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Jan 54 min read
Interesting things about the color yellow
The color yellow is one of the more perplexing hues on the color wheel. Humans perceive the color as both energetic and aggressive as...
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Classic City News
Jan 52 min read
What’s the only continent without an active volcano?
That would be Australia mate! Although 75% of volcanoes are found in the Ring of Fire — a tectonic belt stretching 25,000 miles from...
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Classic City News
Jan 51 min read
Word of the day: Vedette
Vedette [və-DET] Part of speech: noun Origin: French, 17th century 1.(Historical) A mounted sentry positioned beyond an army's outposts...
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Classic City News
Jan 42 min read
Ancient Egyptians shaved their eyebrows when mourning their cats
Ancient Egyptians are often said to have worshipped cats. They didn’t — though it is accurate to say their felines were beloved and...
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Classic City News
Jan 41 min read
Kirby Smart’s father dies after falling on eve of Sugar Bowl
By Joe Johnson The father of University of Georgia football head coach Kirby Smart has died from complications of hip surgery he...
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Classic City News
Jan 41 min read
UGA student who survived New Orleans terror attack is thankful and healing
By Joe Johnson The University of Georgia student who was critically injured in the New Year’s Day terrorist attack in New Orleans took to...
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Classic City News
Jan 41 min read
Word of the day: Ingeminate
Ingeminate [in-JEM-ə-neyt] Part of speech: verb Origin: Latin, 16th century 1mRepeat or reiterate (a word or statement), typically for...
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Classic City News
Jan 34 min read
Now I lay me down to howl
By T.W. Burger The news seems suddenly full of animals. No, not that guy in what we used to call Yugoslavia. I mean the ones naturewriter...
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Classic City News
Jan 31 min read
Science fact of the day: Ostriches are the only birds with two toes
Ostriches are the only birds that have two toes — all other birds have three or more. The reason they only have two toes? It helps them...
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Classic City News
Jan 32 min read
Hearings on Athens school board’s plan to opt out of property Homestead exemption
The following was released today by the Clarke County School District: The Clarke County Board of Education intends to opt out of the...
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Classic City News
Jan 31 min read
Athens man stabs brother in homeless camp
By Joe Johnson An Athens man is hospitalized with a stab wound while his brother is in jail for attacking him with a knife. The incident...
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Classic City News
Jan 33 min read
Dawg in the saddle
From UGA Today Caitlin Lyons’ lifelong love of horseback riding has shaped her as an athlete, an academic, and a wildlife...
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Classic City News
Jan 32 min read
How many people inhabited Earth in the year 1?
The global population was just around 200 million in Year 1 There are currently around 8 billion people living on Earth — more than...
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Classic City News
Jan 31 min read
Woman assaults two with bottle in Athens nightclub
By Joe Johnson Two women were severely injured last week when they were attacked inside an Athens nightclub by a suspect who used a...
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Classic City News
Jan 31 min read
Word of the day: Prolepsis
Prolepsis [pro-LEP-sis] Part of speech: noun Origin: Ancient Greek, 15th century 1.The anticipation and answering of possible objections...
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Classic City News
Jan 21 min read
Authorities searching for missing girl
The following was issued at 6:13 pm today by the Jackson County Emergency Management Agency: Jackson County SO and Hoschton PD are...
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Classic City News
Jan 22 min read
Woman pistol-whipped and more in Athens domestic violence incident
By Joe Johnson An Athens grand jury has charged a man with aggravated assault for assaulting a former girlfriend outside of a hotel in...
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Classic City News
Jan 21 min read
Word of the day: Quieten
Quieten [KWAI-ih-tn] Part of speech: verb Origin: English, 18th century Make or become quiet and calm. Examples of quieten in a sentence...
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Classic City News
Jan 21 min read
Athens house damaged by Christmas Eve fire
By Joe Johnson A house on Brickleberry Ridge was damaged by fire on December 24. The Christmas Eve fire started after residents built a...
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Classic City News
Jan 13 min read
New Year’s traditions from around the world
New Year’s customs vary around the world, but almost all have common elements. Special foods are common, particularly those thought to...
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