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Congreve, William

(Encyclopedia) Congreve, William, 1670–1729, English dramatist, b. near Leeds, educated at Trinity College, Dublin, and studied law in the Middle Temple. After publishing a novel of intrigue,…

Classic Picture Books

—Holly Hartman A six-year-old who crashes parties at New York's posh Plaza Hotel. A talking dog and her astonished family. Verse about evil weevils and gymnastically gifted spiders. Is this the…

DK Science: New Materials

ALL EXTREME FABRICAEROGEL FOAMCOMET DUST COLLECTORSTARDUSTCOMET WILD 2CONDUCTIVE FABRICSFABRIC MOBILE PHONESMART MATERIALSFIND OUT MOREMaterials scientists develop and test new materials that do…

Origin of Athlete Nicknames

Do you have a nickname? How did you get it? Many athletes' nicknames have nothing to do with their sports. Nicolai “Old One Leg” Andrianov…

Sam Peckinpah

directorBorn: 2/21/1925Birthplace: Fresno, California Director known for his violent films that depicted men pushed to their limits. His movies include The Wild Bunch (1969) and Straw Dogs (1971).…

Single Largest Seed

The Question: What plant produces the single largest seed? The Answer: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the single-seeded fruit…

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…

Jeff Foxworthy

actor, comedianBorn: 9/6/1958Birthplace: Atlanta, Georgia You might be a redneck if…you had heard of Jeff Foxworthy before The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995–97) began running on television. Foxworthy's…

A Hunting Lesson

Distributor:National Film Board of Canada Young Antoine’s eccentric new neighbor is rumored to be a big game hunter. As their friendship grows, Antoine convinces the man to teach him to hunt. Based…

Asian Food Primer: Chinese Food

by David Johnson The term "Chinese food" can be misleading because there are many Chinese styles of cooking. Scholars believe that Chinese cooking as we know it today dates to the Shang…