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Interesting tidbits that may or may not be about US History, but might be making history! 

Ever wondered how MP3 works?  Click on this link to learn more!  (Yes, it is another article from Mrs. Korte's FAVORITE website - HOWSTUFFWORKS.COM.)

             http://computer.howstuffworks.com/ref/mp3.htm?cid=e32

Get on board with the MENTOS & COKE phenomenon!  Check this one out!!!  Too fun.

Click on this link:  http://eepybird.com/dcm1.html 
 
Then if you need a little stress relief - try this bubble wrap link!
 

Did You Know?
It is an incredible dishonor for a Mexican wrestler to be seen without his mask!
  Lucha Libre, the form of wrestling that's behind Jack Black's latest movie "Nacho Libre", has a strong tradition going back decades. Find out what's behind the colorful masks of Mexican wrestling.

Ever wondered who is/was the GREATEST AMERICAN?  Here is your chance to find out!  go to Discovery and see for yourself.

http://dsc.discovery.com/convergence/greatestamerican/greatestamerican.html 

 

 

Don't ignore this because it looks weird.  Believe it or not you can read it!     

I cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod  aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg.  The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan  mnid iz amizign.  Aoccdrnig to rscheearch taem at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it deosn't  mttaer in waht oredr the ltteers in a  wrod are, the olny iprmoatnt tihng is  taht the frist and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a  taotl mses and you can sitll raed it wouthit a porbelm. Tihs is bcuseae the  huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe.  Such a cdonition is arppoiately cllaed Typoglycemia :)-Amzanig huh?  Yaeh I awlyas teeel yuo slpeling iz ipmorantt. 

 

How Phishing Works

Does the latest e-mail from your bank seem suspicious? It may actually be an example of phishing, a method of online identity theft. Learn about the common traits of phishing schemes and the technological tricks that phishers use to deceive people and software.

http://www.howstuffworks.com/phishing.htm