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2010 Science News: New Findings on Comets
Major science news stories, from the BP oil spill to the Chilean miners trapped underground by Catherine McNiff The SWAN comet, taken in 2006. Photo: NASA…lake, body of water
(Encyclopedia) lake, inland body of standing water occupying a hollow in the earth's surface. The study of lakes and other freshwater basins is known as limnology. Lakes are of particular importance…The Celtic Twilight: Drumcliff and Rosses
by W. B. Yeats The Three O'Byrnes and the Evil FaeriesThe Thick Skull of the FortunateDrumcliff and Rosses Drumcliff and Rosses were, are, and ever shall be, please Heaven! places of…Hip Hop Quiz
/* /*]]>*/ Starting at an urban underground movement, Hip Hop became rather popular in the 1970s. Originally, it focused on the act of MCing neighborhood parties. How well do you know Hip Hop of…Frank Zappa
Guitarist Frank Zappa was a composer and musician and production wizard whose early work with The Mothers of Invention displayed terrific musical knowledge and an outrageous sense of humor. His foul…John Waters
John Waters, already well-known in his native Baltimore for his underground movies, hit it big in the 1970s with low-budget, bad-taste classics such as Pink Flamingoes and Polyester. His first "…Luthuli, Albert John
(Encyclopedia) Luthuli, Albert John Luthuli, Albert John ləth&oomacr;ˈlē [key], 1898?–1967, African political…Dubček, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Dubček, AlexanderDubček, Alexanderäˌlĕksänˈdĕr d&oobreve;bˈchĕk [key], 1921–92, Czechoslovakian political leader. A member of the Slovakian national minority, he was active in the…Dulles, Allen Welsh
(Encyclopedia) Dulles, Allen WelshDulles, Allen Welshdŭlˈəs [key], 1893–1969, U.S. public official, b. Watertown, N.Y.; brother of John Foster Dulles. The Dulles brothers, born into America's…Proud Boys
(Encyclopedia) Proud Boys, American political movement. Founded in 2016 by Vice Media cofounder Gavin McInnes, the Proud Boys promotes the philosophy…Trending
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