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Childhood Diseases: Rubella

RubellaChildhood DiseasesIntroductionThe Polio PanicChickenpoxEar AchesMeasly MeaslesMumpsRubellaDeadly DiphtheriaPertussis, or Whooping CoughTerrifying TetanusThe Importance of Childhood…

shrew

(Encyclopedia) shrew, common name for the small, insectivorous mammals of the family Soricidae, related to the moles. Shrews include the smallest mammals; the smallest shrews are under 2 in. (5.1 cm…

Chinese New Year

  Chinese New Year celebration, Brazil, 2016 Source: AP Photo/Andre Penner Related Links Chinese New Year Quiz Chinese Zodiac China | Map The…

Andrew Grove

(Andras Grof)engineer, technology executiveBorn: 9/2/1936Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary The son of a Jewish dairyman in Hungary, Andrew Grove successfully hid from the Nazis but fled when the Red…

John Cusack

actorBorn: 6/28/1966Birthplace: Evanston, Illinois Intelligent, highly regarded actor who graduated from “brat pack” films such as Class (1983) and Sixteen Candles (1984) to complex roles in films…

Mary Astor

(Lucile Vasconcellos Langhanke)actressBorn: 5/3/1906Birthplace: Quincy, Illinois Starting off in silent films, she played opposite John Barrymore in Beau Brummel (1924) and Don Juan (1926). Some of…

Cool Colors

Cool colors are made with blue, green, purple, or some combination of these. Cool colors might make you think of cool and peaceful things, like winter skies and still ponds.White Barn by Georgia O…

The "Seven Seas"

The Question: What are "the Seven Seas?" The Answer: The phrase "seven seas" is an ancient term used to describe all the seas and oceans of the…