-long snake made entirely of earth,  and

Off we go, into the wild, blue yonder. Climbing high, into the sky. Well. Almost.  Apparently, there are many places where we are not allowed to fly.  Those “No-Fly Zones.” Yes. Those “do not enter” signs in the sky. They’re put in place to keep aircraft from getting too close to certain areas, often for

And then. There was the time.  When Grasshoppers Ate South Dakota Sometimes, life gets hard.  Unthinkably hard. In that case, let’s take a trip back to July of 1931.  The United States was right in the middle of the Great Depression. Life was really hard for people back then. Everywhere. But the farmers in South