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Atlanta, Ga.

Mayor: Kasim Reed (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 420,003 (40); Male: 208,968 (49.8%); Female: 211,035 (50.2%); White: 161,115 (38.4%); Black: 226,894 (54.0%); American Indian and…

Doctor Jokes

Doctor Jokes Doctor, doctor, I have this feeling that I'm invisible! Doctor, doctor, I've lost my memory!     – When did you lose it? When did I lose what?…

DK Nature: Fish

WHERE DO FISH LIVE? HOW DO SHARKS HUNT? ARE THERE ANY PARASITIC FISH? FISH CLASSIFICATIONGILLS BIOLUMINESCENCEFIND OUT MOREFish are aquatic animals with an inner skeleton, including skull, ribs…

1963 Grammy Awards

Record of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry ManciniAlbum of the YearThe Barbra Streisand Album, Barbra Streisand (Columbia)Song of the Year“The Days of Wine and Roses,” Henry Mancini and…

Guelphs and Ghibellines

(Encyclopedia) Guelphs and GhibellinesGuelphs and Ghibellinesgwĕlfs, gĭbˈəlēnz, –lĭnz [key], opposing political factions in Germany and in Italy during the later Middle Ages. The names were used to…

John XXIII, Saint, pope

(Encyclopedia) John XXIII, Saint, 1881–1963, pope (1958–63), an Italian (b. Sotto il Monte, near Bergamo) named Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli; successor of Pius XII. He was of peasant stock. Educated at…

Verona, city, Italy

(Encyclopedia) VeronaVeronavərôˈnä [key], city (1991 pop. 255,824), capital of Verona prov., Venetia, NE Italy, on the Adige River. It is a transportation junction and a major industrial and…

Veronese, Paolo

(Encyclopedia) Veronese, PaoloVeronese, Paolopäˈōlō vārōnāˈzā [key], 1528–88, Italian painter of the Venetian school. Named Paolo Caliari, he was called Il Veronese from his birthplace, Verona.…

2000 Intel Science Talent Search Top Ten Winners

First Place: $50,000 scholarship, Natalia Toro, 14, Fairview High School, Boulder, Colo., for her physics project “Independent Analysis of Evidence for nu_mu <—> nu_tau Oscillations in the…

Are you a geography genius?

Flags Geography Quiz Country Capitals Continents Mountains Rivers and Lakes Flags Which country's flag looks like a Star Trek communicator? St. LuciaMadagascarEgypt Which country's flag…