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Weather: The Perfect Storm?

The Perfect Storm?WeatherBlowing Cold and Hot: The Big OnesWinter Gone SouthBig-City SnowsStorm of the Century?The Greatest One of AllModern Winter of Deep SnowsGalveston Storm SurgeThe Great New…

DK People & Places: Scandinavia & Iceland

NORWEGIAN FJORD WHERE DO MOST SCANDINAVIANS LIVE? WHY IS TIMBER SO IMPORTANT TO FINLAND? DO SCANDINAVIANS HAVE A GOOD STANDARD OF LIVING? DO SCANDINAVIANS PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT? WHERE IS THE LAND…

Carlos Noriega

AstronautBorn: 10/8/1959Birthplace: Lima, Peru Astronaut Carlos Noriega had a distinguished career as a Marine Corps pilot before venturing millions of miles beyond planet Earth. A mission…

The Least Populous State in the U.S.

The Question: What is the least populous state in the United States? The Answer: According to national census figures, Wyoming is the least populous…

Recipe for Planet Earth

Ingredients:1 part hydrosphere (the earth's water)1 part lithosphere (the earth's rocks and minerals)1 part atmosphere (the earth's air) Directions: To create the perfect biosphere (all parts of…

Alfred Free

Born: 1913 COMPOSITION OF MATTER. Free revolutionized urinalysis by devising a dip-and-read test, CLINISTIX®, for detecting glucose in urine. Working at Miles Laboratories, he also advanced…

The Deepest Lake in the World

The Question: What is the deepest lake-man-made or natural-in the world? The Answer: The deepest lake in the world is Lake Baikal in Siberia,…

Helen Murray Free

Born: 1923 Indicator for detecting glucose—Her work in diagnostic chemistry led to the development of many tests used in urine testing, including CLINISTIX®, introduced in 1956. Early on at Miles…

Marshall (Major) Taylor

Born: Nov. 26, 1878Cyclist Considered one of the first African-American sports heroes; held seven world cycling records at the turn of the century, racing mostly in Europe, Australia and New…