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"Town receives over $550,000 in funding for local transit"
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Fun Fact Friday
Did you know: "The term 'Horsepower' originated as a marketing tool? In the 1760s, a Scottish inventor named James Watt began tinkering with an earlier version of the steam...
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Prior to the late nineteenth century, timekeeping was a purely local phenomenon. Each town would set their clocks to noon when the sun reached its zenith each day. A...
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Exercise Boosts Brainpower! "Not only does exercise improve your body, it helps your mental function, says certified trainer David Atkinson. 'Exercise increases energy levels...
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Shoe Fact! "The inspiration for some of the first Nikes was a waffle. While eating waffles for breakfast, Bill Bowerman thought of using the same shape as the sole of running...
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Today's Cup of Tea: "The creation of teabags was an accident! A New York tea merchant began sending out samples in silk bags. The customers thought they should put the whole...
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Human Body Facts: "As you breathe, most of the air is going in and out of one nostril. Every few hours, the workload shifts to the other nostril." (Long, 2019) "Goose bumps...
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History of Sleep! "Before the 1800s, people had a "first" and "second sleep." They would sleep 3-4 hours, wake up for 2-3 hours to do some type of activity, then go back to...
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A very handy fact! "There are no muscles in your fingers: Their function is controlled by muscles in your palms and arms." (Donvito, 2019) References Donvito, T. (2019,...
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"Do you dream in black and white? If so, the chances are you are over 55 and were brought up watching a monochrome television set. New research suggests that the type of...
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Canada fun fact! "Despite being a huge country, Canada has the fourth lowest population density in the world, with only three people living per square kilometre! Almost half...