The 14-year-old Zaila Avant-garde from Harvey, Louisiana jumped from happiness after she correctly spelled the world Murraya and became the first African American to win in the 96-year history of the Scripps National Spelling Bee competition. This word stands for a genus of tropical Asiatic and Australian trees. First African […]
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Under the solar panels in Minnesota, there are green wildflower-studded pastures where a bunch of sheep graze and there’s a chance that biodiversity may recover. While the sheep are grazing through the tall prairie grass, butterflies and other insects visit the native flowers growing there. The pastoral setting isn’t a […]
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Teen Raises $38,000 by Cutting Off His 19-inch Afro & Donated the Money to Help Children with Cancer
Ever since Kieran Moise was a kid, he stood out from the rest with his hair- an impressive Afro that remained high and wide above his head until he couldn’t have it anymore. In the last six years, he didn’t cut the impressive curls at all. But, when the time […]
Tennessee Is Giving away 10,000 Flight Vouchers to Welcome Tourists back to the State
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Once-in-a-Lifetime Experience: You can Do Yoga with Horses on Indonesian Beaches
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New Study Finds: Psychedelics Encourage Growth of Neural Brain Connections that are Lost in Depression
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Iceland’s four-Day Workweek Proved Productive for Employees; They Were also Happier
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