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witch hazel

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Witch hazel, Hamamelis virginiana witch hazel, common name for some members of the Hamamelidaceae, a family of trees and shrubs found mostly in Asia. The family includes the…

Lightning Deaths 1998-2008

The National Weather Service publication Storm Data recorded a total of 449 deaths from lightning strikes between 1998 and 2008. According to the National Weather…

Oakland, Calif.

Mayor: Elizabeth Schaaf (to Jan. 2018) 2010 census population (rank): 390,724 (47); Male: 189,519 (48.5%); Female: 201,…

DK Arts & Entertainment: Drawing

WHAT DO ARTISTS DRAW WITH? WHAT DO THE NUMBERS AND LETTERS ON PENCILS MEAN? IS DRAWING ALWAYS BLACK AND WHITE?SHADINGFIND OUT MOREDrawing uses lines, dots, or similar marks to create pictures and…

The Wide World of Sports

Baseball, football, and basketball may be our favorite games, but in other countries, different sports are just as popular. Here are a few of them. Cricket…

laser

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Ordinary light sources produce incoherent light, while a laser produces a beam of coherent light. laser [acronym for light amplification by stimulated emission of radiation],…

lightning

(Encyclopedia) lightning, electrical discharge accompanied by thunder, commonly occurring during a thunderstorm. The discharge may take place between one part of a cloud and another part (intracloud…

Nuclear and Chemical Accidents

Though nuclear power is a good source of energy and is generally not a threat, there have been instances when security measures have failed. Nuclear…

Fathers by the Numbers

Facts about dads from the U.S. Census Bureau Source: U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Father's Day Timeline Father's Day…