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Five Reasons You Should Be Watching Pawn Stars

Posted by Jimm Fowler in Business, Entertainment, History on December 4th, 2009

pawnstars If you haven’t heard of the reality television show, Pawn Stars, then you are missing a real treat. The series is currently in its second season on the History Channel and goes through the work day of a pawn shop located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The items they acquire are typically very rare and are chock full of historical significance. Below are five reasons you should be watching this show. Full Story »

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Five Interesting Facts About World War II

Posted by Dennis Howell in History on November 17th, 2009

Soldiers awaiting the Japanese at Guadalcanal

The History Channel has been showing a documentary about World War II (in HD) and it has the history buff in me all excited. I can’t get enough of the show, and now that war is all I have been interested in reading about while browsing the Internet. I have found many websites that are loaded with tons of (I did not know that) facts about World War II. Here are five facts that I found most interesting courtesy of www.world-war-2.info. Full Story »

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Five SEO Tips on Getting Found Online

There is a great mystery out there in the world known as SEO (Search Engine Optimization). This is the Holy Grail for web site owners. It is the phantom that they try to capture in their attempt to bring more people to their web sites. SEO isn’t hard. It is time consuming and, if you don’t kn

Five Mysteries Taken To The Grave

Who doesn't love a good mystery? When the answer to the mystery is gone forever because the person who had the secret locked in their brain and never revealed the source, it becomes fascinating to us. I've had a life long love for finding out about these bits of information. The answers to the

Five People Born on February 15

Today is February 15, 2010 and the 46th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 319 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 1040 days till the end of the current cycle. On this date, in 2001, the first complete map of the human genome is published in Natu

Your Viewpoint- Sonia Sotomayor

Supreme Court Justice nominee, Sonia Sotomayor was endorsed by the Senate in a 13-6 bipartisan vote. Only Senator Lindsey Graham voted for her from the GOP. The Republicans have been against Sotomayor’s nomination since the beginning. This endorsement sets the stage for a senate vote next we

Five People Born on May 6

Today is May 6, 2010 and the 126th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. There are 239 days left in the year 2010. According the Mayan calendar, there are 960 days till the end of the current cycle. On this day in 1994, Paula Jones filed suit against President Bill Clinton alleging

Five Things to Remember While House Breaking Your Puppy

Puppies are a really fun pets to have. It seems like every puppy has a different personality. The one thing that all puppies have in common though are the ability to test your patience. I am currently house breaking a puppy and everyday with him has been awesome but has also put me to the test. Here

Five Ridiculous Conspiracy Theories On The Oil Spill

If you haven't heard, we are in the middle of an ecological disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. An oil leak, caused by the explosion on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig, owned by British Petroleum (BP) is spewing millions of gallons of oil onto our coastlines. As with all things, conspiracy theories st

Five Best Apps for the iPhone or iPod Touch

Having been an iPhone user since the first generation, I recently upgraded to the 3GS. This, along with the iPod Touch have hundreds of Apps (short for applications) to choose from. An App is a mini program that will allow you to play a game, organize your life, or serve some sort of functio

Five Facts About The Wizard Of Oz

The Wizard of Oz (1939) appeared seventy years ago, today. It is a beloved movie that has inspired movie-goers for generations. The movie was based upon the 1900 novel by Frank L. Baum of the same name and starred Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Jack Haley, Bert Lahr, and a whole lot of little people.

Best Billboard Hits of 1969

1. Archies: Sugar, Sugar 2. The Fifth Dimension: Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In 3. Temptations: I Can’t Get Next To You 4. Rolling Stones: Honkey Tonk Woman 5. Sly/Family Stone: Everyday People