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Walt Whitman: To Think of Time, Part 6

Part 6What will be will be well, for what is is well, To take interest is well, and not to take interest shall be well.The domestic joys, the dally housework or business, the building of…

The True George Washington: Physique

PhysiqueContemporary DescriptionsWriting to his London tailor for clothes, in 1763, Washington directed him to "take measure of a gentleman who wares well-made cloaths of the following size:…

Frederick and Catherine

Frederick and Catherine There was once a man called Frederick: he had a wife whose name was Catherine, and they had not long been married. One day Frederick said. 'Kate! I am going to work in…

"Spudding" in Oil Drilling

The Question: In the oil drilling industry there is a term called "spudding." What is it and how does it work? The Answer: To spud comes from…

Aesop's Fables: The Fox and the Goat

by Aesop The Shepherd's Boy and the WolfThe Fisherman and the SpratThe Fox and the Goat A Fox fell into a well and was unable to get out again. By and by a thirsty Goat came by, and seeing…

mystery

(Encyclopedia) mystery or mystery story, literary genre in which the cause (or causes) of a mysterious happening, often a crime, is gradually revealed by the hero or heroine; this is accomplished…

Baseball's 15th Perfect Game

Wasn't this supposed to be the year of the home run? Then how is it that Major League Baseball has seen a 20-strikeout game and a perfect game pitched in the same month? New York Yankees…

The Journals of Lewis & Clark: June 10, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark June 9, 1806June 11, 1806June 10, 1806 Tuesday June 10th 1806. This morning we arrose early and had our horses collected except one of Cruzatt's…