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Apr 29

Which Cities Have Seen the Biggest Increase In Work From Home?

Work From Home is a phenomenon that didn’t seem possible for many employees and companies before the COVID-19 Pandemic hit. Although once the virus started spreading , many companies had to figure out how to make it work, and fast! Now, two years later, work from home is more common…

Work From Home

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Jan 26

How Much High School Graduation Rates Have Increased Over Time

Today’s high school graduation rates are the highest they’ve ever been, with 86% of all high schoolers across the United States earning their high school diploma. Programs like ‘No Child Left Behind’ have helped to increase these rates greatly since 2000. The average rates of high school students that graduated…

High School

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Jan 20

The 5 Largest Fruits and Vegetables Ever Recorded

Growing giant fruits and vegetables is a hobby for some gardeners, and it’s a tough battle to walk away as the champion but these 5 produce enthusiasts did just that. I was astounded at the massive weights that the world’s largest fruits and vegetables reached! Here are the 5 biggest…

Fruits

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Dec 15, 2021

The 5 Cheapest Forms of Renewable Energy

Renewable energy is the future and many countries and organisations around the world are beginning to make the switch to using more renewable energy sources to power their business and homes. Many countries around the world have vowed to completely stop using fossil fuels for energy and only rely on…

Renewable Energy

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Oct 26, 2021

How Much Meat Do Americans Eat?

When people from other countries think of Americans, they think of meat, such as a big juicy steak or one of those comically large turkey legs that can be found at DisneyWorld. …

America

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Oct 18, 2021

Specifications for Popular Apple Computers of The Past

Apple computers have been one of the most popular choices in personal computers for decades, dating back to the 1970s when the first personal computers were just starting to be created. The very first personal computer came out in 1971 and its specifications then were beyond what people could imagine…

Computers

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May 20, 2021

Where Should You Be The Most Cautious While Driving In The United States?

Every state, and every city is said to have “the worst” drivers. But which cities actually DO have the worst drivers in America? Using data collected from AllState in their America’s Best Driver Report for 2019, one company found the 50 cities on the list with the least amount of…

Driving

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May 14, 2021

The Longest Interstate Highways In The United States

The U.S. Interstate Highway System began in 1956 and has a pretty interesting history behind it. It was created to not only make commerce between states easier, but also to serve as an emergency air strip for the troops should they need it. An idea which must have sprung during…

Travel

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The Longest Interstate Highways In The United States

Oct 16, 2020

Official Languages Around the World

What is an official language? It is a language that has been legally declared to be the official language for a country. Some countries have more than one official language, while others have no official language that has been declared at all! Which languages were found to be declared “official”…

Language

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Sep 11, 2020

Outlandish Fictional Spaceships

I recently got lost in this interesting chart of some of the most iconic vehicles to grace the science fiction world we know and love. It focuses on the max speed, power source (or engine), as well as the creator of each, and scales the size of the vehicles in…

Science Fiction

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