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Indianapolis 500

When a driver travelling at 240 mph blinks, he/she will miss 50 feet of track. Innovations have gone hand-in-hand with speed at the Indy 500: in 1977, Tom Sneva was the first driver to brake the…

DK Earth: Forestry

WHAT ARE THE MAIN USES OF TIMBER? WHAT IS DEFORESTATION? FIND OUT MOREForestry is the management of forests with the aim of harvesting their produce, which includes timber, fuel wood, charcoal,…

DK Space: Meteors

WHAT IS A METEOR SHOWER? METEORITESFIND OUT MOREA meteor, or shooting star, is a streak of light in the sky caused by a piece of dust or rock from space burning up in Earth’s atmosphere. Space…

C. K. Steele

Charles KenzieCivil rights activistBorn: February 17, 1914Birthplace: Bluefield, W. Va. Steele decided he wanted to become a preacher at an early age. In 1938 he began attending Morehouse…

Birth and Death of a Star

QT_WriteOBJECT('/images/star-death-birth.mov', 320, 240, '' ); This animation illustrates the process of triggered star formation. First, a massive star in its final death throes explodes or "…

News of the World: 1998

South Asia's Nuclear States Indian Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee shocked the world by testing a nuclear weapon in May. Indians burn President Clinton in effigy after he declared his opposition…

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…

chemical reaction

(Encyclopedia) chemical reaction, process by which one or more substances may be transformed into one or more new substances. Energy is released or is absorbed, but no loss in total molecular weight…

Stanley Cup 1998 | Offense

Spotlight on the Stanley Cup: Offense Detroit The late-season return of star center Sergei Fedorov from a contract-related holdout has given the Red Wings the NHL's most potent offense. Their…