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The Man Who Unlocked the World
WHEN men first went to the moon, they planned with mathematical precision where they were going and how they were going to get there. And they could communicate with home. But when Ferdinand Magellan’s five little wooden ships most of them about 70 f... Are Violent TV Cartoons Harmful?
BUGS Bunny Blamed for School Fights, headlined The Times of London. The newspaper reported how some teachers feel about the behavior of youngsters who, it is claimed, imitate violent scenes from TV cartoons.Most cartoons are violent, asserted one dep... Comic Books What They Used to Be
IT ALL began with The Yellow Kid. This was a humorous cartoon feature that began appearing in the New York World back in 1896. It became enormously popular. Soon newspaper readers were also amused by the antics of the likes of Foxy Grandpa, Buster Br... Making Them Live With a Pencil
DID you know that one of the worlds most famous film celebrities is not even human? Yet he is the star of over a hundred Hollywood movies and countless TV shows. Who is this film star? In Italian hes called Topolino; in Chinese, Mi Lao Shu; in Spanis... What Happened to the Dinosaurs
PALAEONTOLOGY is the study of fossils, and fossils are the remains of life from past ages. But as one paleontologist said, it is “a highly speculative and opinionated science.” This is evident regarding dinosaurs. Listing some speculations as to what... The Fearless Snake Killer
SMALL and furry, the mongoose hardly looks like a snake killer. Yet, says author R. O. Pearse, “perhaps the snake’s most vicious enemy . . . is the mongoose.” Continues Pearse: “This little chap must surely pack as large a chunk of sheer, naked coura... Habu A Snake to Be Respected
IT WAS a clammy evening without any breeze. The rain had just lifted, and everyone was gently fanning himself, trying to keep cool. Suddenly, cries were heard: “Habu!” “There’s a habu!” The shouts alarmed the villagers. Adults grabbed sticks and ran ... An extremely poisonous snake of Asia and Africa.
An extremely poisonous snake of Asia and Africa. The cobra mentioned in six passages of the Bible is undoubtedly the Egyptian cobra or asp (Naja haje), one commonly used in snake charming, both in Bible times and today. Like the common cobra of India... Would You Like to Meet a Cobra
WELL, would you? Most adults may answer no. But not a child. Fear of snakes, including the cobra, is not an instinctive trait in young children or even in animals. Aversion to snakes can be caused by information that is not reliable, exaggerated stor... The Great Reptiles
WHEN you stand on the edge of the Red Deer River valley, just south of the town of Drumheller in Alberta, Canada, you stand on the edge of two different worlds. At eye level, in every direction, are the endless wheat fields of the Alberta prairies. B...
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