Category Archives: Sponsored

Cooper Tires’ #RideNDrive Event

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Cooper Tires for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. You may have noticed last week that I didn’t post any articles written by me and there weren’t quite as many posts all around as you may have come to expect if you follow this site regularly, which you should […]

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As a Teen, The Change-Up Actor Jason Bateman Appeared in Little House on the Prairie, Knight Rider, Silver Spoons, and Mr. Belvedere

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of The Change-Up for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. Today I found out, as a teen, The Change-Up Actor Jason Bateman appeared in Little House on the Prairie, Knight Rider, Silver Spoons, and Mr. Belvedere.  He also appeared in the TV show Valerie, which was later renamed The Hogan […]

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A Legal Source for Free Online College Textbooks

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Flat World Knowledge for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine. That source is Flat World Knowledge which is the first major provider of college textbooks that are released under the Creative Commons Non-Commercial Share-Alike open license.  These textbooks can be read through their free online reader that works in […]

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Where the Word “Mouse” Comes From

Today I found out where the word “mouse” comes from. “Mouse” comes from the Sanskrit word for mouse, “musuka”, which in turn derives from the Sanskrit “mus” meaning “thief” or “robber”, presumably referring to the fact that mice like to steal food from humans, particularly grains and fruits. The Ancient Romans then used the word “mus” to refer to rodents […]

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