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Corinth, city, United States

(Encyclopedia) Corinth, city (2020 pop. 14,622), seat of Alcorn co., extreme NE Miss., near the Tenn. line, in a livestock and farm area; founded c.…

Boltwood, Bertram Borden

(Encyclopedia) Boltwood, Bertram Borden, 1870–1927, American chemist and physicist, b. Amherst, Mass., grad. Sheffield Scientific School, Yale, 1892. After graduate study at Leipzig and Yale (Ph.D.,…

Trophy Names

The Question: I need to know if the World Series trophy has a name attached to it (like the Lombardi Trophy in football). The Answer: The World Series trophy is called the Commissioner's…

The voice of Winnie the Pooh

The Question: Who was the voice of Winnie the Pooh? The Answer: Sterling Holloway was the original voice of Winnie the Pooh. Holloway died of…

A Quid

The Question: I would be very grateful if you could tell me why a Pound Sterling is also called a "quid." The Answer: To the best of our…

Book Trivia

—By Arden Dore Need a few extra-credit points in English class? Impress your teacher with your knowledge of book trivia. The first public library in America was opened in Charleston, South…

John Hollander

poet, criticBorn: 1929Birthplace: New York City Hollander's complex works examine the relationships between poetry and music and art and literature. Known for his scholarship and intellectual…

Ebenezer Butterick

inventor, fashion business executiveBorn: 5/29/1826Birthplace: Sterling, Mass. He and his wife, Ellen Augusta Pollard Butterick (d. 1871) developed paper clothing patterns for home sewers, which…

Best-Selling Children's Books, 2002

Source: Publishers Weekly.HardcoverThe Prayer of Jabez for Kids, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody CarlsonThe Prayer of Jabez for Little Ones, Bruce Wilkinson and Melody Carlson; illustrated by Alexi…

Ward, John Quincy Adams

(Encyclopedia) Ward, John Quincy Adams, 1830–1910, American sculptor, b. Urbana, Ohio. He was trained under H. K. Brown, whom he assisted in the execution of the equestrian statue of George…