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Highest Inflation (in 2023)

Money to Burn Inflation is a pretty natural process in an economy where the value of currency decreases over time as the supply of money increases. Inflation is part of the reason why milk used to…

What's New in Taxes This Year?

Home Sales If you sold your main home in 1998 and all four of the following apply, you do not have to report the sale on your tax return.No part of the home was used for business or rental…

Three Hundred Million Americans

The 300 millionth American was born in October 2006 by the U.S. Census Bureau Who was the 300 millionth American? Related Links Year Page: 2006Year Page: 1967Year Page: 1915Life…

DK Science: Planet Earth

ATMOSPHEREOCEANSLANDICE AND SNOWEARTH SCIENCESTUDY TECHNIQUESBIOSPHEREAXISFIND OUT MOREThe rocky ball that forms our world is one of nine planets in the Solar System. Earth is a sphere, with a…

Fenway Park Turns One Hundred

In 2012, one of Major League Baseball's most beloved ballparks celebrates its centennial. Fenway Park Photo by Carol M. Highsmith Related Links Fenway Park 100 Years…

Stock Market Decimalization

Stock Market Goes Decimal Complicated fractions abandoned in favor of pennies by David Johnson   The New York Stock Exchange, NYSE, the world's largest, is…

DK Science: Water

ABUNDANCE OF WATERDRINKING WATERHYDROGEN BONDFIND OUT MOREThe simple combination of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom creates a water molecule (H2O). Water is the most common compound on…

DK Science: Universe

MATTER IN THE UNIVERSEOUR PLACE IN THE UNIVERSECROWDED CITYOUR PLANETTHE SOLAR SYSTEMOUR GALAXYTHE EXPANDING UNIVERSEWHERE SPACE BEGINSUNIVERSAL FORCESFIND OUT MOREEverything that exists – stars,…

Fundy, Bay of

(Encyclopedia) Fundy, Bay of, large inlet of the Atlantic Ocean, c.170 mi (270 km) long and 30 to 50 mi (50–80 km) wide, between New Brunswick and SW Nova Scotia, Canada. It is famous for its tide…