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Most Dangerous Animals

The Question: I may have heard this wrong, but I thought a guide at the Wild Animal Park in San Diego gave us the names of the three most dangerous animals-…

Eskimo Words for Snow

The Question: Just how many words do the Inuit have for snow? The Answer: Legend has it that the Inuit language has dozens, hundreds, or even thousands…

All About Animals

Classifying Animals Encyclopedia: Animals Invasive Species Animal Groups Estimated Number of Animal and Plant Species Calling All Animal Scientists Animal Names…

Skyscraper History

A race to the top by Karen Barss The Chrysler Building, in New York City, once the tallest building in the world Skyscrapers & Buildings Skyscraper Facts…

Pete Postlethwaite Biography

ActorBorn: 2/7/1946Birthplace: Warrington, England Born in Warrington, England to working-class parents, Pete Postlethwaite spent two years in a seminary as a young boy,…

Algebra: Kinky Absolute Value Graphs

Kinky Absolute Value Graphs Algebra Graphing Linear Equations Climb Aboard the Coordinate Plane Sketching Line Graphs It's a Slippery Slope Kinky Absolute Value Graphs One final word about…

Pike, Zebulon Montgomery

(Encyclopedia) Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779–1813, American explorer, an army officer, b. Lamberton (now part of Trenton), N.J. He joined the army (c.1793) and was commissioned second lieutenant in…