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Charles R. Forbes

Charles R. Forbes, One of the Early Directors of the Veterans Bureau, Stole Over $2 Million. This was Under President Warren G. Harding’s Administration. Harding Had to be Physically Restrained from Strangling Forbes when the Corruption was Revealed.

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Disability compensation programs, insurance for service members and veterans, and vocational rehabilitation for the disabled were all included. In August 1921, the Veterans Bureau was formed by combining the War Risk Bureau and the Rehabilitation Division of the Federal Board of Vocational Education. But did you know that Charles R. Forbes, one of the early […]

Charles R. Forbes, One of the Early Directors of the Veterans Bureau, Stole Over $2 Million. This was Under President Warren G. Harding’s Administration. Harding Had to be Physically Restrained from Strangling Forbes when the Corruption was Revealed. Read More »

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Hawaii has the Union Jack on its State Flag Because the King Liked the Design, but They Were Never Really Colonized by the UK

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The Hawaiian flag was previously used by the Hawaiian kingdom, protectorate, republic, and territory. It is the only state flag in the United States that includes a foreign country’s national flag. The inclusion of the Union Jack of the United Kingdom represents the Royal Navy’s historical relations with the Hawaiian Kingdom, particularly with King Kamehameha

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Where Did Bikini Bottom Get Its Name?

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SpongeBob SquarePants is an American animated comedy television series created for Nickelodeon by a marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg. The series follows the exploits of the title character and his aquatic pals in the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. But did you know where Bikini Bottom got its name? Bikini Bottom was

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Aloha

What is the Aloha Spirit Law?

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Aloha is a Hawaiian term that has several meanings. The word means love, affection, peace, compassion, and mercy. It is widely used as a greeting, but it has a deeper cultural and spiritual meaning for native Hawaiians. They use it to describe a force that keeps life together. But do you know what the Aloha

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Meet Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a now-extinct species of bird, endemic to the island of Kaua’i in Hawaii. The last individual ever was a male, and he was recorded singing a mating call, to a female that would never come. He died in 1987.

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Kauaʻi ʻōʻō The Kauaʻi ʻōʻō or ʻōʻōʻāʻā (Moho braccatus) was a member of the extinct genus of the ʻōʻōs (Moho) within the extinct family Mohoidae from the islands of Hawai’i. It was previously regarded as member of the Australo-Pacific honeyeaters (family Meliphagidae). This bird was endemic to the island of Kauaʻi. It was common in

Meet Kauaʻi ʻōʻō, a now-extinct species of bird, endemic to the island of Kaua’i in Hawaii. The last individual ever was a male, and he was recorded singing a mating call, to a female that would never come. He died in 1987. Read More »

New Zealand bans ludicrous children’s names that would cause offence: this has protected children from being called Stallion, Yeah Detroit, Fish and Chips, Twisty Poi, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, but did allow one to be called Number 16 Bus Shelter.

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Parents lose custody of girl for naming her Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii A nine-year-old girl whose parents named her Talula Does the Hula From Hawaii was put into court guardianship in New Zealand so that her name could be changed. A family court judge, Rob Murfitt, gave the order after hearing that the

New Zealand bans ludicrous children’s names that would cause offence: this has protected children from being called Stallion, Yeah Detroit, Fish and Chips, Twisty Poi, Keenan Got Lucy and Sex Fruit, but did allow one to be called Number 16 Bus Shelter. Read More »

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