Thomas Alva Edison was a very precocious child. One of his earliest experiments demonstrated his curiosity about the world around him. Tom saw a mother hen sitting on eggs and was told that she was keeping her eggs warm so that they would hatch. Being gone for a time, his sister was sent to find [...]

Pumpkins and tomatoes are examples of fruit. Each has seeds inside that can grow into new plants Fruit is a fleshy covering around seeds. Fruit with one or more seeds inside are made by flowers. Vegetables are other parts of an edible plant, such as leaves, ss, and roots.

1. Diamonds cut before 1950 are shaped differently from most diamonds cut since then (today). The “Antwerp Cut” was developed in the 50s; they found a shallower geometry which distributes more light (more sparkle). See the gallery for a diagram. 2. You can be a real diamond miner for a day in Canada. There are [...]