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Survivor II: The Australian Outback

The sophomore effort of reality TV's hit television show by Beth Rowen This article was posted on January 25, 2001. The cast of Survivor II. (Source:CBS) Related Links Survivor II CastHistory…

Brewer's: Enalio-saurians

(Greek, sea-lizards). A group of fossil saurians, including the Ichthyosâur, Plesiosaur, Sauropterygy, etc., etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Alligator

When the Spaniards first saw this reptile in the New World, they called it el lagarto (the lizard). Sir Walter Raleigh called these creatures lagartos, and Ben Jonson alligartas. “To the…

Brewer's: Rodrigo

[Rod-reé-go] or Roderick, King of Spain, conquered by the Arabs. He saved his life by flight, and wandered to Guadalet'e, where he saw a shepherd, and asked food. In return he gave the…

Brewer's: Zig

A prodigious cock, which stands with its feet on the earth and touches heaven with its head. When its wings are spread it darkens the sun, and causes a total eclipse. This cock crows…

Brewer's: Longevity

The oldest man of modern times was Thomas Carn, if we may rely on the parish register of St. Leonard's, Shoreditch, where it is recorded that he died in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, aged…

Words of Five Letters

Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Abode of dead: Babylonian, ARALUAborigine: Borneo, DAYAKAftersong, EPODEAloe, AGAVEAnimal: Footless, APODEAnt, EMMETAntelope: African, ADDAX, BEISA,…

Plants & Animals

Dinosaur Fossils (By US State!) List of Dinosaurs... By US State! Frequently Asked Questions: Animals Frequently Asked Questions: Animals Frequently Asked Questions: Animals 75-Million-Year-Old…

Words of Three Letters

Try the Find a Word: Crossword Search Adherent, ISTAgain, BISAge, ERAAntelope: African, GNU, KOBApricot: Japanese, UMEArticle (German), DAS, DEM, DEN, DER, DES, DIE, EIN (French), LES, UNE (…

John R. "Jack" Horner

Paleontologist Melissa Sogard Horner has suggested that perhaps the T. rex was really more of a scavenger than a predator. Did you know? Jack Horner refers to many common dinosaurs…