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Charles, Prince of Wales

(Charles Philip Arthur George Windsor)Heir to the Throne of Great BritainBorn: 11/14/1948Birthplace: London, England Eldest child of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Charles Windsor was…

Ian Fleming

British author, journalistBorn: 5/28/1908Birthplace: London, England Author best known for his popular series of James Bond spy novels. Fleming worked as a journalist in Moscow (1929) and served in…

Lois Nettleton Biography

actressDied: January 18, 2008 (Woodland Hills, California) Best Known as: actress in theater, film, and television Lois Nettleton, an actress in theater, film,…

Counter-Clockwise Racing

The Question: Why is it whenever we watch horse racing, whether thoroughbreds or harness racing or even car racing, why is it that all racing goes counterclockwise…

DK Science: Pack Hunters

Trapped in a quagmireFamily feastingTactics of modern huntersJust as modern meat-eating animals such as lions combine forces to pull down animals larger than themselves, many flesh-eating theropods…

Fantastic Fantasy Novels

  What to Read While You're Waiting for the Next Harry Potter: Favorites from Other Fantastic Series   by Holly Hartman Harry Potter wasn't the first child to discover he possessed magical…

Advanced-Level Science Projects: Chemistry

ChemistryAdvanced-Level Science ProjectsChemistryWhat's in a Color?Copper Magic Which Metal Corrodes the Fastest? Did you ever have a shiny new bike that over time got to look not so shiny and…

June 2007

Here are the key news events of the month organized into three categories: World News, U.S. News, and Business, Society, and Science News. World Former Liberian…

DK Science & Technology: Motion

WHAT IS ACCELERATION? HOW IS SPEED MEASURED? FRICTIONFIND OUT MOREFrom molecules in this sheet of paper, to planets in orbits, the objects around us are in constant motion. The simplest motion is…