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2002 World Cup Tournament

First RoundRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsThird PlaceFinalBrazil 2, Germany 02002 World Cup Scoring LeadersMost Valuable Player The FIFA World Cup is held every four years to determine the best…

1997 Liberatadores Cup

1997 Liberatadores Cup Semifinals Final Contested by the league champions of South America's football union. Two-leg Semifinals and two-leg Final; home teams listed first. Winner…

The World's 20 Largest Cities by Population

The biggest cities to ever exist For the first time in human history, a majority of people live in urban environments. The world's largest cities today fall under a class that researchers call "…

João Gilberto

João Gilberto was a Brazilian guitarist who popularized the bossa nova sound in the 1960s and did "The Girl From Ipanema," from the 1964 album Getz/Gilberto with Stan Getz). From rural Brazil, he…

1996 Pairs Beach Volleyball

Event   Men's Pairs United States   United States   Canada Women's Pairs Brazil   Brazil   Australia   Badminton 1996 Olympics Canoeing    

sage

(Encyclopedia) sage, any species of the large genus Salvia, aromatic herbs or shrubs of the family Labiatae (mint family). The common sage of herb gardens is S. officinalis, a strongly scented…

screamer

(Encyclopedia) screamer, common name for gregarious, aquatic birds comprising three species in the family Anhimidae. Although they are related to the ducks and geese, they do not resemble them in…

tantalum

(Encyclopedia) tantalumtantalumtănˈtələm [key] [from Tantalus], metallic chemical element; symbol Ta; at. no. 73; at. wt. 180.94788; m.p. 2,996℃; b.p. 5,400±100℃; sp. gr. 16.65 at 20℃; valence +2, +3…

Group of Seven

(Encyclopedia) Group of Seven (G7), international organization officially established in 1985 to facilitate economic and commercial cooperation among the world's largest industrial nations, including…