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Other coins in circulation have also featured women. Sacagawea, the woman who guided Lewis & Clark across the continent, took Anthony’s place on the dollar coin in 1999. Helen Keller appeared on the reverse side of the Alabama quarter in 2003. Fact Monster/Information Please® Database, © 2007 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved.

The Blue Train has run between Cape Town and Pretoria, South Africa, since 1939 and derives its name from its blue locomotives, railroad cars, and leather seats. It is still considered one of the most luxurious trains running, having been upgraded in 1997 to include televisions and phones in all of its suites. Connecting the east and west coasts of Australia, the Indian Pacific runs from Sydney to Perth in three days, over a distance of 2,461 mi....

Here are the best craft scissors. These scissors can cut a vast array of materials, including fabric, photos, and a range of cardstock types. Moreover, they won’t stick to tape or labels, thanks to their nonstick blade design. Another plus: the ultra-comfortable soft-grip handles, which are designed with left- and right-handers in mind. All in all, these comfy, sharp, do-it-all, value-forward scissors check all the boxes for an excellent multi-purpose craft scissor....

We researched more than a dozen online photo book sites and services, considering factors like ease of assembly, picture and paper quality, page count, and durability. After narrowing down our top picks, we deemed Mixbook as our best overall photo book site. The customized service offers a wide variety of designs and cover types while being affordable and easy to navigate. Here, our favorite online photo books. But the real appeal of Mixbook is that you can create and collaborate with others....

We researched the best tie-dye kits, considering the skill level, compatible materials, and color options of each. Our best overall option, the Tulip One-Step 5 Color Tie-Dye Kit, includes enough dye for 30 projects with beginner-friendly instructions, and all the materials needed to get started. Here, the best tie-dye kits available now. There are several versions of One-Step 5 Color kit, each with its own color scheme, including Carousel, Mermaid, Neon, Rainbow, Shibori, and Ultimate....

To help with your search, we evaluated the best paint-by-numbers kits for adults, taking into account cost, difficulty, and overall aesthetic. Our top pick is the CraftBarn Paint-By-Numbers Kit. We especially appreciated the high quality paints it included, as well as the varying difficulty the kit offers with its two paintings. Here are our best adult paint-by-number kits. Former customers rave about the paint, both in terms of quantity and quality....

This method can also be helpful if you’ve gotten some yarn that smells a little musty or smoky, though it may take several washings to get rid of a very embedded smell. Difficulty: Easy Time Required: One hour, plus drying time Materials Hanks of yarnSink, bucket, or bathtubWaterWool wash, dish soap, or shampooLarge bath towelHangers or another means for drying the hanks Instructions

St Petersburg stitch is an advanced beginner stitch and may require that you do a practice piece or two before you are ready to make a bracelet. This is a beginner project and can be made with a variety of types of beads. This project is a great beginner level introduction to ladder stitch. This project requires basic wire wrap tools. It can also be made using a one-step looper tool....

Are You Using a Viewfinder? If painting from the real world—whether landscape, still life or portrait, or to create an abstract composition—use a viewfinder to isolate your subject and the key elements in a scene, check their placement, and determine the format. When painting landscape outside, move around. Don’t be satisfied with the first pretty scene. The scene through your viewfinder can change dramatically when you move your position by just a couple feet....

The 1960 U.S. presidential election was a contest between two dramatically different personalities: John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon. Although Kennedy won the real-life election, this tremendous board game allows players to relive the event for themselves. Everything about this game is top-notch. The gameplay is superb, while the components perfectly evoke the feeling of a mid-20th-century presidential campaign. 1960: The Making of the President takes 90 to 120 minutes per game....

As the saying goes, a picture says a thousand words. Therefore, since long, emoticons have been an essential part of any good chat application. WhatsApp and other emoji apps provide a large set of emoticons to convey feelings and several other thoughts which would otherwise need several words to express. But many of these WhatsApp symbols are confusing. Most people don’t know the meaning of many WhatsApp icons or symbols....

Kids ages 6 and under spend as much time in front of a TV or computer screen as they do outside. The television is on an average of 7 hours 40 minutes a day in U.S. homes. The average American child sees about 200,000 acts of violence on TV by age 18. 92% of all U.S. households own a VCR or DVD player. On average, kids ages 6 to 11 watch 19 hours, 49 minutes of TV each week....