Brazil's high-flying Ronaldo (r), widely considered the greatest soccer player in the world, fights off Germany's Andreas Moeller in a World Cup exhibition match in March. Brazil and Germany are…
Location: Middle EastSchool: Girls and boys are educated separately until the university level. In addition, girls typically have only female teachers, and boys typically have only male teachers.…
Location: Central AmericaSchool: Costa Rica takes education very seriously. It was one of the first countries in Latin America to offer free and mandatory education for all children. Children start…
Liberty’s Kids (The Learning Company)As a reporter for the Philadelphia Gazette, you interview the major players in the American Revolution, gather facts and quotes and write your own front-page…
The Spice Girls' charisma, cheery pop tunes and "girl power" philosophy made them music's Next Big Thing in the 1990s. The British band was created in 1994 by two would-be managers who advertised…
HAVE PEOPLE ALWAYS PLAYED SPORTS? WHEN DID SPORTS BECOME ORGANIZED? WHAT ARE PROFESSIONAL SPORTS? TEAM SPORTSEXTREME SPORTSFIND OUT MORESports are any competitive game that has set rules and…
Continent: Southern AfricaSchool: Children ages 7 through 15 are required to attend school. Parents must pay fees for their children to attend school, even public schools. All students wear…
Drew Carey is the game show host who came to stardom by way of the successful sitcom The Drew Carey Show. Drew Carey grew up in Cleveland and graduated from James Ford Rhodes High School there in…
Name at birth: Andrew MurrayAndy Murray is the tennis player who in 2013 became the first Briton in 77 years to win the men's singles at Wimbledon. Andy Murray grew up in Dunblane, Scotland, where…
