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Lost Islands of the World

Clipperton Island Blue Lagoon and Pirate's Lair Where Is It? A French island located in the Pacific about 700 miles southwest of Acapulco. What to Expect Clipperton is a circular coral…

Lost Islands of the World

Clipperton Island Blue Lagoon and Pirate's Lair Where Is It? A French island located in the Pacific about 700 miles southwest of Acapulco. What to Expect Clipperton is a circular coral…

DK Science: Saturn

GLORIOUS RINGSRING MATERIALFIND OUT MOREA system of shining rings makes Saturn a very distinctive planet. We see the rings from different angles at different times as the planet circles the…

DK Space: Mercury

WHAT IS THE TEMPERATURE ON MERCURY? WHAT IS MERCURY’S SURFACE LIKE? FIND OUT MOREA rocky sphere, with a huge iron core, Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun. It can sometimes be glimpsed from…

Kentucky Derby Quiz

Kentucky Derby Answer Key 1. How long is the Kentucky Derby? 1 mile 1 1/4 miles 1 1/8 miles 2. Which race is not part of Horse Racing's Triple Crown? Kentucky Derby Kentucky Oaks Belmont…

Oil Spills and Disasters

The following list includes major oil spills since 1967. The circumstances surrounding the spill, amount of oil spilled, and the attendant environmental damage is also given.…

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?…

Lost Islands of the World

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fire and ice Where Are They? For a remote, icy spot, skip the crowds on Antarctica—which was visited by an estimated 10,800 people in the 1997–1998 tourist…

Lost Islands of the World

Heard Island and McDonald Islands Fire and ice Where Are They? For a remote, icy spot, skip the crowds on Antarctica—which was visited by an estimated 10,800 people in the 1997–1998 tourist…

Hoaxes - Sports

The False, False World of Sports by Gerry Brown and Shmuel Ross The Curious Case of Sidd Finch With their issue of April 1, 1985, Sports Illustrated caused quite a stir in the…