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Paolo Forlini's "Universal Description of the Whole World Known So Far," 1565. We've learned a bit since then. Humans are born with an immense curiosity about the world we live in. A big part of…rugby, game
(Encyclopedia) rugby, game that originated (1823), according to tradition, on the playing fields of Rugby, England. It is related to both soccer and American football. The game is said to have…potato
(Encyclopedia) potato or white potato, common name for a perennial plant (Solanum tuberosum) of the family Solanaceae (nightshade family) and for its swollen underground stem, a tuber, which is one…temperance movements
(Encyclopedia) temperance movements, organized efforts to induce people to abstain—partially or completely—from alcoholic beverages. Such movements occurred in ancient times, but ceased until the…Ordovician period
(Encyclopedia) Ordovician periodOrdovician periodôrdəvĭshˈən [key] [from the Ordovices, ancient tribe of N Wales], second period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale,…cockle
(Encyclopedia) cockle, common name applied to the heart-shaped, jumping or leaping marine bivalve mollusks, belonging to the order Eulamellibranchia. The brittle shells are of uniform size, are…Vikings
(Encyclopedia) Vikings, Scandinavian warriors who raided the coasts of Europe and the British Isles from the 9th cent. to the 11th cent. In their language, the word “viking” originally meant a…World Geography
Find information about the continents, explorers, oceans, seas, rivers, mountains, elevation, geographic extremes, earthquakes, volcanoes, and more. Mount Everest Quiz New! Geography…Collected Inaugural Addresses of U.S. Presidents: James Madison: Second Inaugural Address
James Madison James Monroe James Madison Second Inaugural Address Thursday, March 4, 1813 ABOUT to add the solemnity of an oath to the obligations imposed by a second call to the…Celtic languages
(Encyclopedia) Celtic languages, subfamily of the Indo-European family of languages. At one time, during the Hellenistic period, Celtic speech extended all the way from Britain and the Iberian…Trending
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