actress, screenwriterBorn: 9/30/1953Birthplace: London, England Tennant acted in a number of British plays and films before coming to Hollywood in the 1980s. She appeared in the popular miniseries…
The Question:
How did a penguin come to be the mascot for the Linux operating system?
The Answer:
The short answer is that Linus Torvalds, founder of Linux, likes penguins, and he said so when…
actressBorn: 6/23/1957Birthplace: Illinois Academy Award-winning film and stage character actress known for her versatility and her role as the unflappable, pregnant Sheriff Marge Gunderson in the…
actorBorn: 8/ 28/1969Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada Entertaining audiences comes naturally to Jason Priestley. After all, his mother was a ballerina and a former actress and his…
The Question: What does the term "kemosabe" mean? The name The Lone Ranger used to call his Indian friend, Tonto. I'm quite sure it doesn't mean "friend", but something like "…
Below is the composition of the 114th Congress' House of Representatives, following the 2014 election. In the following lists, the numeral indicates the congressional district represented; AL is…
director, producerBorn: 2/19/1930Birthplace: Malba, New York Beginning his career as a television director, he later became a major film director of the 1960s, with such acclaimed features as The…
actressBorn: 9/9/1979Birthplace: Kalispell, Montana Until her Golden Globe and Oscar nominated performance in Brokeback Mountain (2005), this pouty-lipped, wide-eyed, slow-burn, blonde was best…
Exercise is not only fun, it is also good for your body, mind, and overall well-being. Kids who exercise on a regular basis often do better in school, sleep better, don't feel as tired, are less…
Parentheses and Brackets: Bosom BuddiesPunctuationPunctuation MattersPeriod, Question Mark, Exclamation Mark: The End of the LineThe Comma: A Major PlayerThe Semicolon: Love Child of the Comma and…
