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Jun 10 2008
Although this question could be very difficult to answer, especially if you want to look at history, political geography and everything else that goes into explaining a country, for the purpose of this post, I will keep the explanation very short.
The Czech Republic is found in Central Europe and is a very unique country with [...]
Feb 07 2008
Mount Everest is the highest peak in the world stretching 29,035 feet toward the sky. Only around 3,000 people have reached the summit and hundreds more have died trying. The mountain lies on the edge of the Tibetan plateau. It separates the countries of Nepal (where Everest is called Sagarmatha meaning “goddess of the sky”) and [...]
If you remember a few months ago, we answered a question on “where do wolves live.” That answer led to more questions about the life of wolves and we thought we would answer one of those questions today. If you do have more questions about wolves, feel free to email us your question or to [...]
If you are looking for a specific breed for the dog Laika, you won’t find one. For those of you who are aware of the dog, you’ll know that she was the first living creature to be sent into space aboard the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2. The momentous flight was launched November 3, 1957 with [...]
Growing up in British Columbia, I always had an interest in Haida art and that spark was nurtured during a school visit to the UBC Museum where I saw many different examples of Haida art that was absolutely breathtaking. For me, that art represented what it meant to be from the Northwest coast and there [...]
Although it is often a big mystery as to what an antioxidant is specifically, it may be surprising to know that we consume antioxidants in many of the foods that we eat, especially if we are following a balanced diet.
With this knowledge, it is important to understand that antioxidants are vitamins, phytochemicals and some nutrients [...]
If you have even been a child, you have probably held a snail in your hand as you tried to figure out if there was some way to smuggle the snail into your house without your mom finding out. I know I did and I loved the designs that I could find on the shells [...]