Do this test tonight when you go to bed. Put a plate on the floor next to your bed. Lie down with o...
The Ride Of Your Life
Even for people with normally happy lives, there come times when the everyday seems just a little boring and well everyday. Although it’s certainly nice to be able to know that tomorrow will be a good day, too much predictability can leave you uninspired. But we know a way to escape...
Planet Earth
The planet Earth is 4.600 million years old. It is difficult for us to think about such an enormous' length of time because it has little meaning for us. We can, however, simplify the idea to make it more understandable. We can compare the planet Earth to a person of forty-six years...
Sweet Memories
What is it about reminiscences of childhood that stir up the heart so deeply and make us long to turn back the clock? Is it that sense of returning to innocence or just the pleasure of feeling young again? Those were the days when every toy, doll, and game was a special kind of trea...
Why do birds sing
People usually sing because they like music or because they feel happy. They express their happiness by singing. When a bird sings, however, its song usually means much more than that the bird is happy. Birds have many reasons for singing. They sing to give information. Their songs ...
Money
About three thousand years ago, there were no shops. If you needed something you had to make it yourself. For example, if you needed something to wear, you had to kill an animal and get its coat. If you were a good hunter, and had a lot of coats, you could exchange them for other th...
Fire
Man discovered fire many thousands of years ago. The first time he saw fire was probably when a tree was struck by lightning. He soon learned how to make fire for himself. However man probably made his first fire by rubbing two sticks together. Fire was very important to man. He nee...
The dolphin
For many years people believed that the cleverest animals after man were chimpanzees. Now, however, there is proof that dolphins may be even clever than these big apes. Although a dolphin lives in the sea it is not a fish. It is a mammal. It is in many ways, therefore, like a human ...
