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Homeschooling in the U.S.

The Question: What percentage of Americans are home-schooled? The Answer: According to the National Center for Education Statistics, as of 2007, 1.5 million or 2.9% of U.S. children were…

Matt LeBlanc

actorBorn: 7/25/1967Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts Film and television actor best known for his role as Joey Tribbiani on the NBC series Friends (1994– ). He started out in commercials, then…

How many schools require uniforms?

The Question: How many schools have adopted uniforms or standardized dress? The Answer: School officials have been tightening security measures all over…

Ned Beatty

actorBorn: 7/6/1937Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky Chubby and sympathetic character actor who appeared in several of the most highly acclaimed movies of the 1970's, including Deliverance (1972),…

harvest moon

harvest moon, full moon occurring nearest to the autumnal equinox, about Sept. 23. During harvest moon the retardation (later rising each night) of the moon is at a minimum because of the…

2018 Winter Olympics: Snowboarding

Parallel slalom gives way to big air Source: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via APRelated Links 2018 Winter Olympics History of Snowboarding Ski Jumping Through the Years Shaun White…

Mike Smith Biography

lead singer of the Dave Clark FiveDied: February 28, 2008 (London, England) Best Known as: former lead singer of the Dave Clark Five Mike Smith was the lead…

Vincent D'Onofrio

actorBorn: 6/30/1959Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York Talented, far-ranging actor whose cinematic roles have included the combustible new recruit in Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket (1987), a young…

Radiohead

musicians Once named On A Friday, the members of Radiohead used to only play together during school vacations. After graduating from college they reunited and renamed the band after a Talking Heads…