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There are plenty of popular historic places in Arkansas, but today we’re focusing on the more obscure spots where you can find Arkansas history. These 13 places range from stones to mounds to military parks, and they’re all great places to spend a summer afternoon. To explore Arkansas’s history, try these 13 hidden gems: Louisiana Purchase State Park (Brinkley) Wikimedia/Brandonrush Located in a swamp in the delta near the town of Brinkley, this unassuming rock marks the starting point of the Louisiana Purchase Survey Expedition....

Hallowell has been on our must-do list for a while now, so when we had a chance to visit after a trip to camp in Winthrop, it was a no-brainer. The 6.1-mile town (actually, it’s considered the smallest city in Maine!) is located on the banks of the Kennebec and offers tons in the form of food, shopping and summer festivals! Hallowell, incorporated in 1771, was named after Boston merchant Benjamin Hallowell who was one of the Kennebec Proprietors....

We have all stopped by a restaurant only to be told there is a 2-hour wait, or to see people lined up out the door. If you wait, often times your stomach starts to eat itself before you are seated. A reservation can be your best option to beat the crowd at some of the most renowned restaurants in Kentucky. Here are 11 of the most renowned restaurants in Kentucky you’ll want to try:...

Arrow and Heels star Stephen Amell is making headlines in an entirely new context. According to a new report from TMZ, Amell and his wife, Roswell, New Mexico star Cassandra Jean Amell, are suing their neighbors, Kristen Stavola and Jeremy Gardiner, over their animal adoption business. Stavola and Gardiner run an adoption and foster company called Rescues Rock Inc. out of their home, which is right next door to the Amells’ home in Los Angeles....

Dwarf Hamster By: Lindy Whitehouse, Ph.D. Last Updated: July 28, 2020 There are ten species of dwarf hamsters. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia Order Rodentia Family Cricetidae Genus There are two: Cricetulus and Phodopus Species Ten in total Niche Omnivorous Length 2 – 3 inches (5.1 – 7.6 cm) Weight 1 ounce (28 grams) Lifespan The average is 1 – 2 years Social Structure Can be solitary or in small groups Conservation Status Least Concern Preferred Habitat Arid areas such as deserts and scrubland Average Litter Size 1 – 13 Main Prey Species Grains, seeds, berries, insects and other invertebrates Main Threats Agriculture The Basics Dwarf hamsters are small mammals with stout bodies, short tails, and stubby legs....

Sunday night’s season finale of House of the Dragon had a number of dramatic moments, but few as divisive and controversial as yet another traumatic birth for the series. In the episode, Rhaenyra Targaryen goes into premature labor upon learning that her brother, Aegon, had usurped her, taking the death of their father King Viserys to steal the throne from her. With her pregnancy nowhere near far enough along for the child to survive, Rhaenyra is forced to deliver her dead child and, more than that, does so without accepting any help....

Riparian Zone By: BD Editors Last Updated: May 17, 2018 Riparian Zone Definition The riparian zone is one of many different biomes, which represent different communities of flora and fauna. Other biomes include savannas, tropical rain forests, and deserts, among many others. The riparian zone is identified as the area immediately adjacent to running, fresh water. This may be anything from a small trickling creek to a raging river. The plant and animal communities that tend to occupy these regions are similar on every continent, while they may not be related....

The makers of the upcoming tabletop adaptation of Slay the Spire have revealed the first cards from their upcoming game. Contention Games is starting its build to the release of Slay the Spire: The Board Game’s Kickstarter campaign, which will adapt the popular roguelike card game into tabletop form. The first two reveals showed off cards from the Ironclad and the Silent, two of the player characters from the original game....

The ’80s delivered audiences a number of genre films that struggled with visual effects limitations, resulting in stories with lots of potential failing to be brought to life as effectively as they could, which includes the adaptation of F. Paul Wilson’s novel The Keep back in 1983. Luckily, the author recently took to Twitter to confirm that there is expected to be another adaptation of the book on the way, this time with Greg Nicotero at the helm....

There’s no denying that Minneapolis has grown up into a dynamic force to be reckoned with in the national (and international) restaurant world. There are hundreds of mind-blowingly delicious places to dine in the Twin Cities and compiling a comprehensive, definitive list of the best restaurants in the area is near impossible. Instead, we’ve gathered together some of the truly tasty, one-of-a-kind dining experiences in Minneapolis that definitely deserve a spot on your Minneapolis Foodie Bucket List....

Thigmotropism By: BD Editors Last Updated: October 4, 2019 Thigmotropism Definition Also referred to as haptotropism, thigmotropism is the movement or change in orientation of a plant’s growth as a reaction to touch. The orienting factor is generally a hard surface that can change the direction of the plant’s growth or the growth of one of its organs. Thigmotropism can be in the form of opening or closing of parts of the plant such as the petals or leaves, the coiling of the plant around the surface, as well as other ways....

Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day, but many people think if it isn’t served by 9am, it isn’t breakfast. When you get down to it, we can eat breakfast any time we want, if we are cooking. When dining out, it can be a little more difficult unless you find restaurants serving brunch in Kentucky. Brunch is the perfect combination of breakfast and lunch, and drinking a Mimosa is perfectly acceptable with your bacon and eggs, hotcakes or French toast....

Start your day off right with a tasty meal that’ll keep you full for hours. From savory to sweet, you’ll find every type of breakfast available at these 15 outstanding New Mexico restaurants. Charlie’s Spic and Span (Las Vegas) Yelp/Jay R. Yelp/Lisa A. There’s a reason there are always cars outside of Charlie’s, especially first thing. Breakfasts here are gargantuan, from the green chile stew breakfast burrito to the H-Art Attack....

(For a list of Fourth of July 2017 fireworks shows in Nebraska, click here.) The Fourth of July happens to fall on a weekend this year, which makes celebrating the holiday super convenient. And what says “4th of July” more than fireworks displays? Although we can’t possibly name off every fireworks display in every little town in Nebraska, here are 24 of them that you can enjoy with family and friends....

In what could end up as the biggest entertainment news of the year, Bob Iger has found his way back to Disney. Late Sunday night, Iger was named the new Chief Executive Officer of The Walt Disney Company, a role he previously held from 2005 to 2020. This time around, Iger replaced his successor Bob Chapek after a tumultuous time atop the company that lasted just under three years. Iger wasted little time before hitting the ground running, sending a company-wide e-mail to the employees of Disney....

The way it stands, Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness does plenty to push the boundaries of Marvel’s storytelling efforts. For the first time in the history of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, a film dipped its hoes into horror as the likes of Doctor Strange (Benedict Cumberbatch) found himself resurrected as a zombie. Not just that, but the heroes ripped Gargantos’ eye straight from its eye socket within the film’s opening moments, and that’s not even counting the body horror involved with Scarlet Witch (Elizabeth Olsen) distorting her body to travel through a mirror in Kamar-Taj....

Gradualism By: BD Editors Last Updated: April 17, 2019 Gradualism Definition In biology, gradualism is a theory that assumes large morphological changes in organisms occur via a number of smaller step over a number of years. The theory can be contrasted to punctuated equilibrium, which suggests that species remain relatively constant over time, until drastic events force quick evolutionary changes. Proponents of gradualism fall on a spectrum. Those who support phyletic gradualism endorse a slow, steady change through time which leads to drastic morphological changes....

Mesentery By: BD Editors Last Updated: May 13, 2018 Mesentery Definition The mesentery is an organ which surrounds the organs of the gut, and suspends them from the abdominal wall. The mesentery is made of mesoderm cells, the middle of the three embryonic layers. This layer ends up surrounding all internal organs, as the peritoneum. In the gut, this layer folds over on itself and provides points of attachment for the other internal organs....

My Hero Academia is now in the midst of the final phase of the final war between the heroes and villains, and the cliffhanger from the newest chapter of the series has brought back a major fan-favorite villain to the series for a last minute save of Izuku Midoriya! Things have taken a turn for the worse as despite Deku unleashing the power of the final quirk within One For All, it was still far from enough to take down Tomura Shigaraki....

My Hero Academia is getting ready for the final episodes of the season, and the sixth season has crowned Izuku Midoriya the MVP for the latest episode as he’s making some pretty big choices! The first half of the sixth season saw the heroes and villains taking huge losses on both sides, but the heroes have been spending the first half of the second part of the season trying to recover from everything that happened during the battle....