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Record-Breaking Foods

Check out these food record breakers.Most Noodle Strings: Simon Sang Koon Sung of Singapore really knows how to use his noodle. He made 8,192 strings of noodles from a single lump of dough in 59.29…

Holy Roman Empire: Emperors

Holy Roman Empire: EmperorsCharlemagne (Charles I), emperor of the West (800–814), Carolingian king of the Franks (768–814)Charles II, emperor of the West (875–77) and king of the West Franks (843…

Britain: Rulers

See the list of Rulers of England and Great Britain. See the list of British Prime Ministers.Rulers of ScotlandKenneth I, traditional founder of the kingdom of Scotland (c. 843–858)Kenneth II,…

Ancient Egypt: Rulers

Ancient Egypt: RulersAmenemhet I, king of ancient Egypt, founder of the XII dynasty (2000–1970 B.C.)Sesostris I, king of ancient Egypt, second ruler of the XII dynasty (1980–1926 B.C.)Amasis I,…

Hadid, Dame Zaha

(Encyclopedia) Hadid, Dame Zaha, 1950–2016, British architect, b. Baghdad, studied American Univ., Beirut (1968–71), Architectural Association School, London (grad. 1977). A partner in Rem Koolhaas's…

DK People & Places: Eastern Asia

HOW LONG IS THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA? WHEN WAS HONG KONG A BRITISH COLONY? WHERE DO CHINA’S 1.3 BILLION PEOPLE LIVE? WHY ARE FISH IMPORTANT TO THE JAPANESE? WHAT IS UNUSUAL ABOUT THE GOBI DESERT?…

State Department Notes on Laos

U.S. Department of State Background Note A small boat crosses the Mekong River, Laos, February 9, 2001. [© AP Images]   PROFILE OFFICIAL NAME:Lao People's Democratic RepublicGeography Area: 236,…

Louis II, king of Hungary and Bohemia

(Encyclopedia) Louis II, 1506–26, king of Hungary and Bohemia (1516–26), son and successor of Uladislaus II. He was the last of the Jagiello dynasty in the two kingdoms. In the face of intensified…

Maximilian II, 1811–64, king of Bavaria

(Encyclopedia) Maximilian II, 1811–64, king of Bavaria (1848–64), son and successor of Louis I. He had liberal tendencies and was a patron of art and learning. He hoped to create a union of small…