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Linda Hunt

actressBorn: 4/2/1945Birthplace: Morristown, New Jersey Despite her small stature (she is 4' 9"), Hunt opted to risk typecasting and pursue a career in the spotlight. Playing a male dwarf opposite…

Kid Work

Don’t fear if you’re too young to get a job at a restaurant or store. There are plenty of ways to earn money to buy that hot new CD, videogame or pair of jeans. Try selling these products and…

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…

Emergency cords

The Question: Why do trains have emergency cords available to the public? Is there EVER a case where a passenger pulling the cord would be the right course of action…

William C. Durant

manufacturerBorn: 12/8/1861Birthplace: Boston, Mass. He quit high school to begin work in his grandfather's Flint, Michigan, lumberyard. By 1885 he had organized the Flint Road Cart Company, which…

Members of Congress: Maryland, Congress,

Biographies of U.S. representatives and senators from Maryland Member Name Birth-Death ALBERT, William Julian 1816-1879 ALEXANDER, Robert 1740-1805 ANDREWS, William Noble 1876-…

DK Science: Pitch

HEARING ABILITYDOPPLER EFFECTULTRASOUNDFIND OUT MORESound can be low-pitched, like the rumble of a large truck, or high-pitched, like a whistle. The pitch of a sound depends on the frequency of…