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Most Dangerous Insects
Mosquitos, flies, bees and wasps, and other insects by David Johnson Aggressive "killer bees" deliver a nightmarish, agonizing death by swarming all over their victim. In the…Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions
Here is information on significant earthquakes and volcanic eruptions going back as early as A.D. 79 and through the present. A.D. 79…April 2020 Current Events: Disaster News
Top of Page Science and Technology News | US News | World News The world is a very busy place, and it's hard to stay on top of everything. Infoplease has got you covered. Here are the world news…Aesop's Fables: The Rogue and the Oracle
by Aesop The Serpent and the EagleThe Horse and the AssThe Rogue and the Oracle A Rogue laid a wager that he would prove the Oracle at Delphi to be untrustworthy by procuring from it a…Jerry Garcia
Name at birth: Jerome John GarciaJerry Garcia was the guitarist and acknowledged leader of the long-lived rock band The Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was one of the original "jam bands," famous…Genesis: 23
Genesis Chapter 23 1 And Sarah was an hundred and seven and twenty years old: these were the years of the life of Sarah. 2 And Sarah died in Kirjath-arba; the same is Hebron in…Stoppard, Tom
(Encyclopedia) Stoppard, Tom, 1937–, English playwright, b. Zlín, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic), as Tomas Straussler. During his childhood he and his family moved to Singapore, later (…shrew
(Encyclopedia) shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm…poppy
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Greater celandine poppy, Chelidonium majus poppy, common name for some members of the Papaveraceae, a family composed chiefly of herbs of the Northern Hemisphere having a…Ibsen, Henrik
(Encyclopedia) Ibsen, HenrikIbsen, Henrikhĕnˈrĭk ĭbˈsən [key], 1828–1906, Norwegian dramatist and poet. His early years were lonely and miserable. Distressed by the consequences of his family's…Trending
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