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Rockefeller Foundation

(Encyclopedia) Rockefeller Foundation, philanthropic institution established (1913) by John D. Rockefeller, Sr., to promote “the well-being of mankind throughout the world.” During its first 14 years…

What You Can Do to Help Shelter Animals

April 30th is National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day. This day was established to bring about awareness to the thousands of abandoned pets who need “forever homes.” In honor of this day, we at Infoplease…

vasectomy

(Encyclopedia) vasectomy, male sterilization by surgical excision of the vas deferens, the thin duct that carries sperm cells from the testicles to the prostate and the penis. Vasectomy is a popular…

Australian External Territories

Norfolk Island (13.36 sq mi; 34.6 sq km) was placed under Australian administration in 1914. The population is 2,210 (July 2014 est.). Formerly a notorious penal colony, Norfolk Island…

Campania

(Encyclopedia) Campania Campania kämpäˈnyä [key], region, 5,249 sq mi (13,595 sq km), central Italy, extending from…

Martinique

(Encyclopedia) CE5 MauritaniaMauritaniamôrĭtāˈnēə [key], officially Islamic Republic of Mauritania, republic (2015 est. pop. 386,000), 397,953 sq mi (1,030,700 sq km), NW Africa. Fort-de-France is…