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(as a percentage of total U.S. households) 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000…Brewer's: Upas-tree
or Poison-tree of Macassar. Applied to anything baneful or of evil influence. The tradition is that a putrid stream rises from the tree which grows in the island of Java, and that whatever…Brewer's: Gessler
(g hard). The Austrian governor of the three Forest Cantons of Switzerland. A man of most brutal nature and tyrannical disposition. He attempted to carry off the daughter of Leuthold, a…Brewer's: Ibis
or Nile-bird. The Egyptians call the sacred Ibis Father John. It is the avatar' of the god Thoth, who in the guise of an Ibis escaped the pursuit of Typhon. The Egyptians say its white…swine
(Encyclopedia) swine, name for any of the cloven-hoofed mammals of the family Suidae, native to the Old World. A swine has a rather long, mobile snout, a heavy, relatively short-legged body, a thick…Cosmic Dust Doomed Dinosaurs?
The earliest fossil animal embryos, dating from the Precambrian era, were found by American, Taiwanese, and Chinese scientists in phosphate deposits in China's Guizhou province. Some of…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Lewis, May 30, 1806
Day 1420 Day 1422 Lewis, May 30, 1806 Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Charbono set out to the indian vilages early this morning for the purpose of trading with them for roots; Sergt. Gass…The Journals of Lewis & Clark: Clark, May 30, 1806
Day 1421 Day 1423 Clark, May 30, 1806 Friday May 30th 1806. Lapage and Shabono Set out early this morning to the Indian Village in order to trade with them for roots; Serjt. Gass was Sent…Dangerous Animals: Hippopotamuses, Crocodiles, and Hyenas
Hippopotamuses, crocodiles, and hyenas by David Johnson If a hyena clan is large enough, it will challenge a pride of lions in a battle over food. Profiles of Dangerous Animals…Percy Bysshe Shelley: The Revolt of Islam, Canto 10
by Percy Bysshe Shelley Canto 9 Canto 11 Canto 10 Was there a human spirit in the steed, That thus with his proud voice, ere night was gone, He broke our linked rest? or do indeed All living…Trending
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