Debt
Percentage of Americans aged 18 to 31 with credit-card and student-loan debt, respectively, in 1989: 43, 18 Today: 36, 40
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Cartoon – The 1% Have It All
George Bernard Shaw Quote – If Art Can Reveal The Truth
“If art can reveal the truth, art can also lie. An artist can be not only divinely inspired, but diabolically inspired.” – George Bernard Shaw
Read morePollution’s links to autism
A new study has found the strongest link yet between air pollution and autism, which experts now say affects one in 50 U.S. schoolchildren. Pregnant women who lived in areas with high levels of diesel exhaust and airborne mercury were found to be twice as likely to have a child with autism as those living in places with the lowest […]
Read moreMargaret Atwood Quote – Pain Marks You
“But who can remember pain, once its over? All that remains of it is a shadow, not in the mind even, in the flesh. Pain marks you, but too deep to see.” – Margaret Atwood
Read moreWild elephant rampage in Indian village caught on video
A wild elephant went on a rampage in a village in India’s eastern West Bengal state on Wednesday, damaging around 100 structures, villagers said. Video taken in the village of Ektiasal showed the beast wandering around and knocking over flimsy huts. The elephant strayed into the village early in the morning and woke up villagers with its roaring. “The elephant […]
Read moreCartoon – Future Archaeologists
Brian Tracy quote on Accepting Responsibility
“The happiest people in the world feel absolutely terrific about themselves, the natural outgrowth of accepting total responsibility for every part of their life.” ~ Brian Tracy
Read moreThe Arctic’s ozone hole
The ozone layer over the Arctic Circle developed a giant hole this winter, scientists say. Over the North Pole, 40 percent of the ozone layer has disappeared—a record seasonal loss. Ozone high in the atmosphere shields the Earth from harmful UV rays, and it fluctuates seasonally; usually about 25 percent of the Arctic’s ozone layer fades every winter. In the […]
Read moreCharles Dickens Quote – Lighten The Burdens of Another
“No one is useless in this world who lightens the burdens of another.” ― Charles Dickens
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