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Once upon a very long time ago, a Greek soldier named Pheidippides was dispatched from the site of battle between the Greeks and Persians to bear tidings of victory to the leading Greek city of Athens. After running the entire distance without stopping, Pheidippides rushed into Athens and announced the Greek army's astonishing feat before keeling over stone dead from exhaustion. The site of the battle from whence came this tireless messenger? Marathon.

Some of you no doubt live your lives under the mistaken impression that there has never been a sequel to the hugely successful Walt Disney Pictures animated classic The Lion King. And when we say "mistaken," we mean almost willfully ignorant. There have actually been not one, but TWO sequels to The Lion King, and there is currently a Lion King cartoon on the Disney Channel that literally features Rob Lowe as the voice of heroic Simba. Rob Lowe, ladies and gentlemen!

A friend of the blog shared a rather alarming story the other day about his impressive capacity to slug back diet sodas. He downed a 32-ounce serving of Diet Dr. Pepper during his regular work schedule, then met up with friends at a local chain restaurant after work. While there, he added four more 32-ounce beverages to his tally for the day, bringing his total diet soda consumption to a staggering (and no doubt sloshing) 160 ounces, or 1.25 gallons (4.75 liters) in about 12 hours.

Today is June 15. It’s the middle day of the sixth month of the calendar year. In just two more weeks and a couple of days, 2018 will be essentially half done. Where does the time go, right? More importantly, what have you done with yourself this year to achieve your New Year’s Day visions of hard work, success, and bright, shining good fortune? Has it been the 2018 you wanted it to be, or are you feeling sudden stirrings of panic, confusion, and maybe even a little resignation?

Depending on who you ask, it's either 50 miles or 100 kilometers (about 62 miles) straight up from the surface of Mother Earth to "space." The discrepancy is accounted for by a variation in measurement between the United States and the rest of the world. You might ask the students of Clint Thomsen, a CTE instructor for Tooele County School District in Utah. The kids have firsthand ...