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Why do men go bald?

Men can lose their hair at any time in their lives, not only when they grow old. Bald men have an inherited trait that makes them lose their hair in a special pattern. That pattern even has a…

Matthew Fox

actorBorn: 7/14/1966Birthplace: Crowheart, Wyoming Actor from the television series, Party of Five (1994– ) where he plays big brother Charlie Salinger to a young brood that has been tragically…

Dennis Eckersley

Born: Oct. 3, 1954Baseball P began his career as a starter in 1975 with Cleveland; no-hit Angels in 1977; won 20 games in 1978 with Boston; moved to the bullpen after 12 seasons as a starter and…

Don Drysdale

Born: July 23, 1936Baseball RHP led NL in strikeouts 3 times and games started 4 straight years; pitched record 6 shutouts in a row in 1968; won Cy Young (1962); had 209-166 record and hit 29 HRs…

Classical Mythology: Training a Hero

Training a HeroClassical MythologyThe Labors of HeraclesTraining a HeroBeastly Chores: The First Four LaborsEven More Beastly Chores: The Second Four LaborsThe Far Corners of the Earth: The Final…

Selected Opera and Concert Performers

Placido Domingo See also Notable Women Musicians and Dancers Notable African-American Musicians Notable African-American Visual and Performing Artists Asian American Artists and…

DK Science: Nesting Colonies

Family lifeHatching outNesting in coloniesBrooding OviraptorFossilized mother and eggsEver since dinosaurs were identified as reptiles, scientists have assumed that they laid eggs, in the same way…

DK Science: Arachnids

CLASS: ARACHNIDASHEEP TICKCARING SCORPIONSPINNING SPIDERFIND OUT MORESpiders, scorpions, ticks, and mites have two body parts and four pairs of legs. They breathe using lung books (that look…

Kristen's Fairy House

Distributor:Great White Dog Picture Co. (http://www.greatwhitedog.com)Age Level:7–11 Combining imagination and the real world, a young girl and her aunt build a fairy house on a wooded island for…