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Where Did Bucket List Come From?
To kick the bucket is a slang term that refers to dying. There are several theories as to where the idiom originated. The most popular one dates as far back as the Middle Ages. When someone was executed a noose would be tied around the person's neck while he or she stood on an overturned bucket. When the bucket was kicked away the person was hanged. The Oxford English Dictionary (OED)[...]
The Bucket List
A bucket list is a set of goals you want to accomplish before you die. A good way to start creating your bucket list is by writing down ideas as they come to you. Don't worry about how many ideas you come up with, write as many as you can and start to organize which ones you can accomplish first. This list defines you as a person, it represents all the exciting adventures you've always[...]
Before I Die, I Want To...
For many of us, death is an inspiration for life. It's that looming expiration of mortality that lingers in the backs of everyone's mind and while it's been suggested that the world is just too big for one lifetime, it hasn't stopped us from considering the things we want to accomplish. For that, we've been given an endless amount of suggestions of things to do, books to read, movies to[...]
Dog Waits For His Master's Return For Ten Years
Hidesaburo Ueno, born in Japan in 1871, was a professor in the agriculture department at the University of Tokyo. His dog, Hachiko, would sit by the front door and see him off for work every day and greeted him at 4 o'clock at the nearby train station when he returned from work.One evening,[...]
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