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All About Books

  2013 Notable Books for Children Books Inside and Out Types of Literature A Guide to Library Books: The Dewey Decimal System Kids' Top 100 Favorite Books Teachers' Top 100 Books for Children The…

Holidays

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions Holidays What holidays do they celebrate around the world? Where can I find out the history of a holiday? When is Easter this year?…

Stanley Cup 1998 | Predictions

Information Please's Predictionsfor the Stanley Cup Fedorov and the rest of the Wings' forwards skate circles around the Caps' defense, then captain Steve Yzerman skates circles around the rink…

Concepts and Challenges: Students

/* /*]]>*/ Welcome Students Welcome to Fact Monster, an easy-to-use, reliable source of information for conducting a Web InfoSearch or researching the Big Ideas from Concepts and…

David Foster Wallace Biography

writerDied: September 12, 2008Best Known as: American writer who published Infinite Jest in 1996 Deathplace: Claremont, Calif. David Wallace was a…

An Acre

The Question: Does an acre have to have a specific shape? In The Wall by Pink Floyd, the teacher says the area of an acre is a rectangle that is one furlong…

How the hamburger was named

The Question: Why do they call it "hamburger" when it's made of beef? The Answer: The common belief is that the American hamburger borrowed its name from a dish…

The Longest English Word

The Question: What is the longest word in your dictionary? The Answer: The longest word in the Infoplease Dictionary is…

Snowiest Cities

The Question: What is the snowiest city or town in the United States? The Answer: Weather statistics indicate that the following U.S. cities are…

World's Oldest Desert

The Question: What is the world's oldest desert, and in which country is it located? The Answer: The Namib Desert in Namibia is considered the…