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Human Ancestor Older than Lucy

Photo Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/macten/3727852465/ I just found this interesting article on National Geographic about an early hominid believed to be older than Lucy that could walk upright.  Read it here and then come back and let me know what you think: Why is walking upright such an important part of human development? Do you think we [...]

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Cool Video of Sea Lion Catching an Octopus

Check out this video from National Geographic of a sea lion catching and eating an octopus.  Whoaaaa, that’s all I can say…

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MORE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC INSANITY!

Ha ha ha!  Check out my shrunken head: Don’t you want to make your own?   I know you do….  Well, you can–just click on “Shrink Your Own Head!” (above).

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DAYLIGHT SAVINGS TIME

Wow, I am just finding waaaaay too many cool things on that National Geographic website.  Here’s an interesting article on the history of Daylight Savings Time. http://kidsblogs.nationalgeographic.com/kidsnews/2009/10/what-is-daylight-savings-time-anyway.html Don’t forget to set your clocks back an hour when you go to sleep on Saturday!  Yea! We get an extra hour! WRITE-IN: Tell us what you did [...]

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HALLOWEEN HISTORY & FACTS

I found this interesting Halloween information on the National Geographic website.  Take a look: http://news.nationalgeographic.com/news/2009/10/091028-halloween-facts-costumes-history.html WRITE-IN: Tell us what you learned or found interesting in the article, OR how you spent your Halloween!

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