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Fact Monster Wins Webby Award!

Astonished Fact Monster Wins Webby! Creature overwhelmed with happiness by Borgna Brunner Fact Monster, www.factmonster.com (the children's reference site from Infoplease.com) was selected…

Trousers in History

The long history of long pants Trousers, pants, baji; whatever you happen to call long leg-wraps, you've probably worn a pair or two. Nowadays trousers are common across the world for casual…

Heike Drechsler

Born: Dec. 16, 1964German long jumper and sprinter East German before reunification in 1991; set world long jump record (24-21/4) in 1988; won long jump gold medals at 1992 Olympics and 1983 and '…

The Oscars

Oscars–Filmographies Best Director Best Actor Best Actress Best Suppporting Actor Best Supporting Actress Best Adapted Screenplay Best Original Screenplay Best Original Music or…

Rufus BLODGETT, Congress, NJ (1834-1910)

Senate Years of Service: 1887-1893Party: DemocratBLODGETT, Rufus, a Senator from New Jersey; born in Dorchester, N.H., October 9, 1834; attended the common schools and Wentworth (N.H.) Academy…

Latitude and Longitude

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

2009 Academy Awards

2009 Academy Awards | Oscar winners and nominees The 2009 Academy Awards were presented on March 7, 2010, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below; the Oscar winners…

2015 Academy Awards

The 2015 Academy Awards will be presented on Feb. 28, 2016, at the Kodak Theatre. All of the nominees are listed below. Best Picture The Big Short…

Spring Training 1998

For the first time in Major League Baseball history 30 franchises have migrated south to Florida and Arizona to participate in spring training. That's because two new teams, the Tampa Bay…

Standard Measurements in Sports

Here you can find the standard measurements used in baseball, basketball, bowling, boxing, football, golf, hockey, and tennis. BASEBALL Home plate to pitcher's box:60 feet 6 inches. Plate to…