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What Is the Navajo Nation?

What Is the Navajo Nation?

The Navajo Nation is a self-governed Native American reservation that includes roughly 26,000 square miles in northeastern Arizona, southeastern Utah, and northwestern New Mexico. It is the largest Native American Reservation in the United States. A Map Of The Navajo Nation The Navajo Nation...

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Ainu Dog Breed

A game hunter, a watchdog, a guard, a brave defender and on top of all this a faithful and well-behaved, home-loving dog – the Ainu is a pure breed packed with good qualities. Named after the Ainu tribe that brought the breed to Japan over 3,000 years ago, this Japanese Spitz breed is thought to...

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What Is Kickboxing ?

Kickboxing, as the name suggets, is a sport which combines kicking and boxing. The sport originated in Japan and is now played in various countries of the world. It is a two-player game where players fight each other with boxing gloves in a ring and use kicks and punches in turn, to overcome the...

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Japanese Chin Dog Breed

Despite the name, this companion dog is actually a native to China and was just developed in Japan. The Japanese Spaniel was actually renamed “Japanese Chin” by the AKC in 1977 and was a favourite of Japanese nobility and later on introduced to Europe. A small breed, it weighs about four pounds...

20 Best U2 Songs

20 Best U2 Songs

U2 is an Irish rock band formed within Dublin in 1976. The band consists of: lead singer Paul "Bono" Hewson on vocals and guitar; Dave "The Edge" Evans on guitar, keyboards, and vocals; Adam Clayton on bass guitar; Larry Mullen, Jr. on drums and percussion; and for a brief amount of time, Dick...

Mila Kunis Single, Splits From Macauly Culkin

Mila Kunis Single, Splits From Macauly Culkin

Mila Kunis, star of "Black Swan" and "That 70s Show" has split from her longtime boyfriend Macauly Culkin and is now single. Kunis' representative confirmed to NY Daily News the pair have decided to go their separate ways in a statement which read "The split was amicable, and they remain close...

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NASA Shuttle Discovery Launch

NASA's shuttle Discovery was launched successfully at 6:21 a.m. EST Monday, April 5, 2010 from Kennedy International Airport in Florida. The space shuttle Discovery is on it's way to outer space for the STS-131 mission, a 13 day trip to the International Space Station to deliver supplies. Associate...

The 8 Most Heroic Dogs in History

The 8 Most Heroic Dogs in History

Dogs are unique among non-human animals in that there is a long and storied history of dogs performing heroic, self-sacrificial acts for their human comrades. Below, we've put together a list of the eight most heroic dogs of all time. 8) Guinefort, the Saint of Infants A select few people have...

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Toyota May Face New $16.4 Million Fine From Nhtsa

The NHTSA is investigating reports that Toyota delayed a safety recall of pickup trucks and 4Runner SUVs for nearly one year in the United States. Toyota recalled 1989 to 1998 pick up trucks and SUVs in the Japanese market in 2004, but did not initiate the same recall in the United States until...

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Which Countries Consume the Most Oil?

The world depends on oil for most of its energy needs. It is used not just in transportation but in many factories and industrial processes. Without oil, life would literally grind to a standstill.However, some countries consume more oil than others. In fact, in a study published in the CIA World...