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Many female animals, such as cows and goats, produce milk for their young. Cream is the fat in milk.
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Rick: People come in and they are always happy. Everyone has a smile on their face. The kids are happy and they get a chance to run around.
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In the days when America was mostly an agricultural nation, the first thing a farmer built after he bought a new spread was not a farmhouse but a barn.
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Our world is home to thousands of different kinds of birds. No two bird species are the same. Each one has its own unique qualities -- like its feathers!
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New York has a new media star. And this star is not living so quietly. The star is a colorful Mandarin duck.
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How was your trip to Georgia? It was just wonderful. And I enjoyed driving on the highways. That’s very nice to hear. I saw many interesting signs on the highways. Is that right?
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Some people claim that each year their allergies seem to get worse and worse. Well, they are likely right.
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One of the world's greatest memorizers, Englishman Ed Cook, taught Joshua Foer mnemonics for the creation of unique codes and mental images to help one remember useless information like random numbers.
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Okay, nobody likes to be wrong. But when it turns out that we are, in fact, wrong, the best thing to do is admit it.
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Whatever the reason, sometimes we speak when maybe we shouldn’t. And once those words are out there, there is no taking them back.
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John and I are going out to lunch. Would you like to join us? Where are you going? We’re going to have pizza and pasta. Well, I don’t like pizza.
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How do you get the freshest, locally grown fruits and vegetables in a big city? For an increasing number of Americans, the answer is to grow the fruits and vegetables themselves.
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Jen: It’s pretty straight forward. It’s a piece of cake finding the place. Leanne: Perfect!
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A: Let's take the metro, Brian. B: All right, mom. A: These escalators are very long and steep. Let me hold your hand. By the way, you're not supposed to run or sit on the escalators. A: I know, mom.
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If you are in any major city in America, the chances are high that you are not far from a Starbucks. In fact, you might be very close to several of these coffee stores.
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Netflix is the world’s largest online movie rental service. It started in nineteen ninety-eight. It now has ten million paying members in the United States.
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There is trouble in one of Iceland's most special industries: the production of hand-knit "lopi" sweaters.
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There are many times in life when we have disagreements or problems with other people. Maybe someone does something or says something that upsets us.
