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Enigmosaurus This "puzzle lizard" was closely related to Therizinosaurus.

Eocarcharia This "dawn shark" prowled the woodlands of northern Africa.

Eocursor This late Triassic reptile was one of the earliest true dinosaurs.

Eodromaeus Yet another ancient theropod from South America.

Eolambia An early hadrosaur from North America.

Eoraptor This tiny dinosaur was among the first of its kind.

Eotyrannus This early tyrannosaur looked more like a raptor.

Epachthosaurus This "heavy lizard" was relatively primitive for its time and place.

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Ra is the god of the sun and king of the gods until horus took over his throne.
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Anubis is the god of funerals and death.
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Bast is the cat goddess.
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Sehkmet is the goddess of lions and fire.

Nut is the goddess of sky and stars.
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Babi is the god of Baboons.
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heket is the goddess of frogs.
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Geb is the god of the earth.
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Khepri is the god of scarab beetles.
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Khonsu is the god of the moon.

Horus is the god of war and sun of Osiris.
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Osiris is the god of the underworld and the afterlife. Husband of Isis.
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Shu is the god of wind and air.
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Tawaret is the hippo goddess.
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Nephthyrs is the river goddess.
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Isis is the goddess of magic and healing.

Apophis is the god of deserts and chaos.
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Nekhbet is the Vulture goddess.
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Khmun is the ram-headed god.
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Thoth is the scribe god and the god of wisdom.
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Wadjet is a goddess of protection.
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Anuket is the goddess of river Nile.
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Hathor is the goddess of the love and children.
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Ptah is the god of creation.
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Bes is the dwarf god of children.
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Sobek is the god of crocodiles and alligators.

Serqet is the goddess of scorpions.
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Aten is the monotheistic sun god.
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Number of places nationwide with "liberty" in their name. The most populous one is Liberty, Missouri (29,149). Iowa has more of these places than any other state: four (Libertyville, New Liberty, North Liberty and West Liberty).
Eleven places have "independence" in their name. The most populous of these is Independence, Missouri, with 116,830 residents.

Five places adopted the name "freedom." New Freedom, Pennsylvania with 4,464 residents, has the largest population among these.

There is one place named "patriot" — Patriot, Indiana, with a population of 209.

And what could be more fitting than spending the day in a place called "America"? There are five such places in the country, with the most populous being American Fork, Utah, with 26,263 residents.

Tomato Tartlets

These luscious little tarts are filled with fresh ricotta. The trick to making the cheese silky is to puree it before spreading it on the flaky pastry and topping it with oven-roasted tomatoes.

Kana Okada
Prep Time: 15 mins
Total Time: 45 mins
Servings: Makes 5 dozen pieces


Ingredients
All-purpose flour, for rolling 1/2 pound all-butter puff pastry 30 cherry tomatoes, halved crosswise (about 1 pound) 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil 2 teaspoons fresh thyme leaves, plus more for garnish Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper 1/2 pound fresh ricotta
Directions
1 Preheat the oven to 425 degrees and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper. Position racks in the middle and upper thirds of the oven. On a lightly floured surface, roll out the puff pastry to a 9 1/2-by-17 1/2-inch rectangle. Using a straight edge, trim the pastry to a 9-by-17-inch rectangle. Transfer the pastry to the baking sheet and poke all over with a fork. Top with another sheet of parchment and another baking sheet and bake for 25 minutes on the middle rack, until golden. Remove the top sheet and parchment paper and bake the pastry until lightly browned and dry, about 10 minutes longer. Slide the paper and pastry onto a rack and let cool.
2 Meanwhile, in a large bowl, toss the tomatoes with the olive oil and 2 teaspoons of thyme and season with salt and pepper. Place the tomatoes on a baking sheet, cut side up, and bake on the upper rack for about 15 minutes, until softened slightly. Let cool.
3 In a food processor, puree the ricotta until very creamy. Spread the ricotta over the pastry and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the tomatoes cut side up on the ricotta in 5 rows of 12. Sprinkle lightly with fresh thyme. Using a long knife, cut the pastry between the tomatoes into 60 squares. Transfer the tartlets to platters and serve at once.
MAKE AHEAD

The recipe can be prepared through Step 2 and kept at room temperature for up to 8 hours.

Yankee Doodle (serves one)
One part blue raspberry-flavored vodka
Two parts sour mix
One part tonic
This cocktail will be dandy served in a glass over ice. For a non-alcoholic version, Curbly.com suggested substituting raspberry-flavored juice or punch for the vodka.

Peach Collins (serves two)
1/4 cup simple syrup
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/2 cup chopped ripe peaches, divided
1/2 cup peach-flavored vodka
1/2 cup club soda
Two peach slices
To make this refreshing mixture, mix simple syrup, lemon juice, 1/4 cup peaches and about 1/2 cup ice in a cocktail shaker. Then use a spoon to muddle (mash) the blend until the peaches break up. Add vodka, shake, pour into two glasses over ice and remaining chopped peaches, top with soda and garnish with a sliced peach.

Independence Day Punch Drink Recipe


26 oz Rye
2 Bottles sherry
3 Bottles ginger ale
2 Whole oranges — sliced
Pour 2 bottles of the ginger ale into a bundt pan and add some of the orange slices. Freeze and use as ice ring as it doesn’t dilute the punch when it melts.
Punch does become smoother as the ring melts. Put orange slices in the punch bowl and add other ingredients. (You may wish to have one more bottle of ginger ale to make the ice ring

Summer Cooler Drink Recipe


6 oz 7-Up
1 1/2 oz Orange Juice
3 dashes Angostura Bitters
Pour orange juice over ice in a collins glass, and add angostura bitters. Fill with 7-up, stir, and Serve in a Collins Glass

Firecrackers Drink Recipe


1 1/2 oz Tequila
Cracked ice
Tonic water
Lime wedge
Pour tequila over the ice in a highball glass. Fill with tonic. Stir and garnish with lime wedge.

4th of July Lemonade Drink Recipe


1 part Jack Daniel’s bourbon
1 part triple sec
1 part sweet-and-sour mix
4 parts lemon-lime soda.
Combine all ingredients and serve this refreshing drink ove

4th of July Cocktail Drink Recipe


1 1/2 ounce vodka
1/2 ounce triple sec
1/2 ounce sweet & sour
1/2 ounce blue curacao
1 dash grenadine
Mix all ingredients, except grenadine, in a shaker and chill. Serve in a martini glass. Add grenadine.

Once, in the 1820's, a little boy called Sam was playing in the yard behind his house. During his pretend fighting game, he knocked over the outhouse. Now Sam was upset and worried that he would get into trouble so he ran into the woods and didn't come out until after got dark. When he arrived back home, his pappy was waiting for him. He asked suspiciously, "Son, did you knock over the outhouse this afternoon?"

"No, pappy," Sam lied.

"Well, let me tell you a story," said the father. "Once, not that long ago, Mr Lincoln received a shiny new axe from his father. Excited, he tried it out on a tree, swiftly cutting it down. But as he looked at the tree, with dismay he realized it was his mother's favorite cherry tree," his pappy paused." just like you, he ran into the woods. When he returned, his pappy asked, 'Abraham, did you cut down the cherry tree?' Abraham answered with, 'Father, I cannot tell a lie. I did indeed chop down the tree.' Then his father said, 'Well, since you were honest with me, you are spared from punishment. I hope you have learned your lesson, though.' So," the Sam's father asked again," did you knock down the outhouse?"

"Pappy, I cannot tell a lie any more." said the little boy. "I did indeed knock down the outhouse."

Then his pappy father spanked Sam boy red, white, and blue. The boy whimpered, "Pappy, I told you the truth! Why did you spank me?"

Pappy answered, "That's because Abraham Lincoln's father wasn't in the tree when he chopped it down!"

The Fourth of July weekend was approaching, and Miss Pelham, the nursery school teacher, took the opportunity to tell her class about patriotism. 'We live in a great country,' she announced. 'One of the things we should be happy is that, in this country, we are all free.'

Trevor, who was a little boy in her class, came walking up to her from the back of the room. He stood with his hands on his hips and said loudly, 'I'm not free. I'm four.'

The difference between a duck and George Washington is:
One has a bill on his face; the other has his face on a bill!

What kind of tea did the American colonists thirst for?
Liberty!

What was the craziest battle of the Revolutionary War?
The Battle of Bonkers Hill.

Why were the first Pennsylvania settlers like ants?
Because they lived in colonies.

What's red, white, blue, and almost as ugly as a dog?
A revolutionary warthog!

Why did Paul Revere ride his horse from Boston to Lexington?
Because the horse was too heavy to carry!

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The Grand Canyon is a steep-sided canyon carved by the Colorado River in the United States in the state of Arizona. It is largely contained within the Grand Canyon National Park, one of the first national parks in the United States. President Theodore Roosevelt was a major proponent of preservation of the Grand Canyon area, and visited it on numerous occasions to hunt and enjoy the scenery.
The Grand Canyon is 277 miles (446 km) long, up to 18 miles (29 km) wide and attains a depth of over a mile (6,000 feet / 1,800 metres)[1] Nearly two billion years of the Earth's geological history have been exposed as the Colorado River and its tributaries cut their channels through layer after layer of rock while the Colorado Plateau was uplifted. While the specific geologic processes and timing that formed the Grand Canyon are the subject of debate by geologists,[3] recent evidence suggests the Colorado River established its course through the canyon at least 17 million years ago. Since that time, the Colorado River continued to erode and form the canyon to its present-day configuration.

Before European immigration, the area was inhabited by Native Americans who built settlements within the canyon and its many caves. The Pueblo people considered the Grand Canyon ("Ongtupqa" in Hopi language) a holy site and made pilgrimages to it. The first European known to have viewed the Grand Canyon was García López de Cárdenas from Spain, who arrived in 1540

Did You Know?
No one has ever found a fossilized reptile skeleton or bone within the Grand Canyon. Fossil footprints were left by more than 20 species of reptiles and amphibians, but no teeth or bones!

Did You Know?
The Grand Canyon is a chasm 277 miles long and up to 18 miles wide.

Did You Know?
The Grand Canyon below Yavapai point is 2,400 feet above sea
level, about 4,500 feet below the South Rim and 5,400 feet below
the North Rim for an average depth of about one mile.

Did You Know?
The Grand Canyon took 3-6 million years to form; erosion continues to alter its contours.

Did You Know?
The Grand Canyon includes approximately 70 species of mammals,
250 species of birds, 25 types of reptiles and five species of amphibians.

Did You Know?
The Grand Canyon was formed by the Colorado River, which flows
west through the canyon and averages about 300 feet width, 100
feet in depth and flows at an average speed of four miles per hour.

Life in the Canyon

There is a diverse population of life in the canyon, where
over 1,500 plant, 355 bird, 89 mammalian, 47 reptile, 9 amphibian, and
17 fish species are found. The canyon offers a nearly
undisturved natural habitat through a range of elevations
from desert to montane forests on the rims.

Did You Know?
The Grand Canyon is considered one of the natural wonders of the world largely because of its natural features. The exposed geologic strata, layer upon layer, rise over a mile above the river, representing one of the most complete records of geological history that can be seen anywhere in the world.

Did You Know?
California condors, being curious, are attracted to human activity. If you see a condor, do not approach it or offer it food. As you enjoy
your next Grand Canyon viewpoint, look for these massive
scavengers soaring on their nine-foot (3m) wings over the canyon.

Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and
signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872,
is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming,
although it also extends into Montana and Idaho. Yellowstone was
the first national park in the world, and is known for its wildlife and
its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful Geyser, one of
the most popular features in the park.It has many types of
ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is dominant.