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Algeria-General Information

The Question: Could you tell me what customs, holidays and waterways can be found in Algeria? The Answer: Here are two excellent sources which…

Deadly Insects<

Killer bees, termites wreak havoc in the U.S. by David Johnson Killer bees have killed an estimated 1,000 people in the Americas. Where are the killer bees established? Texas…

We'll bail you out

The Question: At what length does a boat become a ship? The Answer: The determining factors that distinguish boats from ships has evolved over time…

John Edwards RUSSELL, Congress, MA (1834-1903)

RUSSELL John Edwards , a Representative from Massachusetts; born in Greenfield, Franklin County, Mass., January 20, 1834; was instructed by private tutors; returned to Massachusetts and became…

Monuments and Landmarks

/**/ Machu Picchu, located high in the Andes, was voted one of the new Wonders of the WorldSince at least the building of Göbekli Tepe 11,000 years ago, humans everywhere have built structures of…

Hebei

(Encyclopedia) Hebei or Hopei Hebei both: h&oobreve;-bā [key], province, 78,900 sq mi (204,404 sq km), NE China,…

mussel

(Encyclopedia) mussel, edible freshwater or marine bivalve mollusk. Mussels are able to move slowly by means of the muscular foot. They feed and breathe by filtering water through extensible tubes…