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Gorillas – One of the Closest Living Relatives to Humans

Gorillas – One of the Closest Living Relatives to Humans

One of the most famous gorillas of all time is Koko, a female western lowland gorilla who learned more than 1,000 words in sign language. She also understood many English words (around 2,000) and even created several beautiful paintings. In 1978, Koko took a picture...

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Sumerian – The First Written Language

Sumerian – The First Written Language

What was the first language? The answer to that question is difficult at best and perhaps impossible at worst. But historians have some good guesses. We simply can’t know or really describe any spoken language before writing started – no one remains to explain it, and...

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Thomas Edison: A Prolific American Inventor

Thomas Edison was one of the most prolific inventors in American history. Once the world-record holder of 1,093 patents, Edison invented creations ...Read More
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Mother’s Day Past and Present

When Mother’s Day first became a holiday in early 20th-century America, mothers – dressed in tight corsets, long skirts, and bulky shoes ...Read More
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In Case You Missed It … This Week in News

A lot happened in the world this week – Make sure you didn’t miss it with Liberty Nation GenZ’s weekly news roundup! Sunday, May ...Read More
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The History of Books, From Stone to Paper to Online to Audio

Books have come a long way from where they began. Imagine having to etch into stone every time you wanted to write ...Read More
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The History of English – A Language With Many Layers

Have you ever wondered why we say cows and pigs roam the pastures, but they’re beef and pork on the plate? How ...Read More
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Cinco de Mayo: Celebrating Mexico’s Victory in Puebla

Today is Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May – a holiday of Mexican origin. In the United States it is ...Read More
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Henry Longfellow – The Most Famous American of His Day

Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 – 1882) grew up in a very eventful time in America. The country was fairly new with hardly ...Read More

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