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Healthy Habits

Wash your hands before eating. Germs are spread more easily from your hands than, say, your lips. When you have a cold, keep your hands clean and don't worry about kissing someone.Wear gloves and…

Ben Harper

musicianBorn: 10/28/1969Birthplace: Pomona, California Though he has never had a hit album, Ben Harper's unique combination of elements of blues revivalism, Jimi Hendrix-influenced rock, and '90s…

Hilary Swank

actressBorn: 7/30/1974Birthplace: Bellingham, Wash. The Oscar-winning actress has certainly paid her dues. In 1990, 16-year-old Swank left her native Bellingham, Washington, for Los Angeles, where…

Earth's Seasons: Video, Quiz, and Activities

/**/ Watch this video to visualize how the tilt of Earth's axis causes seasons to change as the Earth orbits the Sun. You will learn about the solstices and equinoxes. More Videos…

For the Record

Dust off your turntable. Vinyl is back. Related Links Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2015 Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2014 Top 10 Vinyl Albums, 2013…

Scooter Mania

Scads of ScootersNot just for kids anymore by Holly Hartman [ Take our Transportation Quiz!! ]New York businessmen depend on them, Japanese teenagers can't live without them, and they're…

Cool Computer Software

Liberty’s Kids (The Learning Company)As a reporter for the Philadelphia Gazette, you interview the major players in the American Revolution, gather facts and quotes and write your own front-page…

Reference Books: When You Want to Look it Up

Atlas A book of maps with or without text. The word atlas was first used as the title of a book by Gerardus Mercator in 1585. Examples: Atlas of the World, Rand McNally Atlas of the Earth's…

Eminem

(Detroit MC, Marshall Mathers)Birthplace: Kansas City Grammy Award-winning controversial hard-core rap artist who burst on the music scene with the release of 1999's The Slim Shady LP, a double…