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Wu-Tang Clan

hip-hop band Known for sometimes brutally realistic lyrics, the Staten Island, New York-based group debuted in 1993 with the platinum album Enter the Wu-Tang. Members then pursued various solo…

Glenn Ford

(Gwyllyn Ford)actorBorn: 5/1/1916Birthplace: Sainte-Christine, Portneuf county, Quebec, Canada A Broadway stage actor, he entered films in 1939 and starred opposite Rita Hayworth in Gilda (1946).…

Josiah Wedgwood

potterBorn: 7/12/1730Birthplace: Burslem, Staffordshire, England The man whose name is synonymous with fine china grew up surrounded by pottery. At the age of 14 he partnered with Thomas Whieldon…

Rupert Everett

actorBorn: 5/29/1959Birthplace: Norfolk, England Well-regarded though somewhat temperamental actor who rescued himself from obscurity with the scene-stealing role of Julia Roberts's confidante in…

Counter-Clockwise Racing

The Question: Why is it whenever we watch horse racing, whether thoroughbreds or harness racing or even car racing, why is it that all racing goes counterclockwise…

Shoulders of Giants

The Question: Who said or wrote: "If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants"? The Answer: It was written-or at least…

The Zodiac

The constellations have been called humanity's oldest picture book. For 5,000 and more years, people have looked into a clear night sky and seen the same stars we see…

Black Civil War Soldiers

United States > Military Affairs Comprising 10% of the Union Army, Black troops played a vital role in the American Civil War By Catherine McNiff Emancipation Proclamation…

Classical Mythology: The Little Rascal: Hermes

The Little Rascal: HermesClassical MythologyThe A Team: Olympians AllFirst in War, First in Peace: AthenaThree's a Crowd: The Olympian Love TriangleFirst of the Red-Hot Lovers: AphroditeNight of the…