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The Journals of Lewis & Clark: May 20, 1806

by Meriwether Lewis and William Clark May 19, 1806May 21, 1806May 20, 1806 Tuesday May 20th 1806. It rained the greater part of last night and continued this morning untill noon when…

Least Livable States

The following table lists the ten least livable states in the U.S., according to 2007 and 2008 rank. To determine a state's livability rating, each state's rankings in 44 categories were averaged.…

William Blake: The Book of Thel, I

by WilliamBlakeIII The daughters of Mne Seraphim led round their sunny flocks, All but the youngest: she in paleness sought the secret air. To fade away like morning beauty from her mortal…

John Keats: Ode on a Grecian Urn

by John Keats Ode to a NightingaleOde to PsycheOde on a Grecian Urn Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness, Thou foster-child of silence and slow time, Sylvan historian, who…

Ebola on the Rise

Terrifying disease mystifies, concerns scientists by David Johnson Symptoms begin with fever, exhaustion, stomach pains, and diarrhea. Within a week, the virus…

Brewer's: Balfour of Burley

Leader of the Covenanters in Scott's Old Mortality, a novel (1816). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894BaliosBalearica Tormenta A B C D E F G H I J K…

Brewer's: Esprit Follet

A bogle which delights in misleading and tormenting mortals. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894EsquireEsprit de Corps A B C D E F G H I J K L M N…

The Hungry Stones: The Victory

by Rabindranath Tagore The Hungry StonesOnce There Was a KingThe Victory She was the Princess Ajita. And the court poet of King Narayan had never seen her. On the day he recited a new…

Exploding Exercise Myths

Getting Americans off the couch and onto their feet could save an estimated 200,000 lives a year, says the surgeon general. Yet most of us are either sedentary or only minimally active.…