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The stan in Afghanistan
The Question: Many of the countries in the news end with the suffix "stan." It must mean something. Do you know? The Answer: According to…J.R.R. Tolkien
Name at birth: John Ronald Reuel TolkienEnglish writer J.R.R. Tolkien is a towering figure in fantasy literature. He wrote the novel The Hobbit (1937) and the classic trilogy The Lord of the Rings (…Liotta, Ray Biography
Liotta, RayactorBirthplace: Union, N.J.Born: 12/18/54Linney, LauraLLipchitz, JacquesFinno-Ugric languages
(Encyclopedia) Finno-Ugric languagesFinno-Ugric languagesfĭnˈō-&oomacr;ˈgrĭk [key], also called Finno-Ugrian languages, group of languages forming a subdivision of the Uralic subfamily of the…Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots) Biography
Mary Stuart (Mary, Queen of Scots)queen of ScotlandBirthplace: Linlithgow, ScotlandBorn: 1542Died: 1587Marx, Zeppo MMasaccio,Bahrain's two seas
The Question: Your almanac says the country name "Bahrain" means "two seas." What language is that in, and what two seas does it refer to? The Answer…Who is Merriam?
The Question: Who is Merriam, of Merriam-Webster dictionaries fame? The Answer: Merriam is the last name of Springfield, Mass. book sellers/…Charles Frambach Berlitz Biography
Charles Frambach Berlitzeducator, publisherBorn: 1914Birthplace: New York City A gifted linguist, he graduated from Yale in 1936 and began running his grandfather's intensive language-…Origin of "Canada"
The Question: From where does Canada get its name? The Answer: Canada borrows its name from the Huron-Iroquois Indian word, "kanata,"…Kennedy, John F., Jr. Biography
Kennedy, John F., Jr. publisherBirthplace: Washington, D.C.Born: 1960 Click here for full length biography. Died: 1999 Kennedy, George K Kennedy, Joseph P.Trending
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