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Blake Edwards Biography

directorBorn: 7/26/22Birthplace: Tulsa, OkDied: 12/15/2010 (Santa Monica, CA) Blake Edwards was born William Blake Crump on July 26, 1922, in Tulsa, Okla. On the…

Blake Lewis Biography

singerBorn: July 21, 1981Birthplace: Redmond, WashingtonBest Known as: Singer and beatboxer on American Idol, season 6 (2007) When Blake Lewis was in junior high, he toured…

Inflation and Cost of Living

The Question: I am looking for information on the inflation rate and cost of living increase in the U.S. for the past 20 years. The Answer: There is a wealth of economy-related statistics at…

Jex-Blake, Sophia

(Encyclopedia) Jex-Blake, Sophia, 1840–1912, English physician, active in opening the medical profession to women in England. A graduate of Queen's College, London, she began (1866) her medical…

Where did dinosaurs live?

Paleontologists now have evidence that dinosaurs lived on all of the continents. At the beginning of the age of dinosaurs (during the Triassic Period, about 230 million years ago) the continents…

When Did the Dinosaurs Live?

Dinosaurs lived throughout the Mesozoic Era, which began 245 million years ago and lasted for 180 million years. It is sometimes called the Age of the Reptiles. The era is divided into three…

Longest-Serving Living Monarchs

With the death of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand in 2016 after a 70-year reign, Queen Elizabeth II of the U.K. became the longest-serving living monarch, reigning since 1952…

Longest Living Breed of Dog

The Question: What is considered to be the longest living breed of dog? The Answer: One of the smallest of the recognized dog breeds, the Chihuahua, is also the one…

Where in the World Do Animals Live?

Animals live only where they can survive. Koalas, for example, eat only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees, so they must live in Australia, where these trees grow. All of the animals listed…