1. Abyssinian Meeting House, Maine Built in 1828, the Abyssinian Meeting House is a modest house of worship with great historic significance to the people in Maine. Serving as a school for African-American children, community center, and a stop on the Underground Railroad, the Abyssinian is the third oldest-standing African-American meeting house in the United States. 2. Astrodome, Texas As the world’s first domed, indoor, air-conditioned stadium, the 18-story multi-purpose Houston Astrodome was deemed the “Eighth Wonder of the World” when it opened in 1965....

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Aesop was a storyteller who lived in ancient Greece. Animals are the main characters in his fables, which show how a problem is solved and a moral or lesson is learned. Aesop’s stories include “The Boy Who Cried Wolf” and “The Tortoise and the Hare.” They were first written down around 300 B.C. Hans Christian Andersen lived in Denmark in the nineteenth century. He was considered an ugly child and had no friends, so he lived in a dream world, reading about the lives of famous men who had risen from poverty to fame....

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During his campaign for president in 2008, John McCain once again toured the country in his Straight Talk Express campaign bus, but he ran a markedly different campaign for the Republican presidential nomination than he did in 2000. McCain tempered his maverick nature. Instead of challenging many conventional Republican ideals, he reached out to the party’s conservative base as well as its moderate contingent. In fact, many reports said he selected political neophyte, Sarah Palin, the governor of Alaska since 2006, as his running mate over his first choice, Sen....

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According to the USDA, people consuming 2,000 calories a day should eat no more than about 10 teaspoons of added sugar. But USDA surveys show that the average American is consuming about 20 teaspoons of sugar per day. Soft drinks, which contain about nine teaspoons of sugar per 12-ounce can, are a leading contributor to increased sugar consumption. Since 1942, when the American Medical Association (AMA) expressed concern about sweetened carbonated beverages, candy, and other foods rich in sugar but poor in nutrients, soft-drink consumption has increased about seven-fold (excluding diet soda), and overall sugar consumption has increased by one-third....

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Didn’t Get it Right On Feb. 15, 2014, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice was arrested for hitting his fiancée, Janay Palmer, in the face, which knocked her unconscious. The following month, Rice was indicted on third-degree aggravated assault and faced a three to five year jail sentence. The day after his indictment, Palmer married Rice. In response to the indictment, on July 25, the NFL suspended Rice for the first two games of the 2014 NFL season....