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writerBorn: 9/17/1935Birthplace: La Junta, Colorado counterculture hero who was inspired to write his first novel, One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest, while working as a night attendant in the…
(Encyclopedia) Magdalen IslandsMagdalen Islandsmăgˈdələn [key] or Îles-de-la-MadeleineÎles-de-la-Madeleineēl-də-lä-mädlĕnˈ [key], group of nine main islands and numerous islets (1991 pop. 13,991),…
(Encyclopedia) Binet, AlfredBinet, Alfredälfrĕdˈ bēnāˈ [key], 1857–1911, French psychologist. From 1894 he was director of the psychology laboratory at the Sorbonne. He is known for his research and…
actressBorn: 9/28/1967Birthplace: Tenafly, New Jersey Sorvino's films include Amongst Friends (1993), Mighty Aphrodite (1995), for which she won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress, and Romy and…
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Most animals never even see their parents! Many never meet their fathers and some never meet their mothers, either. Some insects, fish, amphibians and reptiles hatch from fertilized eggs and face…
Animals live only where they can survive. Koalas, for example, eat only the leaves of certain eucalyptus trees, so they must live in Australia, where these trees grow. All of the animals listed…
(Encyclopedia) Eichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonEichendorff, Joseph, Freiherr vonyōˈzĕf frīˈhĕr fən īˈkhəndôrf [key], 1788–1857, German poet, a leader of the late romantics. He studied law,…
