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Since their creation, state mottos and symbols have helped to achieve distinction and uniqueness. North Carolina's state motto is "Esse Quam Videri." It's a Latin phrase that roughly translates to "to ...

Northern cardinals are beloved birds in the U.S. With a range that extends through much of the territory east of the Rockies as well as the Desert Southwest, these winged wonders are celebrated as the ...

We become desensitized to the common sounds around us—car alarms, chattering squirrels, the mechanical functions of modern living kicking on and off throughout the day. If you had asked me a week ago ...