Daily Archives: 20 September 20, 2007

Retirement Living TV

I didn’t know there was such a channel. In accordance with CBS policy at the time, Walter Cronkite retired from the “CBS Evening News” in 1981 at age 65. “Old anchormen, you see, don’t fade away; they just keep coming … Continue reading

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The school with 20 sets of twins

Their teachers must sometimes wonder if they’re seeing double. There are 20 sets of twins on the roll at one Cheshire school, including four pairs who joined this month. Staff at the Grange School in Hartford, near Northwich, say the … Continue reading

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Alaska Bird Makes Longest Nonstop Flight Ever Measured

A female shorebird was recently found to have flown 7,145 miles (11,500 kilometers) nonstop from Alaska to New Zealand—without taking a break for food or drink. It’s the longest nonstop bird migration ever measured, according to biologists who tracked the … Continue reading

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