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Asian Food Primer: Polynesia Food

by David Johnson Asian Foods Guide Common ingredients and popular dishes of various cultures. IntroductionEast Asia ChinaJapanKoreaMongoliaTibetPacific Region FijiHawaiiPapua New…

Tourism by World Region, 2013

In 2013, international tourist arrivals (overnight visitors) grew by 5% in 2013, reaching a record 1087 million arrivals worldwide, up from 1035 million in 2012, when the 1 billion mark was exceeded…

Earthquake in Taiwan

TaiwanTuesday, September 21, 1999, 1:47 a.m. local time by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Learn earthquake basics in Earthquakes 101. Earthquake epicenter: Nantou and Taichang counties,…

Lowest Average Annual Precipitation Extremes

ContinentPlace Lowest avg. (in.) Elevation (ft)Years of recordWorld (South America)Arica, Chile0.039559AfricaWadi Halfa, Sudan<0.1041039AntarcticaAmundsen-Scott South Pole Station0.8019,…

Aboriginal Australia

History and culture of Australia's indigenous peoples by Ricco Villanueva Siasoco Djakapurra Munyarryun plays the didgeridoo in the "Sea of Hands" display in Sydney in 1998. The display was in…

Y2K: Almost Scot-Free

No News is Bad News To Some by Gerry Brown In Seattle, Y2K celebrations around the space needle were toned down in response to terrorist rumblings. (photo source: arttoday.com) Related…

Lance Armstrong Biography

Lance ArmstrongcyclistBorn: 9/18/1971Birthplace: Plano, Tex. When he was 13, Armstrong won the Kids Iron Triathlon, an event combining swimming, biking, and running. He later began entering…