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Hip-Hop's Radical Roots

For more than a decade, artists like the Jungle Brothers have kept hip-hop fresh and inventive by transforming and "derailing" musical convention. As the electronic sampler became available in…

DK Science: Algae

FOREST OF KELPTYPES OF SEAWEEDALGAL OVERKILLPHYTOPLANKTONFIND OUT MOREAlgae are simple organisms that make food from sunlight by photosynthesis, but lack the roots, stems, and leaves of proper…

Olympics Fun Facts

The early Olympic Games were celebrated as a religious festival from 776 B.C. until 393 A.D., when the games were banned for being a pagan festival (the Olympics celebrated the Greek god Zeus). In…

DK People & Places: Population

HONG KONG, CHINA FACTFILE: POPULATIONFIND OUT MOREPeople have lived on Earth for two million years. For most of that time, the population has remained small, as the number of births has roughly…

Do Cell Phones Cause Cancer?

Recent studies provide conflicting results and leave cell phone users hanging By Jennie Wood Related Links Top 10 Lowest Radiation Cell Phones…

Judaism

Judaism is the oldest of the monotheistic faiths. Monotheism is the belief that there is only one god. Judaism affirms the existence of the one God, Yahweh, who entered into a covenant, or…

The World's Most Notorious Despots

The World's Most Notorious Despots by Borgna Brunner The Me Millennium Infoplease's top ten despots of the last thousand years share a few common bonds. Each had a penchant for sadism. And…

Profile of an Eating Disorder

What Does an Eating Disorder Look Like? Related Links Eating Disorders: An Overview Signs and Symptoms of Eating Disorders Eating Disorders:…

2014 Winter Olympics: Ski Jumping

Once a popular attraction at ski carnivals by Beth Rowen Eddie "the Eagle" Edwards Related Links 2014 Winter Olympics Ski Jumping Through the Years Encyclopedia: Ski…

American Indians: Census Facts

XXXX XXXX by U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Notable American Indians American Indian TribesGlossary of American Indian TermsNavajo Code TalkersSacagawea Golden Dollar Population 4.4…