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Lamar Hunt

Born: Aug. 2, 1932Football/Soccer Founder of the Kansas City Chiefs (formerly Dallas Texans); instrumental in forming the AFL in 1959 and merging the league with NFL in 1966; elected to the Pro…

Scott, Robert Falcon

(Encyclopedia) Scott, Robert Falcon, 1868–1912, British naval officer and antarctic explorer. He commanded two noted expeditions to Antarctica. The first expedition (1901–4), in the Discovery,…

Joe Paterno

Born: Dec. 21, 1926Football passed Bear Bryant in 2001 as all-time wins leader in college football (since passed himself by Bobby Bowden); coached Penn St. to 339-109-3 record, 20-10-1 bowl record…

C.C. Pyle

Born: 1882Promoter known as “Cash and Carry”; hyped Red Grange's pro football debut by arranging 1925 barnstorming tour with Chicago Bears; had Grange bolt NFL for new AFL in 1926 (AFL folded in '…

NFL Football Preview - NFC Central

NFC Central What's not to like about this division? It sent four teams to the playoffs last year and features some of the game's best players. Brett Favre is what the Green Bay Packers are…

Facts About U.S. Money

Source: U.S. Treasury, Bureau of Engraving and Printing, Web: www.bep.treas.gov . If you had 10 billion $1 notes and spent one every second of every day, it would require 317 years for…

The Female Body

The Reproductive System The female body is incredible. The following list describes the events in a female's body that enable her to bear children.At birth, a girl baby has about 400,000 immature…

The Quarter Gets Changed

A new quarter for every state by Damon Goldsmith Delaware's quarter, the first to be released, features a portrait of patriot Caesar Rodney.Photo Credit: U.S. Mint…

DK Science: Arachnids

CLASS: ARACHNIDASHEEP TICKCARING SCORPIONSPINNING SPIDERFIND OUT MORESpiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites have two body parts and four pairs of legs. They breathe using lung books (that look…

Walter Payton

Born: July 25, 1954Football RB formerly NFL's alltime leading rusher with 16,726 yards (1984-2002, passed by Emmitt Smith); scored 125 career TDs; All-Pro 7 times with Chicago; led NFC in rushing 5…