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Science of Cuteness

Humans are drawn to cute people and things. Can science explain why? Cuteness, like beauty, has a universal appeal. There are few who can resist … Read more

5 Greatest Explorers of All Time

Human race evolved by permanently enlarging its horizons. Step by step, one destination to another, we grew in knowledge, in boldness and in precision. We … Read more

James Gregory & the Gregorian Telescope

The Gregorian Telescope was designed and invented by James Gregory who was a Scottish Mathematician and Astronomer of the 17th Century (1638 – 1675). He … Read more

William Herschel

Herschel was a famous astronomer and telescope maker who lived from 1738 to 1822. The science and art of astronomy and telescope making owes a … Read more

Famous People Changed Our World for Good

Historic Figures that Changed the World for Good

There are many lists of notable historic figures that have changed our world for the better – scientists, politicians, philosophers, ordinary people… This is a … Read more

7 Facts You Didn’t Know About Alexander the Great

Alexander the Great Facts City of Alexandria, Greek-Persian wars, heavy partying… Those are the things you might already know about Alexander the Great, but there … Read more

Is It Bad to Eat Sugar Before Bed?

Sugar Before Bedtime? In a recent Facebook post about Chamomile tea and sleep, I received an interesting comment about sugar. In response to my claim … Read more

Annie Jump Cannon

One of History’s Most Famous Female Astronomers Annie Jump Cannon had a major impact on the field of astronomy, and her system for classifying stars … Read more

How Relatives Are Related

Figuring Families Relationships With a Family Circle Children might wonder how people they meet at the holidays and special family events are related to them … Read more

Barack Obama Facts

Forty-Fourth President of the United States Term: January 20, 2009 – Present Party: Democratic Full name: Barack Hussein Obama Born: 1961-08-04 Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii Nickname: … Read more

George W. Bush Facts

Forty-Third President of the United States Term: January 20, 2001 – January 20, 2009 Party: Republican Full name: George Walker Bush Born: July 6, 1946 … Read more

Bill Clinton Facts

Forty-Second President of the United States Term: January 20, 1993 – January 20, 2001 Party: Democratic Full name: William Jefferson Clinton Born: August 19, 1946 … Read more

George H. W. Bush Facts

Forty-First President of the United States Term: January 20, 1989 – January 20, 1993 Party: Republican Full name: George Herbert Walker Bush Born: June 12, … Read more

Ronald Reagan Facts

Fortieth President of the United States Term: January 20, 1981 – January 20, 1989 Party: Republican Full name: Ronald Wilson Reagan Born: February 6, 1911 … Read more

Jimmy Carter Facts

Thirty-Ninth President of the United States Term: January 20, 1977 – January 20, 1981 Party: Democratic Full name: James Earl Carter Jr. Born: October 1, … Read more

Gerald Ford Facts

Thirty-Eighth President of the United States Term: August 9, 1974 – January 20, 1977 Party: Republican Full name: Gerald Rudolph Ford Jr. Born: July 14, … Read more

Richard Nixon Facts

Thirty-Seventh President of the United States Term: January 20, 1969 – August 9, 1974 Party: Republican Full name: Richard Milhous Nixon Born: January 9, 1913 … Read more

Lyndon Johnson Facts

Thirty-Sixth President of the United States Term: November 22, 1963 – January 20, 1969 Party: Democratic Full name: Lyndon Baines Johnson Born: August 27, 1908 … Read more

John F. Kennedy Facts

Thirty-Fifth President of the United States Term: January 20, 1961 – November 22, 1963 Party: Democratic Full name: John Fitzgerald Kennedy Born: May 29, 1917 … Read more

Dwight Eisenhower Facts

Thirty-Fourth President of the United States Term: January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961 Party: Republican Full name: Dwight David Eisenhower Born: October 14, 1890 … Read more

Harry Truman Facts

Thirty-Third President of the United States Term: April 12, 1945 – January 20, 1953 Party: Democratic Full name: Harry S. Truman Born: May 8, 1884 … Read more

Franklin D. Roosevelt Facts

Thirty-Second President of the United States Term: March 4, 1933 – April 12, 1945 Party: Democratic Full name: Franklin Delano Roosevelt Born: January 30, 1882 … Read more

Herbert Hoover Facts

Thirty-First President of the United States Term: March 4, 1929 – March 4, 1933 Party: Republican Full name: Herbert Clark Hoover Born: August 10, 1874 … Read more

Calvin Coolidge Facts

Thirtieth President of the United States Term: August 2, 1923 – March 4, 1929 Party: Republican Full name: Calvin Coolidge Born: July 4, 1872 Birthplace: … Read more

Warren Harding Facts

Twenty-Ninth President of the United States Term: March 4, 1921 – August 2, 1923 Party: Republican Full name: Warren Gamaliel Harding Born: November 2, 1865 … Read more

Woodrow Wilson Facts

Twenty-Eighth President of the United States Term: March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1921 Party: Democratic Full name: Woodrow Wilson Born: December 28, 1856 Birthplace: … Read more

William Taft Facts

Twenty-Seventh President of the United States Term: March 4, 1909 – March 4, 1913 Party: Republican Full name: William Howard Taft Born: September 15, 1857 … Read more

Theodore Roosevelt Facts

Twenty-Sixth President of the United States Term: September 14, 1901 – March 4, 1909 Party: Republican Full name: Theodore Roosevelt Born: October 27, 1858 Birthplace: … Read more

William McKinley Facts

Twenty-Fifth President of the United States Term: March 4, 1897 – September 14, 1901 Party: Republican Full name: William McKinley Born: January 29, 1843 Birthplace: … Read more

Benjamin Harrison Facts

Twenty-Third President of the United States Term: 1889-1893 Party: Republican Full name: Benjamin Harrison Born: August 20, 1833 Birthplace: North Bend, Ohio Nicknames: The Front … Read more

Grover Cleveland Facts

Twenty-Second & Twenty-Fourth President of the United States Term: 1893-1897 Party: Democratic Party Full name: Grover Cleveland Born: March 18, 1837 Birthplace: Caldwell, New Jersey … Read more

Chester Arthur Facts

Twenty-First President of the United States Term: 1881-1885 Party: Republican Full name: Chester Alan Arthur Born: October 5, 1829 Birthplace: Fairfield, Vermont Nicknames: Chet Gentleman … Read more

James Garfield Facts

Twentieth President of the United States Term: 1881 Party: Republican Full name: James Abram Garfield Born: November 19, 1831 Birthplace: Orange, Ohio Nickname: Boatman Jim … Read more

Nineteenth President of the United States Term: 1877-1881 Party: Republican Full name: Rutherford Birchard Hayes Born: October 4, 1822 Birthplace: Delaware, Ohio Nicknames: Rutherfraud His … Read more

Ulysses S. Grant Facts

Eighteenth President of the United States Term: 1869-1877 Party: Republican Full name: Ulysses Simpson Grant Born: April 27, 1822 Birthplace: Point Pleasant, Ohio Nicknames: Unconditional … Read more

Andrew Johnson Facts

Seventeenth President of the United States Term: 1865-1869 Party: National Union – Democratic Full name: Andrew Johnson Born: 1808-12-29 Birthplace: Born: December 29, 1808 in … Read more