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electronic game

(Encyclopedia) electronic game, device or computer program that provides entertainment by challenging a person's eye-hand coordination or mental abilities. Made possible by the development of the…

Mencken, H. L.

(Encyclopedia) Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis Mencken)Mencken, H. L.mĕngˈkən, mĕnˈ– [key], 1880–1956, American editor, author, and critic, b. Baltimore, studied at the Baltimore Polytechnic. Probably…

2013 Notable Books for Children

These books were chosen by a committee of librarians, educators, and other professionals for the Association for Library Service to Children. Younger…

electronics industry

(Encyclopedia) electronics industry, the business of creating, designing, producing, and selling devices such as radios, televisions, stereos, computers, semiconductors, transistors, and integrated…

The History of the Fortune Cookie

Born in California, of Chinese American—or maybe Japanese American—origin by Borgna Brunner Related Links Origins of APA Heritage MonthAsian-American HistoryTimeline of Asian-…

The Great Brontosaurus Hoax

The Great Brontosaurus Hoax by Borgna Brunner The story of dinosaurs used to be simple. There was once an innocent time when the dinosaur universe could be reduced to a few…

Brontosaurus

The Great Brontosaurus Hoax by Borgna Brunner The story of dinosaurs used to be simple. There was once an innocent time when the dinosaur universe could be reduced to a few…

Bermuda

(Encyclopedia) BermudaBermudabûrmy&oomacr;ˈdə [key], British dependency (2015 est. pop. 70,000), 21 sq mi (53 sq km), comprising some 150 coral rocks, islets, and islands (of which some 20 are…

Halloween

Monsters, and bats, and Dracula. Oh my!     Monster Guide Abominable Snowman Banshees Chupacabras The Cyclopes…

Atlanta, Ga.

Mayor: Kasim Reed (to Jan. 2018)2010 census population (rank): 420,003 (40); Male: 208,968 (49.8%); Female: 211,035 (50.2%); White: 161,115 (38.4%); Black: 226,894 (54.0%); American Indian and…