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Can you name the highest point in each of the U.S. states?

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As you might imagine, every state in the USA has a highest point. And yes, that even includes the “flat” states.

Can you name the highest point in every state?

How about the highest point in your own state?

Most of the states with the highest points lie relatively close to either the east or west coast thanks to the Appalachian and Rocky Mountain ranges, but there are a few states in the “flat” center that might surprise you.  [Read more…]

Enjoy this quick (and fun) lesson in Math from the legendary Lou Costello

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Comedy team of Abbott and Costello

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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were the most popular and most highly paid comedians of their era (the 1940s and early 1950s).

Like many other comedians of that time they specialized in taking ordinary everyday situations and turning them into masterpieces of comedy.

And absolutely no-one did it better.

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Remembering Katherine Johnson: The ‘computer who wore a skirt’

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Some of the most crucial (and most difficult) computations in the field of space travel are used to determine the trajectories and orbits of rockets and various types of space vehicles.

One simple mistake can cause a spacecraft to miss a planned rendezvous with another vehicle or even miss a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to visit and explore a comet or some other heavenly body that’s hurtling through space.

And in some situations a mistake in these calculations can even cost the crew members their lives.

Back when space pioneers like Alan Shepard and John Glenn were gearing up for their historic flights, they depended on an amazing lady named Katherine Johnson to calculate the trajectories and orbits of their crafts – and she made those calculations by hand!

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This one simple tip reduces your risk of being in an auto accident

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Have you ever driven past an auto accident and wondered if the people involved were seriously injured, perhaps even fatally?

If so, chances are seeing that “wreck” prompted you to start driving a little slower than usual (at least for a while) due to the fear of being caught up in a crash yourself.

Well here’s something to consider…

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The power of the first step

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“Take the first step, and your mind will mobilize all its forces to your aid. But the first essential is that you begin. Once the battle is started, all that is within and without you will come to your assistance.“
     -–Robert Collier

I have a question for you: Are you a dreamer?

I mean are you someone who sits at times and thinks about what you’d love to accomplish in life?  [Read more…]