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  • 15 Books All Men and Boys Should Read

    15 Books All Men and Boys Should Read13

    Fostering the love of good literature is one of the greatest gifts we can pass on to others and one of the best gifts my parents and uncles gave me. In the modern and digital age of instant gratification where we can easily waste hours scrolling YouTube shorts, TikToks, and reels, the idea of reading

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  • 15 Astute Observations by George Orwell

    15 Astute Observations by George Orwell0

    In 1903, Eric Arthur Blair, better known as George Orwell, was born in British India. The following year, he moved to England with his mother and sister while his father, who worked in the Opium Department as a civil servant, remained in India. He started writing at the age of 4 and was published in

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  • 14 Nuggets of Wisdom from Wendell Berry

    14 Nuggets of Wisdom from Wendell Berry0

      Wendell Berry (b. 1934) combines knowledge and experience better than most intellectuals, having divided his time between writing and farming for much of his life. He is the author of more than 40 books of nonfiction, fiction, and poetry, including such notable ones as The Unsettling of America and Hannah Coulter. He is known

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  • 14 Forceful Quotes from Teddy Roosevelt

    14 Forceful Quotes from Teddy Roosevelt0

    1. “It is no use to preach to children if you do not act decently yourself.”       2. “A good many of you are probably acquainted with the old proverb, ‘Speak softly and carry a big stick — you will go far.’ If a man continually blusters, if he lacks civility, a big

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  • 14 Facts on Beer and U.S. Presidents

    14 Facts on Beer and U.S. Presidents0

    1) George Washington loved beer and had his own recipe.  His favorite style was a porter, but he (or his servants or slaves) also brewed his own “small beer,” a simpler brew with less alcohol. Here is the recipe he used: “Take a large Siffer [Sifter] full of Bran Hops to your Taste. Boil these 3 hours then

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  • 13-Year-Olds Given Mastectomies at California Clinic

    13-Year-Olds Given Mastectomies at California Clinic1

    How old must a girl be to consent to a mastectomy? Only 13, it appears. An article in JAMA Pediatrics on “Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Minors and Young Adults” at a US clinic was based on a survey which included 2 girls (transmales) who were 13 years old and had both breasts removed and 5

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