A fit body is one that can perform everyday tasks without getting tired and breathless. Staying fit helps people stay healthy into old age. Fitness depends on eating a balanced diet and exercising reg
Sometimes, parts of the body stop working properly and we get sick. This may happen because the body becomes infected by germs from outside, or because something is damaged inside the body. Doctors do
The feats accomplished by the strongest men and women are almost beyond belief. The most incredible stunt of all was carried out by Frank Richards. He stood next to a cannon which fired a cannon ball
The F.B.I. regularly makes up a list of the nation’s ten worst criminals. This list, called the “Ten Most Wanted.“ is posted as widely as possible. Pictures of the wanted men and women appear in
Each year the Academy Award is given to the best picture, the best actor, the best actress, and to many other people in the movie world. The Award, first given in 1927, went to the film “Wings,“ w
People who claim to have seen Bigfoot do not agree about what he or she looks like, but they do agree that Bigfoot stays away from human beings. As soon as people enter the forest, Bigfoot hides from
For more than a hundred years people have reported seeing a large creature in the forest of the Northwestern United States. Footprints have been found which might have come from a man-like ape about 7
Fortune has often been blamed for her blindness; but fortune is not so blind as men are. Those who look into practical life will find that fortune is usually on the side of the industrious, as the win
The greatest results in life are usually attained by simple means, and the exercise of ordinary qualities. The common life of every day, with its cares, necessities, and duties, affords ample opportun
Many sports were imported from other countries. European immigrants brought tennis, golf, bowling and boxing to America. Football and baseball came from other Old World games. Only basketball has a tr