Science Experiments by Christine Frantz Cardiff GiantIn 1869, New York cigar maker George Hull had a block of gypsum carved in the likeness of a man over 10 feet tall. It was artificially…
The twelve animal signs of the Chinese calendar
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heart, muscular organ that pumps blood to all parts of the body. The rhythmic beating of the heart is a…
Many Americans, including many who supported the new Constitution, criticized the document because it lacked a bill of rights—a listing of the basic rights held by people against the new national…
(Encyclopedia) ManichaeismManichaeismmănˈĭkēĭzəm [key] or ManichaeanismManichaeanismmănĭkēˈənĭzəm [key], religion founded by Mani (c.216–c.276).
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(Encyclopedia) AugustusAugustusôgŭsˈtəs, əgŭsˈ– [key], 63 b.c.–a.d. 14, first Roman emperor, a grandson of the sister of Julius Caesar. Named at first Caius Octavius, he became on adoption by the…
