Born: 1833Birthplace: Stockholm Improved explosive compound: dynamite—Accidents in the manufacturing and handling of nitroglycerin made Nobel aware of its danger in the fluid state. After much…
The Question: Do snakes-such as the water moccasin-bite underwater? The Answer: Yes. Snakes can open their mouths and bite if provoked underwater. Although the…
The Question: Nolan Ryan and Bob Gibson supposedly struck out the same guy six years apart for both of their 3,000th strikeouts. Who was this guy? The Answer…
MTV Video Awards: the Nomineesvideo of the year | female video | male video | group video | next VIDEO OF THE YEARBrandy & Monica"The Boy Is Mine"Madonna"Ray of Light"Puff Daddy & the…
Perhaps you think of Pinocchio's Blue Fairy, the Good Witch of the West from The Wizard of Oz, or Peter Pan's Tinkerbell when you imagine a fairy. But in fact, fairies don't like to be seen by…
(Encyclopedia) Pynchon, ThomasPynchon, Thomaspĭnˈchən [key], 1937–, American novelist, b. Glen Cove, N.Y., grad. Cornell, 1958. Pynchon is noted for his amazingly fertile imagination, his wild sense…
(Stephanie Lynn Nicks)singer, songwriterBorn: 5/26/4198Birthplace: Phoenix, Arizona Singer songwriter known for her work in the 1970s with the band Fleetwood Mac. Later separated from the band to…
