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This tiny country speaks more languages than any other country on Earth

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Immigrants from all over the world arrive in the United States every single day.

And as you might guess, that naturally means you’ll find at least a few people here that speak virtually every “living” language in the world.

However, the vast majority of people living in the U.S. only speak one language (English) with just a relative few speaking all the other languages.

But guess what? There’s a tiny Pacific island country whose citizens speak a whopping 840 languages!

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John Adams and Thomas Jefferson died on the same day – exactly 50 years after the Declaration of Independence was adopted.

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If you’re a student of American History you’re well aware of how Presidents John Adams and Thomas Jefferson helped create our wonderful nation and set it on the path to freedom.

After helping form the new country known as the United States of America, Adams and Jefferson both went on to serve as its president.

The influences these great men had on American life and traditions are still evident today.

Both Adams and Jefferson lived long and consequential lives, but the date of their deaths is quite intriguing in its own right…

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The power of ‘Swinging for the Fences’

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“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.“
     -–Babe Ruth

Have you ever pondered how some people reach great success in life while others who work just as hard always seem to struggle just to survive?

I have thought about that many times over the years, and I always seem to come to the same conclusion…

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