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Placido Domingo

operatic tenorBorn: 1/21/1941Birthplace: Madrid, Spain Grammy Award-winning operatic tenor known for his warm voice and his roles in Italian operas. He has appeared in the operas Carmen, Pagliacci…

The Spiny Lobster

The Question: Could somebody please tell me the scientific name of the spiny lobster found along the Caribbean shores of Central America (Honduras to Panama)? Thank you sooooo…

DK Earth: Storms

WHAT CAUSES LIGHTNING? WHAT CAUSES THUNDER? HURRICANESFIND OUT MOREA storm is a bout of severe weather, with strong winds roaring at more than 55 mph (88 km/h), lightning flashes, thunder, and…

John and Eliza Webb

Florida homesteaders In 1867, John and Eliza Webb left their home in Utica, N.Y., to build a life in the warm climate of Florida. It was thought that the weather would benefit Eliza Webb's asthma…

Top Eight World Religions

The table below lists the largest religious groups by percentage of global population as of 2010. Religion Percent world population Christians 31.5% Muslims 23.2…

Economic Domino Theory

Bottom Line The IMF is under attack and in danger of losing its funding. Conservatives complain that its policies interfere with free markets; liberals cite the cut in social programs that IMF…

April is the Cruelest Month

The Question: Where does the quote "April is the cruelest month" come from? The Answer: This is the first line of T. S. Eliot's poem "…

Color

Psychology, Symbolism, and Interesting Facts   The Color Wheel Symbolism and Psychology…

Weather: Mass Appeal

Mass AppealWeatherOn Another FrontMass AppealPutting Up a FrontFrontal AttackStorms on the FrontTelling What's Next Although the weather is very changeable and always seems to show great variations…

William and Flora Hewlett Foundation

(Encyclopedia) William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, philanthropic organization founded in 1966 by engineer and entrepeneur William R. Hewlett (1913–2001), co-founder of Hewlett-Packard, his wife,…