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1999-2000 Division I-AA Football Playoffs

First Round (Nov. 27) N. Carolina A&T 24 at Tennessee St. 10 at Georgia Southern 72 N. Arizona 29 at Hofstra 27 Lehigh 15 Florida A&M 44 at Appalachian St. 29 at Troy…

Cambrian period

(Encyclopedia) Cambrian period [Lat. Cambria=Wales], first period of the Paleozoic geologic era (see Geologic Timescale, tablegeologic timescale, table) extending from approximately 570 to 505…

buckwheat

(Encyclopedia) buckwheat, common name for certain members of the Polygonaceae, a family of herbs and shrubs found chiefly in north temperate areas and having a characteristic pungent juice containing…

Other Independent Agencies

Find the mailing address and visit the websites of the U.S. governement's smaller independent agencies.Major Independent Agencies | Legislative Department | Quasi-Official Agencies American…

Major Blizzards in the U.S.

  1888 Jan. 12, Dakota and Montana territories, Minn., Nebr., Kans., and Tex.: “Schoolchildren's Blizzard” resulted in 235 deaths, many of which were children on their way home from school.…

Field Goal Percentage

Field Goal PercentageMinimum 5 Field Goals made per game. ClGmFGFGAPctTodd MacCulloch, WashJr.3022534665.0Ryan Moss, Ark.-Little RockJr.2816725765.0Jarrett Stephens, Penn St.Jr.3116525864.…

Morelos

(Encyclopedia) MorelosMorelosmōrāˈlōs [key], state (1990 pop. 1,195,059), 1,917 sq mi (4,965 sq km), S Mexico. Cuernavaca is the capital. Morelos is separated from the Federal District and from…

Katahdin Woods and Waters National Monument

(Encyclopedia) Katahdin Woods and Waters National MonumentKatahdin Woods and Waters National Monumentkətäˈdĭn [key], 87,500 acres (35,400 hectares), N central Maine, est. 2016. Located E of Baxter…

Alatau

(Encyclopedia) Alatau or Ala-TauAla-Tauboth: äˈlätou [key] [Turkic,=mottled mountains], several ranges of the Tian Shan system in central Asia. The Alatau ranges are the Dzungarian, the Kungei, the…

chamois

(Encyclopedia) chamoischamoisshămˈē [key], hollow-horned, hoofed mammal, Rupicapra rupicapra, found in the mountains of Europe and the E Mediterranean. It is about the size of a large goat and is…