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Vern

by Gwendolyn Brooks When walking in a tiny rain Across the vacant lot, A pup’s a good companion— If a pup you’ve got. And when you’ve had a scold, And no one loves you very, And you cannot be…

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Ounces and pounds

In the English, or customary, system of measurement, bread, butter, people, and many other things are weighed in ounces and pounds. But why are there sixteen ounces in a pound? And why do ounce and…

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THE BIG WHEEL OF VIENNA

Once, an Englishman wanted to build a big Ferris wheel as high as a twenty-storied building. He wanted it placed in a park called the Prater in Vienna, Austria. Safety engi­neers checked the plans…

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