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Is the Red Sea red?

The Question: Is the Red Sea red? If so, why? The Answer: Of course it's not actually red, but sometimes it appears that way. Located between…

What causes a rainbow?

What causes a rainbow? Although light looks colorless, it’s made up of many colors-red, orange, yellow, green, blue, indigo and violet. These colors are known as the spectrum. When light shines…

Bill Parcells

Born: Aug. 22, 1941Football coached NY Giants to 2 Super Bowl titles (1987,91); retired after 1990 season then returned in 1993 as coach of New England; took hapless Pats from 2-14 in 1992 to Super…

Reggie White

Born: Dec. 19, 1961Football DE consensus All-America in 1983 at Tennessee; 7-time All-NFL (1986-92) with Philadelphia; signed as free agent with Green Bay in 1993 for $17 million over 4 years;…

The Emerald City

The Question: Which U.S. city is called "The Emerald City?" The Answer: The City of Seattle lies in western Washington between two bodies of water-Puget…

The "Steel Curtain"

The Question: Who belonged to the steel curtain? I only remember 3 out of 4 members. The Answer: Because the term "Steel Curtain" was used to describe the Pittsburgh Steelers defensive unit…

Anthony Edwards

actorBorn: 7/19/1962Birthplace: Santa Barbara, California Actor whose role as the earnest, talented, but troubled Dr. Mark Greene provided the moral center of ER (1994–2002), the most popular and…

Mel Ferrer

(Melchoir Gaston Ferrer)actorBorn: 8/25/1917Birthplace: Elberon, New Jersey Beginning his career in radio and later moving to stage and screen, he was married to Audrey Hepburn from 1954 to 1968…

New $20 Bill

The U.S. Treasury adopted a new design for the $20 dollar bill in fall 2003. The new bill incorporates security features introduced in the 1990s, including a watermark and a security thread—both…

John Ford

(Sean Aloysius O'Feeney)directorBorn: 2/1/1895Birthplace: Cape Elizabeth, Maine Academy Award-winning director known for his visually striking, well-acted movies, notably Westerns, that capture…