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Worries about invasive golden mussels prompts quarantine for boats on Northern California lake
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — State and Solano County water officials concerned about the spread of invasive golden mussels are ... Read More
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This Day in History, November 27
On November 27th, 1901, the U.S. Army War College was established.
China’s influence grows at COP29 climate talks as US leadership fades
The 2024 U.N. climate talks ended in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 24 after two weeks of arguments, agreements and side deals involving 106 heads of states and over 50,000 business leaders, activists and government ...Read more
Some Minnesota honeybees disappeared this fall. Blame mites and a warm autumn
MINNEAPOLIS -- Kirk Nelson walked outside recently to check on the honeybees he’d been tending for about six years, and got a stark surprise.
One of the two colonies in his backyard in Orono, Minnesota, had buzzed out ...Read more
This Day in History, November 26
On November 26th, 1778, Captain James Cook became the first European to visit Maui.
A thought for the day
A thought for the day: We've learned that ... the bodies we inhabit and the lives those bodies carry on need not be perfect to have value. -- American writer Nancy Mairs
Other Notable Events for November 27
On this date in history:
In 1901, the U.S. War Department authorized creation of the Army War College to instruct commissioned officers. It was built in Leavenworth, Kan.
In 1924, the first Macy's ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 27
Those born on this date include:
- Astronomer/scientist Anders Celsius in 1701
- TV personality Buffalo Bob Smith in 1917
- writer Gail Sheehy in 1937
- actor/martial arts star Bruce Lee in 1940...Read more
Today's Word "diadem"
diadem \DY-uh-dem\ (noun) - 1 : A crown. 2 : An ornamental headband worn (as by Eastern monarchs) as a badge of royalty. 3 : Regal power; sovereignty; empire; -- considered as symbolized by the crown.
(transitive verb) - ...Read more
Change a Letter
By changing the third letter of each of the words below, can you make another valid word. You have to change each word such that the third letters will reveal a ten letter word when read downwards. Therefore, what now reads KRZSAPROKD will be a real word. What ten letter word is formed?
BAKE
CURE
MAZE
PEST
NEAT
ROPE
PORT
FOOD
POKE
SODA
Americans will throw out 316 million pounds of food on Thanksgiving. Here's how it fuels climate change
LOS ANGELES — Each day, an army of trucks delivers tens of thousands of pounds of fresh fruit and vegetables to Mexico City's Central de Abasto, one of the world's largest wholesale food markets.
Most of the produce ...Read more
Other Notable Events for November 26
On this date in history:
In 1789, U.S. President George Washington declared Nov. 26, 1789, to be Thanksgiving Day. It was the first U.S. holiday by presidential proclamation.
In 1922, in Egypt's ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 26
Those born on this date include:
- Musician Johannes Bach in 1604
- clergyman/college benefactor John Harvard in 1607
- surgeon/women's rights leader Mary Walker Edwards in 1832
- Baseball Hall ...Read more
Today's Word "kobold"
kobold \KOH-bold\ (noun) - In German folklore, a haunting spirit, gnome, or goblin.
"The kobold wore the simple garments of his race: a long patchwork coat over practical leather clothes, his close-cropped black hair ...Read more
Jacks and Aces
A man has 3 cards face down on a table. One is a jack and two are aces. He knows the order but you do not. You can ask him one yes or no question, but when you do you have to point to one of the cards. If you point to an ace, he will tell the truth, if you point to the jack, he will randomly say yes or no. You have to find one of the aces.
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Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to the other side?
Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com.
Is it possible to dig all the way through the Earth to ...Read more
Next up to the moon: Firefly's Blue Ghost lander to ship soon to Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. — Another private company will soon try its hand at sticking a landing on the moon for NASA.
Cedar Park, Texas-based Firefly Aerospace was one of several companies that won contracts under NASA’s ...Read more
Bomb cyclone shows cracks in Washington's electrical grid
SEATTLE — The bomb cyclone that knocked out power for some half a million people in Western Washington last week exposed the weaknesses in the Pacific Northwest's energy grid.
As the massive low-pressure system spun off...Read more
Other Notable Events for November 25
On this date in history:
In 1783, more than 6,000 British troops evacuated New York City after signing the peace treaty ending the Revolutionary War.
In 1947, film industry executives introduced the ...Read more
Notable Birthdays for November 25
Those born on this date include:
- Industrialist Andrew Carnegie in 1835
- automobile designer Karl Benz in 1844
- social reformer Carrie Nation in 1846
- writer Leonard Woolf in 1880
- ...Read more
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