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Trivia About The Bald Eagle

Ten Independence Day Items of Trivia About The Bald Eagle:Trivia About The Bald Eagle
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  1. Benjamin Franklin, John Adams and Thomas Jefferson served on the committee that picked the eagle for the national seal [Franklin wanted the turkey].
  2. Bald eagles have few natural enemies and live only in North America.
  3. Bald eagles get their white head and tail feathers about 4/5 years of age.
  4. Bald eagles are not, and never were bald. The term comes from when “bald” meant “white-headed”.
  5. Their maximum speed: 40 mph or over 100 mph while in a dive.
  6. They can lift roughly half their body weight.
  7. The Bald Eagle is no longer considered endangered, and now only threatened.
  8. The only other kind of eagle in North America is the golden eagle.
  9. Bald eagles mate for life, but if one dies, the survivor will accept a new mate.
  10. It is a felony to shoot an eagle.

 

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Joke Of The Day: Learning About Patriotism

Joke Of The Day: Learning About Patriotism Independence Day was approaching and the teacher took the opportunity to teach her class all about patriotism.

She said to them, “You know, we live in a great country. And one of the best things about it is that we are all free.”

At this, a little boy marched up to her from the back of the class, put his hands on his hips and said angrily, “I’m not free. I’m four.”

 

 

 

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