Ten years ago, I was a college freshman, obsessed with the plan I’d made for my life. I wanted to work in an inner-city school, then go to law school, and then figure everything else out. For some reason, I believed the first two goals were stepping stones to a promised land of self-knowledge. Shop Teacher Halloween Costume T-Shirts online Actually, I know...

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Fish do not feel pain the way humans do. That is the conclusion drawn by an international team of researchers consisting of neurobiologists, behavioural ecologists and fishery scientists. One contributor to the landmark study was Prof. Dr Robert Arlinghaus of the Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries and of the Humboldt University in Berlin. Want a Free T-Shirt? On July 13th...

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Why is the four-leaf clover a universal symbol of good luck? Learn the history and more facts about the unusual green plant associated with St. Patrick's Day. History of Four-Leaf Clovers Today, four-leaf clovers are associated with St. Patrick's Day, but they appear in centuries-old legends as symbols of good luck. The Druids (Celtic priests), in the early days of Ireland, believed that...

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My Wild Irish Rose My Wild Irish Rose My Wild Irish Rose, The sweetest flower that grows. You may search everywhere, But none can compare  With my Wild Irish Rose. My Wild Irish Rose, The dearest flower that grows. And someday for my sake, She may let me take, The bloom from my Wild Irish Rose. Danny Boy Danny Boy Oh, Danny Boy,...

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Wearing green shirts and leprechaun costumes on St. Patrick's Day are traditions that started in the 17th century, when people wore green ribbons and shamrocks on March 17 to honor Ireland's patron saint. The tradition was popularized by Irish immigrants in the United States, who believed that wearing green made them invisible to leprechauns, fairy creatures who would pinch anyone they could see....

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Dogs suffer unimaginably in puppy mills. They're forced to live in filthy conditions while pumping out puppies and rarely receive medical attention, let alone any kind of human affection. And for profit-driven breeders who could care less about the dogs' welfare, it hasn't been very difficult to hide the ugliness from potential buyers -- but that all might change in England thanks to...

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It's heartbreaking to see beautiful, majestic creatures such as wolves being gunned down for sport. That's why I don't any sympathy for this guy. In a remote area in Kazakhstan, hunters stood over the body of a wolf they'd just shot. One of them cruelly kicked the animal's side to check whether it was dead, laughing and then screaming as the wolf shot...

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