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Andy Garcia

(Andres Arturo Garcia-Menendez)actorBorn: 4/12/1956Birthplace: Havana, Cuba Cuban-American actor whose smoldering good looks have helped establish him as a favorite Hollywood leading man, usually…

Eskimo Words for Snow

The Question: Just how many words do the Inuit have for snow? The Answer: Legend has it that the Inuit language has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands…

Hardly water(gate) under the bridge

The Question: I have researched literally hundreds of articles and cannot find the names of the seven senators on the Senate Watergate Committee. Can you…

Roundup of Recent Science Discoveries, 2000

Ice Age Haute Couture According to recent research by archaeologists at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the well-dressed Ice Age woman's outfit doesn't resemble anything like the…

Anatomy and
Physiology: Acting in Concert

Acting in ConcertAnatomy and PhysiologyThe MusclesActing in ConcertFibers Every Which Way With almost 700 muscles, both superficial and deep, it makes sense that some of them might work together…

Generic People

A generic person is the name for a type of person, not a real one. These names are often used to describe different kinds of people.Famous CouplesJane and John Doe The Does have been around since…

arrowhead

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Broad-leaved arrowhead, Sagittaria latifolia arrowhead, any plant of the genus Sagittaria, widely distributed marsh or aquatic herbs of the primitive family Alismataceae (water…

arson

(Encyclopedia) arson, at common law, the malicious and willful burning of the house of another. Originally, it was an offense against the security of habitation rather than against property rights.…

Traven, B.

(Encyclopedia) Traven, B., 1890–1969, German language novelist. During his life Traven refused to divulge any information concerning himself. His birth name is still uncertain, as is his birthplace.…