LeTourneau University offered less grant aid to undergraduates than both the average private not-for-profit 4 year college in Texas and the average college in Texas. Similarly, fewer undergraduates took out federal student loans than the average private not-for-profit 4 year college in Texas, but more than the average college in Texas.
E.E. Hoag used these feathers to invent the first feather duster. Using a short broom stick and splitting the feathers with a pocket knife, the duster was found to be too stiff for use. In 1874, the Hoag Duster Company was founded, which became a pioneer of feather dusters in the U.S. state of Iowa.
by Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | August 01, 2013 07:57am ET. Researchers have discovered a feathered shield, dating back around 1,300 years, in a sealed portion of an ancient temple in Peru. Originally, the shield may have held more than 100 feathers arranged in concentric circles.Credit: Photo courtesy of Lisa Trever, University of California, Berkeley View full size image.y Owen Jarus, Live Science Contributor | August 01, 2013 07:57am ET. Researchers have discovered a feathered shield, dating back around 1,300 years, in a sealed portion of an ancient temple in Peru. Originally, the shield may have held more than 100 feathers arranged in concentric circles.