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Which is the largest country in the world?
Covering an expanse of over 6.6 million square miles, Russia is the world’s largest country by landmass, beating out runner-up Canada by around 2.8 million square miles. It includes nine different time zones and shares land borders with 14 neighboring countries.
Space for Not Yet - by Laura McDonnell
Listen A delay is not a denial. (Vernon Wright) Embrace the Not Yet Space One of the most challenging things is not being where we want to be. It is difficult to realize that there is space between where we are and where we want to go. I choose to...
Connecticut Fun Facts
The first telephone book ever issued contained only fifty names. The New Haven District Telephone Company published it in New Haven in February 1878. The USS Nautilus – the world’s first nuclear powered submarine was built in Groton in 1954. Connecticut and Rhode Island never ratified the 18th Amendment (Prohibition)....
Colorado Fun Facts
“Beulah red” is the name of the red marble that gives the Colorado State Capitol its distinctive splendor. Cutting, polishing, and installing the marble in the Capitol took six years, from 1894 to 1900. All of the “Beulah red” marble in the world went into the Capitol. It cannot be...
7 Questions With Jennifer Cowart
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Jennifer Cowart. I work at Franklin County Middle School. I am a teacher. I teach eighth-grade English in Franklin County, Mississippi, and this is my 25th year teaching. Why did you start a career in education? Why...
California Fun Facts
California’s Mount Whitney measures as the highest peak in the lower 48 states. Its most famous climb is Mount Whitney Trail to the 14,495 feet summit. Wilderness permits are required. In 1925 a giant sequoia located in California’s Kings Canyon National Park was named the nation’s national Christmas tree. The...
Arkansas Fun Facts
Elevations in the state range from 54 feet above sea level in the far southeast corner to 2,753 feet above at Mount Magazine, the state’s highest point. North Little Rock offers one of the nation’s largest municipal parks. The community of Mountain View is called the Folk Capital of America....
Arizona Fun Facts
Arizona is a right-to-work state. The law states no person shall be denied the opportunity to obtain or retain employment because of non-membership in a labor organization. The Arizona trout is found only in the Arizona. The saguaro cactus blossom is the official state flower. The white flower blooms on...
7 Questions With Amy Melany
Listen Watch Can you tell us about yourself? Hi, my name is Amy Melany. I am a fourth-grade general ed teacher at Legacy Elementary School. My school is located in Northern Colorado in a little town called Frederick. I have been here seven years, eight years, something like that. But...