Monthly Archive: December 2016

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Men’s Major Golf Championships

The Major Championships, often referred to simply as “the majors”, are the four most prestigious annual tournaments in professional golf. The “majors” originally consisted of The Open Championship, the British Amateur, the U.S. Open...

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Acorns and pumpkins

A woman was walking through a meadow, reflecting on the many surprises and contradictions in nature. While strolling about, she came upon a field. There she saw tiny vines laden with big, golden pumpkins....

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Spain | Nations of the World

Spain occupies 85% of the Iberian Peninsula, in southwest Europe. Africa is less than 16 km south at the Strait of Gibraltar. A broad central plateau slopes to the south and east, crossed by...

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Indian Monsoon

The Indian monsoon is one of the most complex weather systems in the world. It originates around Australia and goes all the way up to Tibet. Here is how the system works. The entire...

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TS Eliot Biography

One of the 20th century’s most profound figures in literature, Thomas Stearns Eliot (1888-1965) was born in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Harvard University before studying philosophy at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1914...

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Sports Quiz 4

1. Who is the only player after Bjorn Borg to have won three consecutive French Open titles? a) Roger Federer b) Rafael Nadal c) Andre Agazzi d) none of these 2. F1 driver Lewis...

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The stag and the lion

One day a stag went to a pond to quench his thirst. It was a beautiful pond with crystal clear water. When the stag approached the pond, there was not a single wave to...