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Weather: It's Different in the Tropics

It's Different in the TropicsWeatherHurricanes: The Greatest Storms on EarthIt's Different in the TropicsHow It HappensThe Name GameHurricane ForecastingThe Triple Threat Most American…

Halloween Traditions

The inside scoop on jack-o'-lanterns and other Halloween traditions by Shmuel Ross Related Links Halloween Guide Halloween History Halloween Hangman  New…

Asian Food Primer: Indian Food

by David Johnson Throughout history waves of invaders, traders, and settlers have left their marks on India. The Persians, Portuguese, and British have influenced Indian cooking. Perhaps…

Hamsters

Hamsters How to Care for Hamsters Hamsters were living in relative obscurity until just 70 years ago, when a zoologist discovered a family of these rodents in the Syrian desert. Today,…

DK Nature: Endangered Species

WHAT IS THE WORST PROBLEM FACING WILDLIFE? WHY ARE ISLAND SPECIES ESPECIALLY AT RISK? EXTINCTIONFIND OUT MOREAll over the world, plant and animal species are now at risk of EXTINCTION because of…

satire

(Encyclopedia) satire, term applied to any work of literature or art whose objective is ridicule. It is more easily recognized than defined. From ancient times satirists have shared a common aim: to…

Selected Biographies: D

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z More Biographies Don't see the biography you're looking for? Search 30,000+ biographies Biographies…

Hoaxes - Literary

Poetic License by Borgna Brunner Who Wants to Impersonate a Billionaire? Few figures in American life have generated as much wild speculation as the eccentric Howard…

August—History of the Month's Origin

A history of the month's name by Borgna Brunner Related Links Julius CaesarAugustusThe Roman EmpireHistory of the CalendarPerpetual CalendarNames of the MonthsGregorian Calendar…