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We will talk about a very common household object. People used it thousands of years ago and most likely you used it today. I am talking about soap.
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Whisky has grown popular around the world in the last 10 years. New distilleries are opening, and old distilleries are trying to produce more whisky.
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The National Institute on Drug Abuse says forty-two percent of young adults in America have taken part in what is known as binge drinking. The experts define that as drinking four to five drinks within about two hours.
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The most popular way to type a message while holding onto them is to use one's thumbs. And by the millions, over and over again, day and night, Americans are doing just that--checking and sending their e-mails.
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Korean-American filmmaker Grace Lee grew up in Columbia, Missouri. There were not many other Asian families in the university town in the Midwestern part of the U.S.
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Alice! Are you still upset? Yes I am. Don’t sweat the small stuff. It’s not worth it. Just let it go.
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Cellular phones are extremely popular in the United States and around the world, especially among young people. Now, teenagers are using a cell phone ringtone that many adults cannot hear.
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What have ten legs, two of them large claws, a hard shell cover, and live in oceans, fresh water, and on land? Crabs, of course!
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Of course it's one thing for an action hero to break down a door, leap from a moving motorcycle into a car, or fend off a killer shark. But how would the ordinary, out-of-shape reader do it?
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Homecoming is a tradition at American colleges, universities and also high schools. Schools usually hold a weekend for this purpose each fall.
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In 1517, the great Italian artist Michelangelo climbed Mount Altissimo in Tuscany. There, he found the marble of his dreams.
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There are so many expressions in American English that sound pleasant but are not. “Face the music” is a good example. When someone says they have to “face the music,” it does not mean they are going to a musical performance or concert.
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Garlic is one of the most common cooking ingredients around the world. Many dishes in Europe, Africa, Asia and the Americas use this strong-flavored vegetable.
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A small robot may help children who are recovering from long-term illnesses in the hospital or at home.
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College admissions officers give a number of reasons for the higher rates of rejection letters this year. They say the main reason is that high school seniors are applying to more schools than in the past.
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This Thursday is Thanksgiving Day. This is the one hundred forty-third official observance of the holiday. But the tradition is much older.
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"By hook or by crook” is a very old expression that is still used today. It means to try to reach a goal by any method or any means possible.
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More women are becoming national leaders. The newest include Angela Merkel. She is expected to become the first female chancellor of Germany on Tuesday.
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Sneakers are a type of comfortable shoe. We wear them for sports and when we have to walk a lot. Many children wear them to school.
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For hundreds of years, visitors to Scotland's Loch Ness have described seeing a creature that some people believe lives deep in the lake.