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What did dinosaurs eat?

Some dinosaurs ate lizards, turtles, eggs, or early mammals. Some hunted other dinosaurs or scavenged dead animals. Most, however, ate plants (but not grass, which hadn't evolved yet). Rocks that…

Tom Clancy

novelistBorn: 4/12/1947Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland A former insurance salesman, he is known for his best-selling thrillers, including The Hunt for Red October (1984), Patriot Games (1987), and…

DK Science: Defence

MIMIC BUTTERFLYCAMOUFLAGETREE SKINK TRICKPREDATORSFIND OUT MOREAnimals have evolved many ways of protecting themselves from PREDATORS. Most use their keen senses to detect an attack and…

Lloyd Bridges

(Lloyd Vernet Bridges, Jr.)actorBorn: 1/15/1913Birthplace: San Leandro, California Mostly a supporting actor, he appeared mainly in westerns and action movies as well as a couple of spoof-type…

DK Nature: Arachnids

HOW DO SPIDERS SPIN SILK? HOW DO SCORPIONS KILL THEIR PREY? ARACHNID CLASSIFICATIONFIND OUT MOREA large group of eight-legged arthropods, arachnids include spiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites.…

1991 Grammy Awards

Natalie ColeArchive PhotosRecord of the Year“Unforgettable,” Natalie Cole with Nat King ColeAlbum of the YearUnforgettable, Natalie Cole with Nat King Cole (Elektra)Song of the Year“Unforgettable…

The History of the Teddy Bear

The Question: Who, where and when was the first Teddy Bear made? The Answer: According to the History Channel, credit for the teddy bear goes to Morris…

Charles Henry Turner

zoologistBorn: 1867Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio Although he held a doctorate from the University of Chicago, zoologist Charles Henry Turner chose to teach at high schools so he could devote more…

Sean Connery

(Thomas Connery)actorBorn: 8/25/1930Birthplace: Edinburgh, Scotland Academy Award-winning, genially handsome film actor whose name became synonymous with James Bond, the imperturbable superspy…