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Latitude and Longitude

Distance Calculator Find coordinates cities/towns, land features, and more Where Is It? Location: (example: Grand Canyon, Arizona…

Chemistry: Gas Laws

Gas LawsChemistryGas LawsBoyle's Law: Why Compressed Gas Is SmallCharles's Law: The Incredible Imploding CanGay-Lussac's Law: Spray Paint + Campfire = Bad NewsThe Combined Gas LawAvogadro's Law and…

Sentences: Sentence Functions: The Four Tops

Sentence Functions: The Four TopsSentencesIntroductionI Know It When I See It: The SentenceSentence Structure: The Fab FourSentence Functions: The Four TopsAlley Oops In addition to classifying…

Eric Heiden

Born: June 14, 1958Speed skater 3-time overall world champion (1977-79); won all 5 men's gold medals at 1980 Olympics, setting records in each; Sullivan Award winner (1980). See also: 1980: Heiden'…

1988 Olympic Long-Jump Champ

The Question: Who won the 1988 Olympic gold medal in the women's long jump competition? The Answer: Jackie Joyner-Kersee won the long jump in…

Births by Sex Ratio

The Question: What is the ratio of males to females at birth in the U.S.? The Answer: According to the CIA World Factbook, as of 2011, there…

Women with HIV

The Question: How many women are living with HIV around the world? The Answer: According to the World Health Organization, 15.9 million women were living with…

Butch Cassidy: Fact or Fiction?

The Question: Did Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid really exist? The Answer: Yes, though the feature film based on them is hardly a documentary. See our biographies of Butch Cassidy (AKA…

Sports Records

The oldest, the tallest, the fastest, and the longest by Mike Morrison and Chris Frantz Have you ever wondered who threw the fastest pitch in Major League Baseball history? Or who is the…

Anatomy and
Physiology: The Four Chambers

The Four ChambersAnatomy and PhysiologyThe HeartAnatomy of the HeartThe Four ChambersThe Heart's Own BloodECG: Measuring a Beat So why do you need four chambers if three worked just fine for…