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Every week, my sisters and I make a report on a country and make a meal from it. Last week we did Costa Rica. As part of our presentation we do a fun facts slide. We thought we’d share! Costa Rica means rich coast in English. There are 7 provinces in Costa Rica: - Alajuela - Guanacaste - Limon - Heredia - Puntarenas - San Jose - Cartago You can grow a lot of tropical fruit in Costa Rica because of the warm and humid climate.  There are 200+  known volcanic formation in Costa Rica and 5 are still active! There has been no army in Costa Rica since 1948 Every single school in costa Rica requires uniforms. Costa Rica is the size of West Virginia (relatively) Costa rica is home to the second strongest animal in the world, the rhinoceros beetle.  Check out the beautiful country of Costa Rica here -  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXb3EKWsInQ Feel free to do something like this at your own houses! And i...

A Girl And Her Dog By: Mel I. Crayon Melting

Jean Hilliard is one of those people whose stories you hear and you think, “No way” at least, that's what LLR creator Amelia thought when she heard about this miraculous woman. The nineteen-year-old woman was living in Lengby, Minnesota the year of her amazing icy adventure. Jean was in the middle of nowhere on the night of December 20, 1980, when she made her way home from a night out with friends in -20-degree weather around midnight. Jean recalled to Minnesota Public Radio, “I had gone into town and met some friends,” Jean had just left the Fosston American Legion in her dad’s Ford LTD, which had rear-wheel drive and no anti-lock brakes. When the car slid into a ditch on the icy Minnesota roads; Jean Hilliard, in her cowboy boots, began to walk for help. Her friend Wally Nelson was only about two miles down the road, after all! Nelson’s home seemed further away that night than Hilliard could remember and she grew frustrated. “I’d get over one hill, thinking his place would be...