U.S. coins are withdrawn from circulation when they become so worn or bent that they will no longer pass through a bank's automatic sorting machine,
It is a tragic fact that the annual number of deaths due to automobile accidents has increased steadily over the years. This is largely because drivers and passengers are careless about using seat belts. So be sure to buckle up, and buckle up your children too. It just might save a life.
All states should pass laws protecting our children from being paddled or hit in the classroom. In forty-one states, it is still legal to discipline children in school with physical force. This type of discipline is a disgrace. There are many more humane and effective ways of handling unruly students.
The worst recorded epidemic of all time was the bubonic plague, also called the Black Death. It swept Europe, Asia and Africa from 1346 to 1353. So deadly was this disease that it killed one third of all the population of these continents. The plague was spread by fleas infected with bacteria from diseased rats.