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  We as a race use bow and arrow for war, hunt and sport around 600 centuries. Here are some interesting facts about archery. 1. South Korea, so far, has the most Olympic gold medals in archery than any other country. 2. Eliza Pollock is the oldest female medalist in Olympic history. She won a gold medal and two bronze medals in archery in the 1904 Olympic Games when she was 63. 3. Archery is a national sport of Bhutan to the extent that nearly every village has its own archery range. 4. Final arrow shot in an archery competition is called an upshot. 5. Roger Ascham wrote the earliest book on archery in English. It was written in 1545 and its name is “Toxophilus.” 6. “Toxophilite” is an expert in archery. 7. William Shatner (Captain Kirk from the Star Trek) is an avid archer. 8. If, during the competition, the archer’s arrow hits the target but falls off or bounces archer holds up a flag to let the judges know what happened. Archer is scored ...

  The story of the modern holiday—which is celebrated this Sunday in the United States and many other nations—is rife with controversy, conflict, and consumerism run amok. Some strange-but-true facts you probably don't know: 1. Mother’s Day started as an anti-war movement. Anna Jarvis is most often credited with founding Mother's Day in the United States. Designated as the second Sunday in May by President Woodrow Wilson in 1914, aspects of that holiday has since spread overseas, sometimes mingling with local traditions. Jarvis took great pains to acquire and defend her role as “Mother of Mother's Day,” and to focus the day on children celebrating their mothers. Julia Ward Howe, better known for writing "The Battle Hymn of the Republic," promoted a Mothers’ Peace Day beginning in 1872. For Howe and other antiwar activists, including Anna Jarvis's mother, Mother's Day was a way to promote global unity after the horrors of the American Civil War and Europe’s...