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Tallest Building Demolished

The Question: What is the tallest building ever demolished? The Answer: According to the Guinness Book of World Records, the tallest building…

How often is bimonthly?

The Question: How often is a bimonthly meeting held? The Answer: Bimonthly is a problematic word, meaning either "occurring once every two…

John Boyega

John Boyega is the rising young actor who was cast as one of the heroes of the 2015 film Star Wars: The Force Awakens. John Boyega was born to Nigerian parents in the Peckham neighborhood of London,…

Sam Worthington

Sam Worthington is the Australian actor who played Jake Sully in James Cameron's 2009 science fiction blockbuster Avatar. The film's release marked Worthington as Hollywood's newest action star, but…

Pat Hingle

Name at birth: Martin Patterson HinglePat Hingle broke into movies with a bit part as a bartender in the 1954 classic On The Waterfront (starring Marlon Brando). He then became a regular on Broadway…

Uvaldo Acosta 1998 Deaths

Uvaldo AcostaAge: 32 men's volleyball coach at George Mason University and former member of U.S. national team (1989-92); was named an alternate to the 1992 Olympic team that competed in…

Witter Bynner: God's Acre

God's AcreWitter BynnerBecause we felt there could not be A mowing in reality So white and feathery-blown and gay With blossoms of wild caraway, I said to Celia, "Let us trace The secret of…

Ann Calvello 2006 Deaths

Ann CalvelloAge: 76 legendary roller derby icon whose flying elbows, tattoos, and rough demeanor earned her the nickname “the Meanest Mama on Skates.” Her career spanned seven decades and…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: A Dirge

by Percy Bysshe Shelley To Jane: 'The Keen Stars Were Twinkling'Lines Written in the Bay of LericiA Dirge Published by Mrs. Shelley, "Posthumous Poems", 1824. Rough wind, that moanest…