It’s no secret that U.S presidents love their pets. Remember President Obama’s big search for the “first dog,” Bo? Familiar with former President Bush’s dog Spotty? Well, believe it or not, but during WWI when Woodrow Wilson was in the White House (he was the …
Did you know that May is National Bike Month? So this is the perfect time to pedal your way to work or school, if at all possible. If you can’t make it a regular thing, at least try to convince your kids to cycle to …
You think humans have it bad, with a gestation period of nine whole months before delivering a baby? Then you definitely must be glad you’re not an elephant. An African elephant has an average gestation period of 660 days. That’s almost two years! On the …
In case you didn’t know, today is Brothers & Sisters Day. My brief Internet research found no results as to when and by whom this holiday was founded, but that doesn’t mean it isn’t valid. So if you have a sibling you care about, maybe …
Happy May Day. On this first of May, let’s learn about something gross: the scarab. This omnivorous beetle, though present in the movie The Mummy as a ruin-dweller, is found in just about every part of the world except Antarctica. Growing up to 6.7 inches (yuck!), …