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Rutger Hauer

actorBorn: 1/23/1944Birthplace: Breukelen, Netherlands Having spent much of the '70s honing his skill in European cinema, Hauer gained the coveted starring role in Grijpstra en de Gier (1979), a…

Most Dangerous Animals

The Question: I may have heard this wrong, but I thought a guide at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego gave us the names of the three most dangerous animals-…

Why Worms Appear When it Rains

The Question: What is the scientific reason worms come up onto the pavement or cement when it rains? The Answer: The misconception is that…

Government Agencies

The Federal Trade Commission is one of many government organizations that enact policies and regulations.  Government agencies form the bulk and the backbone of the federal government.…

comedy

(Encyclopedia) comedy, literary work that aims primarily to provoke laughter. Unlike tragedy, which seeks to engage profound emotions and sympathies, comedy strives to entertain chiefly through…

DK Nature: Conservation

WHAT IS THE BEST WAY TO SAVE WILDLIFE? HOW DO CAPTIVE BREEDING PROGRAMS WORK? HOW CAN ORDINARY PEOPLE HELP CONSERVATION? HAS CONSERVATION SAVED WILDLIFE IN THE PAST? WHAT ACTION CAN BE TAKEN TO…

Genetically Modified Foods

For thousands of years, farmers have improved their crops by crossbreeding plants that have good traits. They take pollen from one plant and add it to the flowers of another plant to produce a…

Sundance Kid

(Harry Longabaugh)outlawBorn: 1870Birthplace: Phoenixville, Pennsylvania Famous outlaw and friend of Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid joined with the “Wild Bunch”, a group of bank and train robbers…

Lou Reed

(Lewis Allen Reed)musician, guitarist, singer, song writerBorn: 3/ 2/1942Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Known for his toneless voice and street-smart lyrics, Lou Reed never aspired to conformity.…

Roger Corman

director, producer, screenwriter, actorBorn: 1926Birthplace: Detroit It's hard to know how Hollywood could have survived without Corman. Hailed as “The king of the B movies,” his legacy is not so…