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January 2018 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | US News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

March 2018 Current Events: US News

Top of Page World News | Science & Technology News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world…

December 2020 Current Events: World News

Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | Disaster News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…

noise pollution

(Encyclopedia) noise pollution, human-created noise harmful to health or welfare. Transportation vehicles are the worst offenders, with aircraft, railroad stock, trucks, buses, automobiles, and…

January 2018 Current Events: US News

Top of Page Disaster News | Science & Technology News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the U.S.…

The Devil's Dictionary: Pedigree

by Ambrose Bierce PEDESTRIANPENITENTPEDIGREE -n. The known part of the route from an arboreal ancestor with a swim bladder to an urban descendant with a cigarette.

Cleveland (Big Cat) Williams Biography

Cleveland (Big Cat) WilliamsAge: 66 heavyweight boxer who overcame serious injuries to become a top contender in the 1960s; lost in the third round to Muhammad Ali in 1966; a state trooper…

The Devil's Dictionary: Peace

by Ambrose Bierce PATRIOTISMPEDESTRIANPEACE -n. In international affairs, a period of cheating between two periods of fighting. O, what's the loud uproar assailing Mine ears…

The Devil's Dictionary: Smithareen

by Ambrose Bierce SLANGSOPHISTRYSMITHAREEN -n. A fragment, a decomponent part, a remain. The word is used variously, but in the following verse on a noted female reformer who opposed…