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Emailese

In email, text messages, online chat rooms, and tweets, people often try to type as fast as they can. Using acronyms or abbreviations helps them keep up their speed. Here's a quick taste of the…

Bedknobs and Broomsticks: Halloween Movies

by Beth Rowen In the weeks leading up to Halloween, the multiplexes often feature an array of R-rated, downright terrifying films. Rather than subject the kids to blood and gore, check out some of…

The Who

rock band One of the seminal rock bands of the 1960s and 1970s. Roger Daltrey on vocals, Pete Townshend on guitar, and John Entwistle on bass played together in earlier incarnations as the Detours…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2002

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverThe Prayer of Jabez for Kids, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody CarlsonThe Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson; illustrated by Alexi…

Inventions: General Resources

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Inventions General Resources The National Inventors Hall of Fame Resources for the history of invention Calendar of U.S. Patents,…

Lance Armstrong

cyclistBorn: 9/18/1971Birthplace: Plano, Tex. When he was 13, Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running. He later began entering triathlons for money,…

Top 10 Selling Musical Artists, 2008

In 2008, Taylor Swift topped the charts in America with her albums sales. The following table lists the rank, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling musical artists of 2008…

Yom Kippur

Jewish Day of Atonement considers spiritual well-being by David Johnson Related Links Branches of Judaism Rosh Hashanah Lost Tribes of Israel Jewish…

Homework Center: Literature and Authors

Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies Homework Skills Writing | Research Speaking & Listening Studying Reference Sources…

Body Trivia

The thickness of your skin varies from 1/2 to 6 millimeters, depending on the area of your body. The four taste zones on your tongue are bitter (back), sour (back…