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Why do stars twinkle?

Why do stars twinkle? We see the stars through the atmosphere. Their light passes through miles of constantly moving pockets and streams of air, which distort the image we get. The distortions are…

Tatum O'Neal

actressBorn: 11/5/1963Birthplace: Los Angeles This child star of the 1970s won a Best Supporting Actress Oscar for her role in Paper Moon (1973), in which she appeared with her father, Ryan O'Neal…

Pink Floyd

rock bandBorn: 1964 A Grammy Award-winning British band known for merging progressive, ambient and blues influences into futuristic rock. Pink Floyd recordings include the music industry's biggest-…

Otto Preminger

director, producer, actorBorn: 12/5/1905Birthplace: Vienna, Austria A stage actor and director in Vienna and on Broadway, Preminger began his Hollywood career by acting in movies in the early 1940s…

Janet McTeer

actressBorn: 1962Birthplace: York, England An acclaimed British stage actress, McTeer made her big-screen debut in 1986's Half Moon Street. Although she appeared in several other films, including…

Math: Ask the Fact Monster Questions

More Questions Jump to a category: Animals Arts & Entertainment Astronomy Awards Calendar Civics Countries Food & Drink Geography Health & Humanity Inventors & Inventions…

Eclipse Trivia

Word Wise > All About Books Learn about the symbolism, origin of names, and other interesting tidbits about Twilight Related Links…

Time and Space: It's All Relative

Imagine you’re an astronaut in the future, and your ship has the ability to travel at the speed of light. You jump into your spaceship when you’re 20 years old, travel 331 light years on your journey…