Retired NASA math whiz Katherine Johnson turned 101 in August 2019. Katherine and her colleagues Dorothy Vaughan and Mary Jackson played an historic role in the space program. The women worked behind the scenes in a segregated area of the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA). (1) Segregated Mathematician: Katherine Johnson The story of the
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Few of us can fathom the idea of extreme child abuse. What really goes on behind closed doors? How can a parent (or authority figure) to an innocent child commit such atrocities? Weren’t they children once themselves? What on Earth could have gone wrong with them, and where does it reach the point of no
A Mother Starved Two Children in a Basement in 1997. Here’s The One Who Lived. Read More »
We all have our morning routines. Usually, they involve things like brushing our teeth, bathing and getting dressed. But for a few days in a Chicago Illinois suburb, one boy added “help blind deer find food” to his morning to-do list. You can likely imagine that upon hearing the news, the entire world breathed a
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Battling Brain Cancer If you’ve ever had the honor of having a dog, you know that they are incredibly loyal. And animals often have a favorite person, one who they’re always looking for and follow around the house. One Scottish pup, Nero, was so connected to his owner that he passed away just 15 minutes
Dog Dies 15 Minutes After His Owner, 25, Loses Heartbreaking Battle With Cancer Read More »
Sometimes you might find yourself asking “what’s wrong with my kid’s behavior?” Well as it turns out, the bigger question could just be “what’s wrong with my kid’s gut bacteria?” Researchers at Ohio State University have recently discovered that microscopic organisms in the gut can actually influence your toddler’s demeanor, behavior, and temperament in a
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The Dionne Quintuplets are a subject of another book written by Sarah Miller. But this time the subject is on the exploitation of the quints. (1) Dionne Quintuplets Early Years The girls were born in Corbeil, Ontario on May 28, 1934. The sisters, Annette, Emilie, Yvonne, Cecile, Marie, were the only surviving, identical quintuplets of
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I once knew a puppy named Pepper. An adorable white and black pit bull, he would roam free in the neighborhood, sweetly greeting us as we pulled weeds and retrieved the mail. At 8 months old, he was a spirited and playful creature. Then, his spontaneous visits came to a screeching halt. Pepper was nowhere
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Dying Baby Birds in Belgium In 2018, concerned Belgian citizens alerted local ecological organizations about the growing number of dead baby birds they were noticing in their communities. What followed was a study with concerning results regarding pesticides. (1, 2) Bird conservation association Vogelbescherming Vlaanderen, which means “Bird Protection Flanders” and ecological gardening association Velt
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Say it isn’t so! A number of school districts have begun switching to a four day school week. While some children dream of snow days and holidays to shorten their school weeks, thousands of students can now celebrate having one less day of school each week. Hundreds of school districts across the country have adopted
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Animal overpopulation is a huge problem, not just in the US but everywhere in the world. Shelters are overflowing with animals, and according to The American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (ASPCA), more than 1.5 million (670,000 dogs and 860,000 cats) are euthanized every year in the US. (1) The numbers are
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