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9 of the Best Night Singers of the Avian World

9 of the Most Fascinating Night-Singing Birds

From the bewitching trills of nightingales to the soul-stirring choruses of mockingbirds, and the enigmatic calls of robins, nightjars, and warblers, these elusive feathered creatures bring a sense of magic to the night.

Spirituality

The Most Profound Musings of Harper Lee

Her novel To Kill a Mockingbird , which was published in 1960, turned Lee into a literary celebrity and won her a Pulitzer Prize. Despite the book’s huge success, Harper Lee never published another novel in her lifetime.

Humor

This lady has a method for making everything manageable

Hilarious: This Old Lady Knows What She Wants!

In the parking lot, he was approached by a little old lady who told him she was lost and asked if he could tell her the way to 1603 Mockingbird Lane. The biker said, as a matter of fact, I live at 1616 Mockingbird Lane." We can take a shortcut down this alley and be there in no time".

Humor

Joke: A Woman of Good Reason

"Can you tell me how to get to 1603 Mockingbird Lane ?" she asked. "Well, “ said the farmer, “as a matter of fact, my farm is very close to that house. I would gladly walk you there, but I can't carry this lot."

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7 Conspiracy Theories that Are Actually True

7 Conspiracy Stories that Turned Out to be True

Operation Mockingbird and Public Manipulation Operation Mockingbird was a CIA program in the 1950s, in which the agency recruited and propped up various media agencies and journalists in order to feed the public disinformation and influence public opinion.

Art

Have You Read Any of the Greatest Novels of All Times?

To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Source Lee's To Kill A Mockingbird gained immediate success with its publication in 1960. The Pulitzer came no later than a year after the book was published.

Riddles & Quizzes

TRIVIA: Can You Identify These Classic Movie Scenes?

Rear Window 12 Angry Men Rebel Without a Cause To Kill a Mockingbird What James Bond Movie is this Scene Taken From? Casino Royale Dr. No Goldfinger From Russia With Love What Movie is this Scene Taken From? Dr. Strangelove 12 Angry Men The Red Shoes The Big Sleep Try Again!

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QUIZ: Can You Identify These Classic Movie Scenes?

Rear Window 12 Angry Men Rebel Without a Cause To Kill a Mockingbird What James Bond Movie is this Scene Taken From? Casino Royale Dr. No Goldfinger From Russia With Love What Movie is this Scene Taken From? Dr. Strangelove 12 Angry Men The Red Shoes The Big Sleep Try Again!

Nature

This Photographer Captures Crystals with Indelible Beauty!

Right: Gold on Quartz from the Mockingbird Mine, California. Courtesy of Kyle Kevorkian #9 Cobaltoan Calcite from Kolwezi, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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44 Quick-fire Facts About 45 US Presidents

These Quick-Fire Facts About US Presidents Are Fascinating

Thomas Jefferson (1801-1809) Thomas Jefferson loved to listen to mockingbird song, so kept numerous mockingbirds as pets. Dick was his favorite. 4. James Madison (1809-1817) James Madison was Princeton University’s first-ever graduate student. He studied Hebrew there. 5.

Design & Photography

Most Recent Winners of This Black and White Photo Contest

Winning Photos of the Monochrome Photography Awards 2019

From iconic films like It’s a Wonderful Life and To Kill a Mockingbird, to the original works of Disney and other famous cartoonists, black and white imagery was and has always been the original color, telling superlative stories far before digital editing and graphics made their way into the arts.

Riddles & Quizzes

Will You Be Able to Name All Actors in These Famous Films?

Test Yourself: Guess The Actors in These Famous Movies!

Keir Dullea Gregory Peck Al Pacino Frank Nelson Lawyer Atticus Finch in the drama "To Kill a Mockingbird" was played by… Gregory Peck Tom Hanks Frank Overton Joseph Cotten Prayitno The cult classic movie "Forrest Gump" is the life story of Gump played by this actor...

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1960s Movie Trivia: Do You Remember These Classics?

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg To Kill a Mockingbird Psycho Doctor Zhivago Who played the Lead Role in the movie, Spartacus? It was Kirk Douglas who played the fearless Spartacus. The movie won 4 Oscars.

Riddles & Quizzes

Can You Identify These Books From a Single Quote?

QUIZ: Can You Identify These Famous Books?

Scott Fitzgerald To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee Can you guess where this quote is from? The Time Machine by H. G. Wells Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn The Princess Bride by William Goldman Can you guess where this quote is from? The Metamorphosis by Franz Kafka Childhood's End by Arthur C.

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Nostalgia Test: Do You Remember These Cinema Classics?

The Umbrellas of Cherbourg To Kill a Mockingbird Psycho Doctor Zhivago Who played the Lead Role in the movie, Spartacus? It was Kirk Douglas who played the fearless Spartacus. The movie won 4 Oscars.

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Test Yourself: Guess The Actors in These Famous Movies

Keir Dullea Gregory Peck Al Pacino Frank Nelson Lawyer Atticus Finch in the drama "To Kill a Mockingbird" was played by… Gregory Peck Tom Hanks Frank Overton Joseph Cotten Prayitno The cult classic movie "Forrest Gump" is the life story of Gump played by this actor...

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10 Shocking Secret US Government Operations

These Covert US Government Operations Will Shock You

Operation Mockingbird This rather Orwellian operation saw two reporters being spied on by the CIA between March and June 1963. The objective was to discover the reporters’ sources and the sensitive information they were planning to disclose.

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The Eccentric Writing Rituals of 10 Famous Writers

The Odd and Eccentric Writing Rituals of 10 Famous Writers

This is literally what had happened to Harper Lee and the manuscript of a book you may be familiar with - it’s called To Kill A Mockingbird . The writer threw the draft of her masterpiece out of her New York City apartment window.

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These Classic Books Have Great Underlying Moral Themes

24 Classic Books That Give You Important Life Lessons

Table of contents Pride and Prejudice A Christmas Carol The Old Man and the Sea The Alchemist Crime and Punishment The Incredible Journey To Kill a Mockingbird The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn The Diary of a Young Girl The Lord of the Rings Nineteen-Eighty-Four The Little Prince The Metamorphosis Les

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13 Books That Will Make Your Time Fly

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Image Source: Kristin / Flickr There is a good chance you have already read it, but there’s no better time to return to old beloved classics. The book was published in 1960 and became an overnight success. Harper Lee won the Pulitzer Prize for it in 1961.

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