Fast Fact Butterflies are in an order of insects called Lepidoptera. This title means "scaly winged". Moths and skippers also belong to this animal classification. Approximately 20,000 Species of Butterflies Can Be Found Across the Globe That's a lot of butterflies! Interestingly enough, the...
In Wyoming, social media preferences seem to change every year, but the fact that we use social media as an outlet to learn doesn't change. Learning what someone is up to, how to cook or bake something new, how to change the tire on your car, what punishment you should use for somet...
Fact: the cost of solar panels has dropped by 80% since 2008,5and it is expected to keep falling. As of 2016, the average cost of solar energy alone was about $0.12 per kilowatt,6which is fairly cheap compared to other energy sources. Solar cells are priced per watt. In 1977, solar...
And wherever you are in Vermont, it’s well worth a trip to Burlington’s Green Mountain Cabaret, where there’s always something nice to be seen: Don’t worry, dear: yes, you’re about to have your bottom smacked and yes, you forgot your dress, but at least you remembered one vital...
Nowadays, when people think about the capital of the United States of America, they think about the White House (now probably stained orange). However, that hasn’t always been the case. In fact, New York City was the firstcapital of the country. ...
In Iran, it is against the law to own a dog as a pet. However, if an owner can prove the dog is a guard or hunting dog, this restriction doesn’t apply. Muslim reticence concerning dogs is perhaps due to the fact that rabies has always been endemic in the Middle East.[5] ...
The fact that 13 & 17 are relatively large* prime numbers makes it difficult for predators to synchronize with them. (*Relative to the average lifespan of an animal.) Annual cicadas (cicadas that arrive every year) often have wasps specialized to prey on them; periodical cicadas have no ...
Vermont: Phish Virginia: Lamb of God Washington: Nirvana West Virginia: The Davisson Brothers Band Wisconsin: Violent Femmes Wyoming: Teenage Bottlerocket Related posts: Connecticut tops the list for “well-being”. West Virginia? Not so much. ...
Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Vermont, West Virginia, and North and South Dakota are the only states that have not passed laws allowing charter schools.[4] There are "cyber-charter schools," which have no physical location, but send assignments and instructions to students via the inte...
Los Angeles has its own Salvadoran Corridor (along Vermont Avenue, west of Downtown). Fact #50 Cell phone density is one of the largest in the world (135 per 100 persons). I have witnessed this first hand since I know people with 2 or 3 cell phones. I have seen simple ones for $...