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Monarch butterflies that choose to summer in Ontario, Canada, haven’t made life easy for themselves. In fall, when it’s time for them to migrate south, the route of their journey requires a 250km non-stop flight over the Great Lakes. How is this even possible? That’s a great question, and this is how. Before their flight, a monarch will bulk up … [Read more...]
American sprinter Lolo Jones could almost see the gold medal. She was that close. It was the 2008 Summer Olympics, and Jones was leading the field in the 100-meter hurdles race. The race was hers to lose. With two hurdles to go, the very unfortunate happened. Jones had flown through the first eight hurdles. But the ninth, it was approaching … [Read more...]
It'll keep them coming back again and again How do you think a high school football team would feel about playing a game in only their pads and underwear? This almost happened for the Bay High Tigers, a high school football team out of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. It was 2005 and their town had just been devastated by Hurricane Katrina, their … [Read more...]
My wife quietly cried during our five year old son's first ice skating lesson. Her and I watched as he fell to the ice over and over and over again. With tears streaming and a runny nose she admitted to wanting to pull him out of the lesson. I said we couldn't - he had to do it on his own. She agreed, but wow, it was tough … [Read more...]
How many kids do you know that don't like cotton candy? Not many I'm guessing. It's probably possible to count them on one hand. My kids love the sugary treat. But they didn't always feel that way. My daughter was three and my son was two when we first gave them the chance to sample the pink and blue confection. My … [Read more...]