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  ·        Syrian hamsters like to be on their own, they are solitary creatures and can be extremely territorial – they need and like their own space. When put with other hamsters they can become very aggressive and even kill other hamsters in their environment   ·        The hamster's natural ha...

Creditors establish their own guidelines and break points for doling out credit. But here’s what credit scores can mean for your personal finances: ·        300-580: You’ll be denied credit or will only be approved for the very highest, most costly interest rates. ·        581-650: You may quali...

Timeline: 1978 - Shah Mohammed Reza Pahlavi's authoritarian rule sparks demonstrations and riots. January 16, 1979 - The Shah flees Iran and goes to Egypt. February 1, 1979 - Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini returns to Iran after 14 years in exile, to lead the country. October 22, 1979 - The Shah is ...

  People who become blind after birth can see images in their dreams. People who are born blind do not see any images, but have dreams equally vivid involving their other senses of sound, smell, touch and emotion. It is hard for a seeing person to imagine, but the body’s need for sleep is so stro...

Synopsis Iva Toguri, better known as “Tokyo Rose,” was born in Los Angeles on July 4, 1916. After college, she visited Japan and was stranded there after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Forced to renounce her U.S. citizenship, Toguri found work in radio and was asked to host “Zero Hour,” a propagand...

  Rollercoaster Through The House In a novel marketing ploy, a Dutch bank has built a rollercoaster through a property that has been up for sale for the last six months. The wooden framework was installed to give potential buyers a tour around the building. The rollercoaster tour is part of a wid...

  What Makes Up Polar Bear Fur? A Polar bear’s coat has two layers of hair: an outer layer, made up of long (5-15cm) guard hairs; and a thick undercoat, made up of shorter hair. These guard hairs are mostly transparent or clear, but thanks to some special characteristics that work to create cool ...

  Marines take Corps history very seriously. They can name battles that most civilians have probably never heard of, such as the assault on the castle Chapultepec in Mexico in 1847, which is commemorated in the opening lyrics of the Marine Corps Hymn, “From the Halls of Montezuma.” That battle al...

There isn’t any footage of Babe Ruth’s longest home run, but in 1926 they said he had hit a ball over 600 feet. Some say it went almost 700 feet. The all-time Babe Ruth historian came to a conclusion that hitting a ball over 700 feet is impossible. So he estimated the ball could have traveled ar...

he character of George Jefferson was as opinionated and bigoted as Archie Bunker - and certainly as vocal - but he was also much smarter and more ambitious. George had always been a savvy businessman. As a child, he earned money shining shoes, and business boomed when he paid a friend to push pe...