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(Encyclopedia) modem [modulator/demodulator], an external device or internal electronic circuitry used to transmit and receive digital data over a communications line normally used for analog signals…credit card
(Encyclopedia) credit card, device used to obtain consumer credit at the time of purchasing an article or service. Credit cards may be issued by a business, such as a department store or an oil…Sports Superlatives
The oldest, the tallest, the fastest, and the longest by Mike Morrison and Chris Frantz Have you ever wondered who threw the fastest pitch in Major League Baseball history? Or who is the oldest…Writing Skills
Subjects » Geography » History » Language Arts » Mathematics » Science » Social Studies Skills Writing Finding the Best Essay…Year in Review, 2008: Quizzes
Top events for the nation and the world Quizzes Incendiary Political Remarks, 2008 Which European prime minister described Barack Obama as "young, handsome and tanned"?…Karen Pence
Name at birth: Karen BattenKaren Pence is the wife of Mike Pence, who was vice president of the United States from 2017-21. Born Karen Batten, she was raised in the suburbs of Indianapolis,…Union Membership, by States
Source: Monthly Labor Review Online, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Web: http://www.bls.gov . In 2005, 12.5% of wage and salary workers were union members, unchanged from 2004. The…Jerry Brown
Name at birth: Edmund Gerald Brown, Jr.Jerry Brown was elected governor of California in 2010, an achievement made more remarkable by the fact that he had already been the state's governor in the…Kim Jong-un
Kim Jong-un succeeded his father, Kim Jong-il, as the dictatorial leader of North Korea in 2011. Kim Jong-un is the third member of the family to lead North Korea; his grandfather Kim Il-sung took…Joss Whedon
Joseph "Joss" Whedon is the screenwriter and filmmaker who made it big as the creator of the television series Buffy the Vampire Slayer, which aired from 1997 to 2003. A native of New York, and the…Trending
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