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  If there's any group of creature that outnumbers humans on this planet, it's insects! Insects were among the first kinds of animals to live in the air, having ultimately evolved from aquatic arthropods. Though similar to other arthropods, such as centipedes, spiders, and scorpions, these creatures belong to different orders of creatures. The earliest…

June 7 celebrates the day Daniel Boone began exploration of the State of Kentucky. Kentuckians observe the day annually as Boone Day, first officially celebrated over 140 years ago. Daniel Boone is commonly thought of as a near mythological pioneer man, but he was very much a real person. The Boones first settled in Pennsylvania…

Star Wars has a long and storied history in publication, dating as far back as the release of the first movie. There have of course been novelizations about the original movies themselves. Virtually all of them are based on the scripts from the movies, and frequently contain scenes that did not wind up in the…

Happy Batman Day Happy Batman Day! On May 1st, Batman reportedly made his debut in Detective Comics #27. Batman Day has also been celebrated on other dates, including more recently on the third Saturday in September. Batman is one of the oldest superheroes and has been in print virtually nonstop since his release, on his…

Few Japanese series have had such a profound impact on entertainment as Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon. Written and drawn by Naoko Takeuchi, Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon debuted in Nakayoshi magazine in 1991. The series ran for 60 chapters until 1997. The series stars Usagi Tsukino, a fourteen year-old middle school student who one day discovers…

The Financial Gurus Financial planning is seldom a fun topic, and yet virtually everyone in modern society has financial concerns of one sort or another. Many people, at one point or another, are likely to find themselves in dire straits at some point. In those dire straits, one is almost inevitably going to be recommended…

Journee de la langue Francaise March 20th is UN French Language Day, the international recognition and celebration of the French language. The French language is one of the most spoken languages in the world, spoken by nearly 80 million people in France, and nearly 300 million worldwide. French is an official language in 29 countries…

Wahoo, it's Mario Day! Today marks 41 years since the premier of the world famous plumber as Jumpman in Donkey Kong. All this time later, and Mario is still the face of the video game industry. Donkey Kong was not the first video game made by Nintendo, but it still became a phenomenal hit for…

Happy Presidents' Day February 21st celebrates this year's observance of Presidents' Day. Presidents' Day, sometimes called President's Day, began as an annual observation of George Washington's birthday. Washington's birthday has been observed for decades, and still is in many places. George Washington was born on February 11, 1731, according to the Julian Calendar. While the…

February 8th celebrates the anniversary of Jules Verne's birth. Happy birthday Mr. Verne! He'd be 194 today! Jules Verne is one of the world's most famous authors. Depending on the year, he averages as the second most translated author in the world, sharing space with Agatha Christie and William Shakespeare. Mighty impressive! Verne is best…