Did you know Albert Einstein hated school and failed three out of four subjects when applying for college!?
Category - Season 22
In her “Tea on China” report Ava tells us about the Forbidden City.
This season we’re putting a spotlight on people who didn’t let failure get in their way. In this week’s “If At First” Emily tells us how author Stephen King did just that.
Katarina’s “Misleading Moniker” shed some light on how the funny bone got its name.
Every year, more than a million students applying to college will hammer out at least one essay. As you might imagine, the competition to write a killer essay is fierce. Athina gets some advice from...
You may know that there are state flags, state birds and state mottos. But Brendan tells there are also state sports.
In Emily’s “If At First You Don’t Succeed” report we’ll find out about celebrity Sylvester Stallone’s “rocky” road to success.
Katarina explains why the name for the instrument - English Horn is a “Misleading Moniker.”
Reese gives us some insight on the science behind eternal youth.
Katarina’s “Misleading Moniker” report explains why the 100 Years' War is incorrectly named.
Sydney introduces us to a 13 year-old “Rising Star” who has been compared Avril Lavigne and Paramore. Meet Piper Connolly.
In this week’s “If at First You Don’t Succeed” Emily shows us that it’s ok to fail. The trick is to not give up. Steve Jobs didn’t.
Ava has some interesting facts about just how many stars are estimated to be in our galaxy and the universe!
Ava has the facts about one of our favorite condiments – ketchup. You may be surprised that it used to be made from mushrooms – not tomatoes.
Reese has one story explaining how the webcam came to be!
Emily tells us how actor & comedian Jim Carrey did not give up when faced with initial failures.
In this week’s “Misleading Moniker” Katarina explains why American Cheese is misnamed!
Ava tells us about a product so valued in the ancient world – the most famous route from Europe to the far east was named after it: silk.
Mason tells us about a Guinness World Record set for memorizing Pi to the 70-thousandth decimal!
Katarina explains how buffalo chicken wings got their “Misleading Moniker!”
China’s Forbidden City has been the home of emperors for five centuries. And you can learn a lot about the buildings here just by looking at the roofs. Ava explains in this week’s “Tea on China.”